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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 07:27:59 -0400
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Subject: 0619 - Today in Black History - June 19
1926 - DeFord Bailey becomes the first African American musician to perform on
Nashville's Grand Ole Opry show.
1959 - Mark DeBarge, recording artist (of the group DeBarge) is born.
1962 - Paula Julie Abdul, singer/choreographer, is born in Van Nuys,
California.
1965 - "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops tops the pop and Rhythm & Blues
charts. The Motown group will get their second and only other number one
hit with "Reach Out I'll Be There" in 1966. Their other hits include:
"It's the Same Old Song", "Standing in the Shadows of Love", "Bernadette"
and "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" (their only million seller).
The group calls Motown, Detroit, Michigan home and got their start in
1953 as the Four Aims. Levi Stubbs, Renaldo 'Obie' Benson, Lawrence
Payton and Abdul 'Duke' Fakir will place 24 hits on the charts from 1964
to 1988. They first recorded as The Four Tops for Leonard Chess and Chess
Records in 1956; then went to Red Top and Columbia before signing with
Berry Gordy's Motown label in 1963. The Tops, who will have no personnel
changes in their more than 35 years together will be inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
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