@hammersmikey Yes- but the same line up.

@PhilipShortland Maybe that’s what he told Francis. But the actual overall fee was 1.18 million.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: A young Bill Clinton meets President John F Kennedy (1963). 📷 google images

USA No.1 on this day in 1983: Toto - Africa via @YouTube

UK No.1 on this day in 1964: The Searchers - Needles and Pins via @YouTube

9 February 2002. The Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret (right), died (aged 71). She had suffered a stroke. A Buckingham Palace statement said: “The Queen’s beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6:30 AM in the King Edward VII Hospital.”

9 February 1997. The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones, with the episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” to become the longest-running prime-time animated series in US TV history.

9 February 1997. Hamilton-born Brian Connolly, flamboyant lead singer of 1970s glam-rock band Sweet, died. He was 51 (not 52 as stated in his Daily Mail obituary). Sweet’s biggest hits were Blockbuster, Hellraiser, Co-Co, Little Willy, Ballroom Blitz, and Wig Wam Bam.

9 February 1996. The 1st episode of TFI Friday presented by Chris Evans and written by Danny Baker was broadcast on Channel 4. It ran over 7 series and 190 episodes in its initial run, until 22 December 2000.

9 February 1981. Rock ‘n’ Roll star Bill Haley died (aged 55). On 9 July 1955, his song, Rock Around the Clock, became the first rock ‘n’ roll single to reach No 1 on the US Billboard chart.

9 February 1972. Paul McCartney’s new group “Wings” made their concert debut, with a performance at Nottingham University. This impromptu debut gig took place in the Portland Ballroom at midday and customers only paid 40 pence.

9 February 1972. The British government led by Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath declared a “state of emergency” during the on-going national Miners Strike. Power cuts increased and the sales of candles reached levels not seen since Victorian times.

9 February 1969. The last episode of the ITV series The Saint was broadcast. It ran for 118 episodes from 30 September 1962 when it was broadcast in a few ITV regions, even though its official release in the majority of ITV stations was 4 October 1962.

9 February 1964. A then record US TV audience of 73.7 Million watched The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the 1st time. More than 5,000 fans had applied for tickets to be part of the studio audience, but only 750 were lucky enough to get them.

9 February 1960. Holly Johnson was born in Liverpool. He’s best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved success in the 1980s, including UK No 1 hits with their first 3 single releases, the 1st to do so since Gerry & The Pacemakers.

9 February 1945. Mia Farrow (Maria de Lourdes Villiers), was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She has starred in over 50 films, including, the disturbing Satanic classic, Rosemary’s Baby. She was also married to Frank Sinatra, André Previn, and former partner of Woody Allen.

9 February 1943. Joe Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He’s best known and excels in films playing tough, violent, and volatile characters, most notably, in Goodfellas, Casino, Once Upon a Time in America, The Irishman, A Bronx Tale, and Home Alone I and 2.

9 February 1942. Carole King was born in New York City, USA. She’s the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century in the USA, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her best known album is Tapestry regarded as one of the best.