On This Day April 4
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1934 – Game show host Wink Martindale (“Tic Tac Dough,” “Gambit,” “Dedt”)
1964 – Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei (“My Cousin Vinny,” “In the Bedroom,” “The Wrestler”)
1966 – Comedian Fred Armisen (“Saturday Night Live,” “Portlandia”)
1969 – Grammy-winning rapper-record producer Jay Z, born Shawn Corey Carter
1954 – The Chordettes settle in at No. 1 on the singles chart for seven weeks with “Mr. Sandman.”
1965 – The Byrds kick off three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
1993 – Cancer claims the life of rock composer-guitarist Frank Zappa at the age of 52.
2004 – The Usher-Alicia Keys duet, “My Boo,” enters its sixth and final week as a No. 1 single.
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1977 – After nearly four decades with CBS News, anchor Eric Sevareid retires. Sevareid was among a group of elite war correspondents hired by legendary CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow, and nicknamed “Murrow’s Boys.” He was the first to report the Fall of Paris when the city was captured by the Germans in World War II.
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1981 – The Diana Ross-Lionel Richie duet, “Endless Love,” concludes its nine-week reign over the singles chart.
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1966 – The Beatles have the No. 1 single with “Paperback Writer.”
1969 – The Hollies record “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” with Elton John playing piano.
1984 – Prince releases the “Purple Rain” soundtrack five weeks before the movie opens.
1994 – All-4-One is in the middle of an 11-week domination of the singles chart with “I Swear.”
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