1955: M-I-C… All right, it doesn’t have much to do with rock & roll (unless you count Annette’s singing career or Cubby winding up as the drummer for the Carpenters), but The Mickey Mouse Club had its debut on ABC-TV on this day.
Originally a 60-minute 5-day-a-week show, the cast of Mousketeers was constantly in flux, with only a select group being included in the roll call that opened each show.