Alice Cooper's pet boa constrictor was bitten by a rat it was trying to eat for breakfast. The snake died.

'Heartbreak Hotel' was among the songs he recorded.

Frank Sinatra made his TV debut with Bob Hope on NBC in 1950.

Columbia Records signed Bruce Springsteen in 1972.

Elvis Presley performed his last concert, in Indianapolis in 1977.

Country star Conway Twitty died of a ruptured blood vessel in his stomach in 1993.

Johnny Cash and June Carter were married in Franklin, Kentucky in 1968.

Rock and Roll Pionerr Honored

Undated -- On August second, 1958, Johnny Cash's contract with Sun Records expired. He switched labels to Columbia and stayed with them for 28 years.

In 1961, The Beatles began an engagement as the regular headliners at the Cavern Club in...

Motown Records announced a $13 million contract renewal for Stevie Wonder in 1976.

Billy Preston became the first rock performer to headline at Radio City Music Hall in New York in 1972.

Drummer Peter Criss quit Kiss to pursue a solo career in 1980.

Ben and Jerry's began selling "Cherry Garcia" ice cream in 1987.