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! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY !

On November 27th, 1957, "The Chirping Crickets" by Buddy Holly and the Crickets was released. It contained the singles "That'll Be the Day," "Maybe Baby," and "Not Fade Away." In 1967, The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album was released in North America.

In 1969, the Rolling Stones opened a four-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden. Portions of the first two concerts were released on the album "Get Yer Ya-Yas Out." In 1970, George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album was released.

In 1980, the sitcom "Bosom Buddies," starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari (skoh-LAHR'-ee), premiered on ABC.

In 1985, actress Amy Irving married Filmmaker Steven Spielberg.

They have since split up.

In 1995, The Beatles' "Anthology One" set a record for first-week sales, selling 1.2 million copies. That record has since been broken.

Today's Birthdays: Actor James Avery ("Sparks," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") is 60. TV personality Bill Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") is 53. Actor William Fichtner (FIHK'-ner) ("Invasion") is 52. Guitarist Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds is 49. Drummer Charlie Benante of Anthrax is 46. Drummer Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 46. Actor Fisher Stevens ("Early Edition") is 45. Actress Robin Givens is 44. Actor Michael Vartan ("Alias") is 40. Rapper Skoob of DAS EFX is 38. Rapper Twista is 36. Actor Jaleel White ("Family Matters") is 32.

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