Bill Clinton Plays Sax On Arsenio - Muic History - Calendar Event of the Day

 

1992 Arkansas governor Bill Clinton, campaigning for  US president, makes a whistle stop on The Arsenio Hall Show,  where he plays the Elvis Presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel"  on the saxophone to a cheering, youthful audience. The  appearance is later seen as the definitive moment when  Clinton captured the trust and support of young voters,  and locked the election on charisma points. Read the full story   More Events:   1950 Suzi Quatro is born in Detroit. She makes her  musical mark in England, where she moves in 1971 after  Mickie Most signs her to his label. In America, she's best  known for her role as Leather Tuscadero on the TV series  Happy Days.   1970 With the BBC refusing to air The Kinks' new single " Lola" because of its reference to "Coca-Cola" (brand names  being a no-no for the corporation), lead singer Ray Davies  flies all the way from London to New York to re-record the  line as "Where you drink champagne and it tastes just l ike cherry-cola."   1991 In an effort to pay off his tax debt, Willie Nelson  releases Who'll Buy My Memories: The IRS Tapes.  Available by mail order at (800) IRS-TAPE, it's part of a  deal Nelson made with the IRS to help reconcile his  $32 million tax bill.   See More Events Click here for the previous post