By Keefer
Dec 17, 2020
1963 - James Carroll at WWDC in Washington, D.C., became the first disc jockey to broadcast a Beatles record on American radio. Carroll played "I Want To Hold Your Hand", which he had obtained from his stewardess girlfriend, who brought the single back from the U.K. Due to listener demand, the song was played daily, every hour. Since it hadn't been released yet in the States, Capitol Records initially considered court action, but instead released the single earlier than planned.
1969 - Tiny Tim married Miss Vicky on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Famous for 1968, his version of "Tip Toe Through The Tulips", Tiny Tim's wedding to Miss Vicki, as he called her, was a huge television event, viewed in more than 21 million households -- a "Tonight Show" record at the time.