2008 - John Stewart (Kingston Trio) - Stroke and brain aneurysm (68)
On This Day
1953 - Marty Robbins debuted at the Grand Ole Opry.
1957 - Pat Boone sang at President Eisenhower's inaugural ball.
1971 - Tracks from the White Album by the Beatles were played in the courtroom during the Sharon Tate murder trial to see if they could have influenced the Manson family.
1976 - Rock promoter Bill Sargent offered the Beatles $30 million to play together. They turned it down.
1977 - Aretha Franklin performed God Bless America at Jimmy Carter's inaugural eve gala. Charlie Daniels and Marshall Tucker would play the inauguration.
1978 - Johnny Rotten was fired from the Sex Pistols for not being "weird enough anymore."
1981 - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Donny & Marie Osmond sang at Ronald Reagan's inaugural ball.
1988 - Doc McGheep, the manager for both Bon Jovi and Motley Crue, plead guilty to the importation of over 40,000 pounds of marijuana into the U.S.
1990 - Reba McEntire's first film, Tremors, debuted.
1993 - A reformed Fleetwood Mac played the inauguration concert for Bill Clinton. The new president had used Don't Stop as the theme for his campaign.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a $2.5 million award to Tom Waits against Frito-Lay for their use of a sound-alike voice in the company's advertising.
1998 - Joey Ramone of the Ramones entered a New York hospital suffering from a blood related illness.
1998 - Pat Boone was presented with the first Michael the Archangel Award from the National Association of Police in recognition of his support of the families of officers killed in the line of duty.
1999 - Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural of Buckwheat Zydeco had surgery to remove lesions on his vocal chords.
2017 - Alanis Morissette's former business manager admitted to stealing $7 million from the singer and other entertainers.
Recorded
1967 - A Day in the Life - Beatles (first day of recording)
1988 - And Justice For All - Metallica (first day of recording)
Awards
1997 - Golden Globes
Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy or Musical - Madonna (Evita)
Broadcasts
1957 - Jackie Gleason Show - Johnny Cash (first U.S. network appearance)
1963 - Thank Your Lucky Stars (U.K.) - Beatles (first national appearance in the U.K.)
1967 - Batman (ABC) - Lesley Gore (played Pussycat, the sidekick of Catwoman)
2011 - American Idol (Fox) - Steven Tyler (debut as judge)
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1959 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (3 weeks)
1974 - Show and Tell - Al Wilson (1 week)
1980 - Rock With You - Michael Jackson (4 weeks)
1991 - Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson (1 week)
2002 - U Got It Bad - Usher (5 weeks (1 previous week))
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1946 - On the Moonbeam - Vaughn Monroe (5 weeks (1 previous week))
1980 - The Wall - Pink Floyd (15 weeks)
1985 - Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen (3 weeks (4 previous weeks))
2008 - In Rainbows - Radiohead (1 week)
2013 - Les Miserables: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack - Soundtrack (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1963 - Two Lovers - Mary Wells (4 weeks)
1974 - I've Got to Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & the Pips (1 week)
1991 - The First Time - Surface (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
1946 - You Will Have to Pay - Tex Ritter (1 week (1 previous week))
1959 - Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves (5 weeks)
1963 - The Ballad of Jed Clampet - Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (1 week)
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