AP-AM Prep-Entertainment History: SUN FEB 5

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! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY !

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On February fifth, 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Tuxedo Junction" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label.

In 1957, Bill Haley and His Comets arrived in London for a tour and were mobbed by fans.

In 1972, Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup with Art Garfunkel. The song, "Mother and Child Reunion," became a top five hit.

In 1992, a blues band accompanied Willie Dixon's funeral procession in Chicago. Dixon died of heart failure about a week earlier.

In 1996, actress Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce from her seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, citing irreconcilable differences.

In 1998, guitarist Tim Kelly of Slaughter was killed in a traffic accident in northwest Arizona. He was 34.

In 2001, actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman announced their separation after eleven years of marriage.

Today's Birthdays: Country singer Claude King is 89. Actor Stuart Damon is 75. Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 71. Actor David Selby ("Dark Shadows," ''Falcon Crest") is 71. Singer Cory Wells of Three Dog Night is 70. Singer Al Kooper is 68. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 66. Actress Barbara Hershey is 64. Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 64. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows ("Saturday Night Live") is 51. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 50. Actress Laura Linney ("The Truman Show," ''You Can Count On Me") is 48. Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N' Roses) is 48. Actor Chris Parnell is 45. Singer Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 44. Singer Bobby Brown is 43. Country singer Sara Evans is 41. Actor Darren Criss ("Glee") is 25. Actor Jeremy Sumpter ("Friday Night Lights," ''Peter Pan") is 23.

(Above for release Sunday, February fifth)