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.
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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.
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