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    • Dec 13, 1933
    Pop music executive Lou Adler is born in Chicago. As a producer, publisher and label owner, he works with such acts as Carole King, The Mamas & The Papas, Cheech & Chong and Johnny Rivers, co-writing "Poor Side Of Town," which becomes a country hit in 1983 for Joe Stampley
    Jan 19, 1944
    Pop singer/actress Shelly Fabares is born in Santa Monica, California. She's the future wife of record executive Lou Adler, who writes Joe Stampley's 1983 country hit "Poor Side Of Town"
    Apr 13, 1964
    Actress Page Hannah is born in Chicago. In 1992, she marries pop producer and songwriter Lou Adler, whose "Poor Side Of Town" was a pop hit for Johnny Rivers when she was two, and again for Joe Stampley in 1983
    Jun 2, 1964
    Pop label executive and songwriter Lou Adler weds actress Shelly Fabares. They remain married for nine years, though separated for much of it. During the early part of the relationship, he writes Joe Stampley's 1983 country hit "Poor Side Of Town"
    Dec 5, 1970
    The movie "Brewster McCloud" opens in Houston. The film is produced by Lou Adler, who co-wrote Joe Stampley's "Poor Side Of Town," and directed by Robert Altman, who co-writes John Anderson's "Black Sheep." Both songs are country hits in 1983
    Aug 2, 1974
    Pop singer Mama Cass Elliot is cremated at Hollywood Memorial Park, with record executive Lou Adler in attendance. Adler will earn credit for a country hit in 1983 as a co-writer of Joe Stampley's "Poor Side Of Town"
    Sep 26, 1975
    "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" debuts in American movie theaters. The cult favorite, which inspires elaborate audience participation, is produced by Lou Adler, the co-writer of Joe Stampley's 1983 country hit "Poor Side Of Town"
    Sep 1, 1976
    Music executive Lou Adler and an employee are kidnapped from his Los Angeles home. Their captors free them only after Adler agrees to pay $25,000 ransom. Adler co-wrote Joe Stampley's 1983 country hit "Poor Side Of Town"
    Sep 15, 1978
    The Cheech & Chong movie "Up In Smoke" debuts in theaters. The picture is produced by Lou Adler, who co-wrote the Johnny Rivers hit "Poor Side Of Town," destined to become a country hit for Joe Stampley in 1983
    Jun 17, 1999
    Record executive Lou Adler is enshrined in the Hollywood RockWalk. Noted for his work with Carole King, Johnny Rivers and The Mamas & The Papas, he co-wrote "The Poor Side Of Town," which became a country hit for Joe Stampley
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