1948 - Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2012)
1951 - Blondie Chaplin (Beach Boys) (66)
1962 - Mark White (Spin Doctors) (55)
1962 - Clive "Doctor" Jackson (Doctor & the Medics) (55)
1962 - Shawn Paddock (Red Rockers) (55)
1963 - Vonda Shepard (54)
1963 - Perry Richardson (Firehouse) (54)
1967 - Jackie Neal (d. 2005)
1980 - Dan Whitesides (Used) (37)
1981 - Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) (36)
1982 - Mike Glita (Senses Fail) (35)
1982 - Cassidy (born Barry Reese) (35)
1984 - D. Woods (Danity Kane) (33)
1988 - Ilan Rubin (Lostprophets) (29)
1988 - Kaci Brown (29)
1994 - Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer) (23)
Deaths
1975 - George Morgan - Heart attack (51)
1993 - Mia Zapata (Gits) - Strangled (27)
2001 - Fred Neil - Natural causes (65)
2006 - Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) - Pancreatic cancer (60)
On This Day
1950 - Johnny Cash signed up for the air force.
1954 - Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips became the first person to air an Elvis Presley record (That's Alright Mama).
1956 - Johnny Cash debuted at the Grand Ole Opry.
1963 - The Rolling Stones made their debut on British TV on Thank Your Lucky Stars.
1967 - The Monkees kicked off a U.S. tour. Their opening act was Jimi Hendrix.
1968 - The Yardbirds played their final show in Luton, U.K.
1980 - Led Zeppelin played their final show in West Berlin, Germany.
1989 - CD sales exceeded vinyl for the first time.
1999 - Coolio is sentenced to ten days in jail, 40 hours of community service and two years probation for a conviction of illegal gun possession.
2000 - Bobby Brown was released from jail ten-days early for good behavior after 27-days of being incarcerated. He was in for a parole violation from a drunk driving incident.
2000 - Kim Mathers, the wife of Eminem, slit her wrists after her husbands Detroit concert.
2001 - Janet Jackson kicked off her All For You World Tour in Portland, OR.
2003 - John Mayer and Counting Crows opened a co-headlining summer tour.
2003 - Godsmack cancelled their European tour because of contractual deadlines.
2005 - Members of the Hollies asked that former bandmate Eric Haydock be jailed when he continued performing under the name Eric Haydock's Hollies after a court order barred him from using the group's name.
2007 - Ozzy Osbourne became the first person enshrined on Birmingham, England's new Walk of Fame.
2007 - Tom Simpson of Snow Patrol was arrested after failing to appear in court.
2007 - The Live Earth concerts, organized by former Vice President Al Gore, were held in Washington, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney.
2009 - A memorial service was held for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
2010 - Ringo Starr played Radio City Music Hall in New York for his 70th Birthday. Paul McCartney surprised his former bandmate for the encore.
2013 - Randy Travis entered the hospital in critical condition with viral cardiomyopathy.
Marriages
1977 - Dick Clark and Kari Wigton
1984 - Frankie Valli and Randy Clohessy
Divorces
2000 - Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit (separated)
Recorded
1961 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens
1969 - Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
Released
1956 - My Prayer - Platters (single)
1960 - Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison (single)
1972 - The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
1973 - Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney and Wings (single)
1973 - Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow
1974 - Elvis: As Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis - Elvis Presley
1977 - The Grand Illusion - Styx
1984 - Condition Critical - Quiet Riot
1986 - Eat Em and Smile - David Lee Roth (first solo album)
1987 - Frehley's Comet - Ace Frehley
1992 - Images and Words - Dream Theater
1998 - Stunt - Barenaked Ladies
2006 - SexyBack - Justin Timberlake (single)
Broadcasts
1953 - The Eddy Arnold Show (NBC) - Premier of his second variety series
1958 - American Bandstand - Lou Monte, Chantels
1959 - American Bandstand - Tradewinds
1961 - American Bandstand - Mary Wells, Earls
1963 - Thank Your Lucky Stars (U.K.) - Rolling Stones (British TV debut)
1965 - Shindig - Aretha Franklin, Marianne Faithfull, Gauchos, Kinks, Sonny & Cher, Rick Lancelot, Donna Loren, Billy Preston, Bobby Sherman, Blossoms
1965 - Where the Action Is - Byrds, Jackie DeShannon, Steve Alaimo, Linda Scott, Paul Revere & the Radiers
1966 - Where the Action Is - Vogues, Kelly Garrett, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Keith Allison
1973 - American Bandstand - Action '73 Special - Vicki Lawrence, Foster Sylvers, Heywoods
1979 - American Bandstand - Sylvers
1984 - American Bandstand - Howard Jones, Dennis Edwards
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1962 - The Stripper - David Rose (1 week)
1973 - Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston (2 weeks)
1984 - When Doves Cry - Prince (5 weeks)
2001 - U Remind Me - Usher (4 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1979 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer (5 weeks (1 previous week at number 1))
1984 - Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen (4 weeks)
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