1958 – The Everly Brothers made their debut on British TV on The Perry Como Show.
1961 – Motown Records signed The Supremes.

1964 – Vee Jay records filed a lawsuit against Capitol and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles recordings.

1967 – The Rolling Stones performed on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show” and were forced to change their lyrics of “Let’s Spend the Night Together” to “Let’s Spend Some Time Together.”
1967 – The Buckinghams began recording “Don’t You Care.”

1971 – Chase recorded “Get It On.”

1972 – Elvis Presley reportedly drew the largest audience for a single TV show to that time when he presented a live, worldwide concert from Honolulu, HI.

1973 – The Rolling Stones announced that they would put on a benefit concert for the people of Managua, Nicaragua. The area had been devestated by an earthquake on December 23rd. Nicaragua is the home of Jagger’s wife, Bianca.

1982 – Harry Wayne Casey, leader of KC and the Sunshine Band was partially paralyzed in an automobile accident in Miami,FL. His recovery took about a year.

1991 – Sean Lennon’s remake of his father’s “Give Peace A Chance” was released to coincide with the United Nation’s midnight deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. The lyrics were updated to reflect concerns of the 1990’s.

1998 – James Brown was admitted to a hospital for treatment for an addiction to painkillers at the age of 64. He was released on January 21, 1998.

2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 4 billion songs sold.

Public television is putting its resources into a week-long examination of the Connecticut school shooting.

PBS announced Monday it will air a series of programs under the umbrella title “After Newtown.” The February series will “continue the public conversation” on the topics of gun laws, mental illness and school security, PBS said.

Programs including “PBS NewsHour,” ”Frontline” and “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill” will be part of the initiative. The science series “Nova” will air a documentary on violence and the brain.

A “Frontline” report will examine the life of Adam Lanza, who shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14 and killed 20 first-graders and six adults before committing suicide.

PBS’ “After Newtown” initiative airs Feb. 18 to 22 (check local listings for times).

 

Wrestler Hulk Hogan has filed a lawsuit against the Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute, saying the clinic did unnecessary surgeries that damaged his career.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Hogan filed the lawsuit Monday. He filed under his real name, which is Terry Bollea. It seeks damages of $50 million.

In addition to claiming unnecessary surgeries, the lawsuit also says the Laser Spine Institute used an endorsement from Hogan without permission or payment.

The Laser Spine Institute says it is aware of the lawsuit, but to protect patient privacy, it does not want to discuss details of the case.

Robin Roberts says her road to recovery will bring her back to the “Good Morning America” anchor desk soon.

Appearing from her home on “Good Morning America” on Monday, Roberts wore a broad smile as she announced that her most recent bone marrow test showed no sign of the life-threatening ailment that has kept her off the air for months.

This means she can begin the process of returning to the anchor chair.

She calls it “coming home” and says she hopes to be back on the air “in weeks, not months.”

Roberts got a bone marrow transplant in September.

In June, she disclosed to viewers that she had MDS, a blood and bone marrow disease.

1900 – The Giacomo Puccini opera “Tosca” had its world premiere in Rome. The opera made its U.S. debut on February 4, 1901.

1936 – Harriet Hilliard, vocalist and wife of bandleader Ozzie Nelson, sang, “Get Thee Behind Me Satan.”

1960 – Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army.

1966 – David Jones changed his last name to Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees.

1970 – The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

1970 – A display of John Lennon’s erotic “Bag One” lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography.

1970 – Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV.

1973 – Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) was arrrested on drug charges in California.

1973 – Elvis Presley’s “Aloha From Hawaii” concert was broadcast live around the world.

1978 – The Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up. The show was in San Francisco, CA.

1989 – Paul McCartney released his album “Back In The U.S.S.R.” exclusively in Russia.

1995 – Pearl Jam performed with Neil Young for a Voters for Choice benefit in Washington.

1997 – The Beach Boys guest starred on ABC-TV’s “Home Improvement”.

1997 – The Spice Girls debut single “Wannabe” was released in the United States.

1998 – Pat DiNizio, of the Smithereens, launched his first solo tour in Pontiac, MI.

1999 – Garth Brooks appeared on Sesame Street. He sang the song called “Together We Make Muisc”.

1999 – Metallica sued Victoria’s Secret, claiming that the manufacturer infringed on its trademark by marketing a line of “Metallica” lip pencils.

2002 – Adam Ant was taken to the Royal Free Hospital by police. He was taken under the Mental Health Act which allows doctors to hold Ant for up to 28 days while they assessed his condition. Ant had been arrested on firearms offenses on January 12.

Blues singer Clarence Carter is 77.
Singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint is 75.
Singer Jack Jones is 75.
Actress Faye Dunaway is 72.
Actress Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men,” “The Practice”) is 70.
Singer-producer T Bone Burnett is 65.
Actor Carl Weathers is 65.
Singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche) is 54.
Rapper Slick Rick is 48.
Actor-producer Dan Schneider (“Head of the Class”) is 47.
Actress Emily Watson is 46.
Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes (“Mr. Rhodes”) is 46.
Guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) is 46.
Rapper LL Cool J is 45.
Actor Jason Bateman is 44.
Musician Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters (and Nirvana) is 44.
Singer-guitarist Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon is 31.

“Zero Dark Thirty” hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it.

Studio estimates Sunday show the controversial Osama bin Laden manhunt drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first weekend as a wide release.

“Zero Dark Thirty” debuted nationwide this weekend after opening in a limited run last month. The Sony film earned five Academy Award nominations last week, including best picture, original screenplay and best actress for Jessica Chastain as dogged CIA operative Maya.

Open Road Films’ horror parody “A Haunted House” starring Marlon Wayans came in second place with a solid $18.8 million.

The Warner Bros. mobster drama “Gangster Squad” starring Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling as off-the-books police officers opened in third place with $16.7 million.

CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler says the network is sensitive to concerns about violence following the Connecticut school shooting, and that everything it puts on the air is appropriate.

The network’s prime-time schedule is dominated by crime procedurals, many with gruesome murders. Tassler said Saturday that CBS’ paradigm is that the good guy always wins and the bad guy goes to jail.

She said NBC entertainment head Robert Greenblatt made a “huge mistake” in singling out the CBS show “Criminal Minds” for its violence. She said, however, that it’s not a show for children.

Tassler said the shooting of school children in Newton, Conn., has shaken her and others at CBS and they’ve come to work with a renewed sensitivity.

A web seminar scheduled for later this month will provide information on managing cloud-computing technology.

The session will discuss the latest tools available and cover the uses of cloud information storage and access.

A team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln experts and industry leaders also will discuss how cloud computing can affect small businesses.

There will be opportunities for questions and answers.

The webinar is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Jan. 16 at connect.unl.edu/broadband. It will be archived at broadband.nebraska.gov.