Richard Pryor became the first African-American to host Saturday Night Live on December 13, 1975.
Pryor’s foul mouth routines were so infamous that producers of SNL enacted a 7 second delay, to catch any possible mishaps, for the first time in the history of the show.
The Moonglows recorded their version of “Blue Velvet” today (December 13, 1956.) The Moonglows were headed by Harvey Fuqua, who was the nephew of Ink Spots’ guitarist, Charles Fuqua.
December 1963 Ad For Clyde McPhatter’s Album Deep In The Heart of Harlem.
Just a month since its dedication to battle homelessness among veterans, “I Am An American,” the acclaimed new symphonic ode to patriotism from legendary music pioneer and co-creator of “The Philadelphia Sound” Kenny Gamble, has been catapulted to the field of the ultimate military sports combat – the 110th Army/Navy game.
The Recording Academy announced its Special Merit Awards today (December 10, 2010).
This year’s recipients include Leonard Cohen, Bobby Darin, Michael Jackson, Loretta Lynn, André Previn, Clark Terry and David “Honeyboy” Edwards as Lifetime Achievement Award honorees.
