{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Today in Entertainment History","description":"(AP) Today in Entertainment History.\n\nOn August 25th, 1970, Elton John made his U.S. debut at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. The performance kicked off a brief tour and led to a recording contract with MCA.\n\nIn 1973, Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks suffered a broken leg in a car crash in Macon, Georgia.\n\nIn 1976, Boston released their self-titled album.\n\nIn 1980, the long-running Broadway musical \"42nd Street\" opened. After the performance, it was announced that director Gower Champion had died earlier in the day.\n\nIn 1984, author Truman Capote died in Los Angeles. An autopsy revealed he overdosed on valium, codeine and barbiturates.\n\nIn 1986, Paul Simon's \"Graceland\" album was released.\n\nIn 1987, the film \"Dirty Dancing\" made its world premiere in Los Angeles.\n\nIn 1994, a New York Supreme Court justice formally dissolved the marriage between Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley.\n\nIn 1999, keyboardist Rob Fisher of Naked Eyes died after a long illness. He was 39.\n\nIn 2001, singer Aaliyah (ah-LEE'-yah) and eight others died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff in the Bahamas. Aaliyah was 22.","author_name":"Latest Stories from The Associated Press","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4277258-latest-stories-from-the-associated-press","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/16267457/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}