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  • May 30, 1965
    The Animals play the Jimmy Reed song "Bright Lights, Big City" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song will become a country hit for Sonny James in 1971. Sullivan's entertainment for the evening also includes Wayne Newton and Connie Francis
    Jan 3, 1966
    Tennessee Ernie Ford and Connie Francis guest on NBC's "The Andy Williams Show"
    Nov 2, 1970
    MGM president Mike Curb announces in New York that he's dropping 18 acts that promote hard drugs, including Connie Francis and The Cowsills. It later becomes evident the acts were all losing money. Curb goes on to activate Curb Records
    Nov 29, 1978
    Glen Campbell sings "Can You Fool" on "Dick Clark's Live Wednesday," joined on the NBC show by Andy Kaufman, Connie Francis and Peter, Paul & Mary, who perform the John Denver-penned "Leaving On A Jet Plane"
    Jan 5, 1979
    Warner/Curb releases Debby Boone's cover of the Connie Francis pop hit "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own"
    Mar 30, 2003
    LeAnn Rimes portrays '60s pop singer Connie Francis in an episode of NBC-TV's "American Dreams." She sings "Who's Sorry Now"

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