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1957 AMERICAN BANDSTAND
(8/7) PAUL ANKA makes his first network TV appearance (in the U.S.), as he features his soon-to-be #1 hit "Diana".
1957 THE BIGGEST SHOW OF STARS FOR 1957 OPENS
(9/1) Buddy Holly and The Crickets, PAUL ANKA, the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, the Bobettes, Drifters, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, LaVern Baker, Jimmy Bwen, Sam "The Man" Taylor and Clyde McPhatter star in this rock and roll package tour that would run through late November. Opening this night at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York, the show played there through the 5th, followed by dates in Pittsburgh (the Syria Mosque) on the 6th, Norfolk, Virginia (9th),Akron, Ohio (10th) and Cincinnati(11th). However, due to segregation laws, white performers ANKA, the Crickets, Bowen and the Everly Brothers did not appear when at shows in Columbus, Georgia (23rd), Chattanooga (24th), Birmingham (25th), New Orleans (26th) and Memphis (27th).
1957 PAUL ANKA'S FIRST #1 HIT
(9/09) "Diana" reaches the top of Billboard's chart.
1957 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
A trio of Rock/Pop guests include PAUL ANKA ("Diana"), Jimmy Rodgers ("Honeycomb") and Sam Cooke ("You Send Me").
1957 PAUL ANKA'S FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR
(12/07) Opens with a concert at Trocadero Theatre.
1957 EVERLY BROTHERS TOUR
(1/8) At the Coliseum in Charlotteville, North Carolina, it is the start of a 17-day tour which featured Buddy Holly & The Crickets, PAUL ANKA , Eddie Cochran, the Rays, Royal Teens, Danny & the Juniors, the Hollywood Flames, Mello-Kings, Shepherd Sisters, Margie Rayburn, and the Tuneweavers. It continued the next day in Raleigh, North Carolina, followed by stops in Winston-Salem (10), Norfolk (11), Richmond (12), Baltimore (13), Hazleton, Pennsylvania (14), Youngstown, Ohio (15) and Columbus, Ohio (16).
1957 BUDDY HOLLY IN HAWAII
(1/27) The Crickets perform at Honolulu's Civic Auditorium along with PAUL ANKA, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jodie Sands. That group of stars would fly on to continue their tour in Australia from the 30th through February 5, before returning to Hawaii for another show on February 9.
1957 BUDDY HOLLY IN AUSTRALIA
(1/30) The Crickets' 10 day Australian tour begins with a show at Sydney Stadium.Their co-stars include PAUL ANKA, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jodie Sands and Johnnie O'Keefe.
1958 BUDDY HOLLY ON TOUR
(3/28) Buddy Holly & The Crickets headline "Alan Freed's Big Beat Show", beginning a 6-week tour with a show at New York's Brooklyn Paramount Theatre that also features Chuck Berry, PAUL ANKA, Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters, Everly Brothers, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers.
1957 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(4/05) Guests: PAUL ANKA ("Crazy Love"), Shirelles, ("I Met Him On A Sunday"),Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis.
1957 AN ALL STAR TOUR
(April) Everly Brothers, Frankie Avalon, Sam Cooke and PAUL ANKA headline Irvin Field's Greatest Show of Stars tour, that opens with a show.
1957 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(6/28) Guests: PAUL ANKA ("Diana"), Kalin Twins, Diamonds("High Sign", "Happy Years").
1958 PAUL ANKA OVERSEAS
(9/8) Opens a month long Asian tour with a concert in Tokyo.
1959 TV'S PERRY COMO SHOW
(2/28) PAUL ANKA is a guest star
1959 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(3/07) Guests: PAUL ANKA ("My Heart Sings"), Coasters ("Charlie Brown"), Fabian ("Turn Me Loose"), Dale Hawkins ("Yeah, Yeah").
1959 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGH SHOW
(6/13) Guests: Dee Clark("Just Keep It Up"), PAUL ANKA ("Lonely Boy"), Jerry Keller ("Here Comes Summer").
1959 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(9/12) Guests: PAUL ANKA ("Put Your Head On My Shoulder"), Bobby Rydell.
1959 BREAKING INTO THE TOP 10
(9/21) PAUL ANKA ("Put Your Head On My Shoulder").
1959 DICK CLARK'S CARAVAN
(10/16) PAUL ANKA tops the bill, along with Lloyd Price, Annette, Duane Eddy, Jimmy Clanton, Lavern Baker, The Coasters, Drifters, Skyliners, Bobby Rydell, and Phil Phillips in Concert at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis... all told 11 major stars on stage!!! 2 shows at 8 & 11 p.m. Tickets were $2-$3.75.
1959 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(11/01) PAUL ANKA is a Musical Guest.
1959 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(12/05) Guests: Neil Sedaka ("Oh Carol"), Connie Francis, PAUL ANKA, Marv Johnson.
1959 AT THE MOVIES
(12/11) "Duel In The Sun" (Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten); "Inside The Mafia" (Cameron Mitchell); "A Summer Place" (Dorothy McGuire, Richard Egan); "Diary Of Anne Frank" (Millie Perkins); "Girls Town" (Paul Anka, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme).
1959 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(2/13) Guests: Annette, PAUL ANKA, Brenda Lee, Crew Cuts.
1960 PAUL ANKA IN ST. LOUIS
(3/31) Opening a two-week engagement at The Chase Club.
1960 PAUL ANKA IN ST. LOUIS
(4/10) A special Sunday afternoon concert, "Just for Teenagers" at Chase Hotel.
1960 DICK CLARK'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
(4/23) Guests: Billy Bland, ("Let The Little Girl Dance"), PAUL ANKA, Billy & Lillie ("Free For All"), Brothers Four ("Greenfields").
1961 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(2/12) PAUL ANKA is a Musical Guest.
1961 AMERICAN BANDSTAND
(3/10) Guest: PAUL ANKA ("The Story Of My Love").
1961 TV'S PERRY COMO SHOW
(5/10) Guest star: PAUL ANKA(while his ?anti teenage delinquency' movie "Look In Any Window" is playing in local theaters).
1961 READING ABOUT THE STEEL PIER
(7/07) Time reports on the famous Atlantic City entertainment attraction, and its director George Hamid. It's noted that the Pier's lineup of rock & roll stars for that summer included Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Fabian and PAUL ANKA.
1961 READING ABOUT PAUL ANKA
(11/3) "TIME" magazine profiles the Singer/Songwriter.
1962 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(2/11) PAUL ANKA is a guest star.
1962 AMERICAN BANDSTAND
(2/13) PAUL ANKA ("Love Me Warm And Tender") is a guest.
1962 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(6/03) PAUL ANKA is a Musical Guest.
1962 READING ABOUT PAUL ANKA
(6/16) "The Baby Faced Midas of Rock ?N Roll" is a feature article in that issue of "TV Guide".
1962 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(9/16) A rerun with Guest Star PAUL ANKA.
1963 PAUL ANKA IS MARRIED
(2/16) To Anne DeZogheb, the daughter of a Lebanese diplomat. They had met in Puerto Rico.
1963 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(3/17) Guest Star: PAUL ANKA.
1963 -AUGUST 1963'S "MOTION PICTURE" MAGAZINE
(8/01) On the Cover: Elizabeth Taylor ("Love-torn Liz: Her New Crisis"); Inside: young Hollywood columnist Rona Barrett is photographed Twisting with Frankie Avalon and Troy Donahue; Richard Chamberlain is ?linked' with Mary Tyler Moore; Newlyweds Paula Prentiss & Richard Benjamin, and other recently married stars, Dick Clark and PAUL ANKA.
1964 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(5/17) Musical Guest: PAUL ANKA.
1964 PAUL ANKA IN NEW YORK
(6/1) Begins a four week engagement at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
1964 TV'S TONIGHT SHOW
(6/19) Johnny's guests included PAUL ANKA.
1965 TV'S HULLABALOO
(2/02) Host PAUL ANKA ("Falling in Love With Love," "Feed the Birds") with guest stars Jay & The Americans ("Let's Lock the Door," "Only in America"), Bill (Jose Jiminez) Dana, Brenda Lee, The Everly Brothers ("Gone Gone Gone" and "You're My Girl"), Marvin Gaye ("How Sweet it Is"), Petula Clark ("Downtown"). Another highlight is an Elvis Presley medley, sung by PAUL and Brenda.
1965 TV'S HULLABALOO
(4/6) Host PAUL ANKA and guests Del Shannon, David Clayton-Thomas.
1965 TV'S "TONIGHT SHOW"
(8/3) Guest host Joey Bishop's guests include the Righteous Brothers and PAUL ANKA.
1965 TV'S HULLABALOO
(10/18) Guests: The Supremes, PAUL ANKA.
1966 LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINMENT
(2/23) PAUL ANKA performs this week at the Coconut Grove, Judy Collins is at the Troubadour and The Association is at the Icehouse in Glendale.
1966 LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINMENT
(3/21) The Association is at the Icehouse in Glendale, Nino Tempo & April Stevens are at the Slate Brothers Theater, Judy Collins at the Troubadour and PAUL ANKA at the Coconut Grove.
1966 TV'S "HULLABALOO"
(4/11) PAUL ANKA host the final first-run episode for NBC's Prime Time Rock & Roll show, with guests including Lesley Gore, Cyrkle, Frankie Avalon, Peter and Gordon.
1968 FRANK SINATRA RECORDING SESSION
(10/30) "My Way" is cut in Hollywood. Based on a French language song called "Comme D'habitude" ("As Usual"), it was given new lyrics by PAUL ANKA
1969 ED SULLIVAN SHOW
(3/2) Guest: PAUL ANKA("Goodnight My Love").
1969 ELVIS PRESLEY GIVES A PRIVATE CONCERT
(7/31) Only the press and celebrity guests are invited on the night before Presley's opening show at the Las Vegas International Hotel. Wayne Newton, Dick Clark, Petula Clark,PAUL ANKA, Angie Dickinson and Burt Bacharach are among those in the audience.
1971 FIFTH DIMENSION IN LAS VEGAS
(1/30) As they share a bill with PAUL ANKA at Caesar's Palace.
1972 PAUL ANKA IN NEW YORK
(10/3) Joan Rivers is his opening act this week at the Westbury Music Fair (shows through the 8th).
1973 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(3/16) Host PAUL ANKA, plus Bobby Darin, Fanny, Tammy Wynette & George Jones, Doobie Brothers.
1974 PAUL ANKA'S COMEBACK HIT
(8/24) His duet with Odia Coates, "Your Having My Baby", begins a three week run as Billboard's #1 hit. It's his first chart topper since 1959's "Lonely Boy".
1974 READING ABOUT PAUL ANKA
(9/9) The success of "Your Having My Baby" lands him a "People" magazine feature story.
1974 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(10/18) Host: PAUL ANKA("You're Having My Baby", "One Man Woman"), plus James Brown, Brownsville Station, Tymes ("You Little Trustmaker").
1974 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(12/13) Appearing: PAUL ANKA,Olivia Newton-John, Rufus, Barry White, Sylistics, Steve Miller Band.
1975 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(1/10) Hosts: Righteous Brothers ("Dream On", "Rock And Roll Heaven"); plus PAUL ANKA & Odia Coates, Linda Ronstadt, Guess Who, Frankie Valli.
1975 PAUL ANKA IN MINNEAPOLIS
(2/22) In concert at OrchestraHall (Top Ticket $7.50).
1975 PAUL ANKA IN NEW YORK
(8/11) Appearing this week at the Westchester Premier Theatre.
1975 TV'S "OTHER" SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
(9/20) Debut of ABC's Variety Hour hosted by Howard Cosell. It was their attempt to recreate the "something for everyone" formula popularized by Ed Sullivan, but fell short with both critics and audience. Opening night music guests included Shirley Bassey, PAUL ANKA, John Denver ("Calypso", "I'm Sorry") and the Bay City Rollers (singing, what else, "Saturday Night") plus Tennis Star Jimmy Connors and the cast of Broadway's "The Wiz".
1975 PAUL ANKA IN NEW YORK
(9/25) Odia Coates is his co-star for a 10-day run at the Broadway.
1975 PAUL ANKA IN NEW YORK
(10/20) Performs at Westbury Music Fair.
1976 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(2/20) Part 2 of their 3rdAnniversary Show: PAUL ANKA ("You're Having My Baby"), Neil Sedaka ("Laughter In The Rain"), Janis Ian ("At 17").
1976 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(6/11) Host: Helen Reddy plus Gary Wright ("Love Is Alive"), Fleetwood Mac("Rhiannon"), Dorothy Moore ("Misty Blue"), and a salute to PAUL ANKA.
1977 PAUL ANKA SPECIAL ON TV
(4/25) "Music My Way" airs on ABC. Highlights Include "Diana", "Put Your Head On My Shoulder", "Puppy Love", "Times Of Your Life" and "My Way". Paul's guest stars are Natalie Cole and Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.
1977 PAUL ANKA IN NEW YORK
(7/7) Performs through the 17th at The Westchester Premier Theatre.
1979 PAUL ANKA IN MINNEAPOLIS
(3/10) In concert at Northrop Auditorium.
1984 THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
(9/26) PAUL ANKA becomes the1788th celebrity honored, when a star with his name is placed at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard.
1990 PAUL ANKA BECOMES A U.S CITIZEN
(9/6) The Ottawa Canada native has been a long time Las Vegas resident.
1991
French Government honors Paul Anka with the prestigious title 'Chevalier In The Order of Arts and Letters'; he is among only a handful of Americans to receive this prestigious award.
1993
Inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame by the National Academy of Popular music - with over 900 songs to his credit, this honor solidifies him as one of the legendary composers of our times.
1994
25th Anniversary of "My Way"
1995
Paul Anka appears (and sings) on the Fox animated series, "The Simpson's"
1996
Paul Anka releases his 122nd album, a Spanish duets album titled, "Amigos" in which he appears with the likes of Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, and Julio Iglesias amongst others. It achieves Gold status.
1997
Paul Anka's daughter, Alexandra, gives birth to his first grandchild, Allegra - Another girl!
1998
Paul Anka releases his 123rd album titled, "Body of Work," featuring duets with Celine Dion, Pattie LaBelle, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, and his daughter, Anthea Anka.
1999
Paul Anka appears on the hit Fox TV series 'That 70s Show'
2001
Paul Anka welcomes a second grandchild into the world, and this time - IT'S A BOY! (Alessio)
2001
The American Gaming Association honors Paul Anka with the 'Entertainer of the Year Award.
2002
A milestone year for Paul Anka, who returned to his native Ottawa, Canada for the first time in more than 20 years. He was drawn back to his hometown by the opportunity to perform for the Canadian Liver Foundation, a charity which is very close to his heart. Mr. Anka entertained an audience that included senators, ambassadors, and Prime Minister and Mrs. Jean Chretien.
2002
The Mayor of Ottawa declares April 27th as "Paul Anka Day;" He also receives Canada's International Trade & Commerce Award and is named an honorary Tourism Ambassador for Canada.
2002
A& E airs the Paul Anka biography - 'The Music Man', featuring past and present career highlights and interviews with personalities that have interacted with the legendary performer throughout his longstanding career.
2002
A prime-time Japanese television show titled, 'The Golden Bowl' airs on Japanese television, using solely the music of Paul Anka in every episode. The concept was initially derived and inspired directly from his music.
2003
Paul Anka appears and performs on the international hit TV series, "American Idol" on Fox Television.
2003
Paul Anka executive produces fellow Canadian, Michael Buble's, critically acclaimed, debut album, which has reached platinum status.
2003
Paul Anka appears at The Borgata Resort and Casino after signing an unprecedented four year deal with the casino.
2003
The CBC airs Live Television Special titled, 'RSVP' with Paul Anka - a call in request musical program where Paul Anka appeared, took requests and performed in front of a studio audience. Some of the famous callers included: Prime Minister Chretien, Celine Dion, and Michael Buble, all phoning in with their requests!
2003
Paul Anka returns to Canada to perform at the retirement send-off of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, bringing the audience at the Air Canada Center to their feet on this historical occasion.
2004
Paul Anka appears on the NBC Hit TV series, "Las Vegas"
2004
Paul Anka appears at The Mohegan Sun, CT, after signing yet another four year deal with the casino.
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