MAY 01, 1963…LESLEY GORE PERFORMS HER FIRST BIG HIT, “IT’S MY PARTY,” ON ABC-TV’S AMERICAN BANDSTAND.
MAY 01, 1967…ELVIS PRESLEY MARRIES HIS FIANCE PRISCILLA BEAULIEU IN LAS VEGAS AND ARE MARRIED AT 9:30 AM IN THE ALADDIN HOTEL SUITE OF HOTEL OWNER MILTON PRELL. ELVIS’ BEST MEN ARE JOE ESPOSITO AND MARTY LACKER. THE OFFICIATING JUDGE IS DAVID ZENOFF, A NEVADA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. AFTER THE CEREMONY THE GROUP DECAMPS TO THE LOBBY, WHERE A PRESS CONFERENCE IS HELD. MAFIOSO RED WEST, FURIOUS AT BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE CEREMONY, REFUSES TO ATTEND THE BREAKFAST RECEPTION.
MAY 01, 1979…ELTON JOHN PERFORMS IN ISRAEL, THE FIRST WESTERN POP ACT TO DO SO.
***RITA COOLIDGE is 81
***NICK FORTUNA of THE BUCKINGHAMS is 80
***RAY PARKER JR. is 72
Actor: BYRON STEWART is 70
Actor: CHARLIE SCHLATTER of DIAGNOSIS MURDER is 60
Actress: JULIE BENZ is 54
