1972 - Garrett Dutton (G. Love & Special Sauce) (45)
1972 - Lajon Witherspoon (Sevendust) (45)
1975 - India.Arie (42)
1975 - Talib Kweli (born Talib Greene) (42)
1978 - Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) (39)
1980 - Danny O'Donoghue (Script) (37)
1983 - Cherrill Green (Eden's Edge) (34)
1984 - Ashlee Simpson (33)
Deaths
1967 - Woody Guthrie - Huntington's disease (55)
1969 - Skip James (67)
1976 - Victoria Spivey - Internal haemorrhage (69)
1999 - Akio Morita (founder of Sony) - Pneumonia (78)
2000 - Benjamin Orr (Cars) - Pancreatic cancer (53)
2002 - Darryl DeLoach (Iron Butterfly) - Liver cancer (55)
2008 - Johnny J (born Johnny Jackson) (producer) - Suicide (39)
On This Day
1945 - Elvis Presley made his first public performance at the Mississippi-Alabama Diary Show. He is ten years old.
1958 - The Biggest Show of Stars tour opened in Worcester, MA with the amazing lineup of Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon, Dion & The Belmonts, Duane Eddy, Clyde McPhatter, The Coasters, The Olympics, Bobby Freeman, The Elegants, Jimmy Clanton, and The Danleers.
1961 - The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted their first class: Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose and Hank Williams.
1970 - Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Larry Young and Tony Williams formed Lifetime.
1978 - Aerosmith bailed thirty concert goers out of jail after they were arrested for smoking marijuana in Fort Wayne, IN.
1980 - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band opened its latest tour in Ann Arbor, MI.
1981 - The Tokens reunited at New York's Radio City Music Hall after over a decade apart.
1987 - It was Brenda Lee day in her hometown of Lithonia, GA.
1988 - The documentary Imagine: John Lennon was premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
1990 - A Ft. Lauderdale, FL record store owner was convicted of obscenity for selling a 2 Live Crew album that had already been ruled too vulgar for the public.
1991 - Ann Richardson, the governor of Texas, declared it Stevie Ray Vaughan day.
1992 - Sinead O'Connor caused immense controversy when she tore up a picture of the pope in protest of abortion laws while appearing on Saturday Night Live.
1994 - Eric Clapton kicked off his Nothing But the Blues tour.
1997 - Sugar Ray is forced to postpone their European tour after singer Mark McGrath hurts his leg during the first show.
1998 - Farm Aid '98 was held in Tinley Park, IL with Willie Nelson, Phish, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, Del McCoury Band and Wilco
2000 - Mark Chapman, the man who assassinated John Lennon, was denied parole after twenty years in prison.
2006 - The United States Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit by Vinnie Vincent against Kiss over royalties.
2007 - The Rolling Stones broke the record for top grossing tour as the A Bigger Bang trek earned $558 million.
2013 - Michael Jackson's family lost a suit against AEG Live where they partially blamed the concert promoter for Michael's death.
Marriages
1988 - Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough
Recorded
1969 - Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow) - John Lennon
Released
1924 - The Prisoner's Song/The Wreck Of The Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart (the first southern/country song to become popular among a general audience)
1981 - Songs in the Attic - Billy Joel
1989 - Sound + Vision - David Bowie
2000 - Warning - Green Day
2006 - It Just Comes Natural - George Strait
Awards
2004 - VH1 Hip Hop Honors (Inaugural Ceremony)
Honorees - DJ Hollywood, Kool Herc, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, Rock Steady Crew, Sugarhill Gang, 2 Pac, The Graffiti Movement
Broadcasts
1957 - The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (ABC) (Premier)
1960 - American Bandstand - Ike & Tina Turner
1980 - The Police in the East (BBC) - Police
1992 - Saturday Night Live - Sinead O'Connor
2003 - CMT Crossroads - John Mellencamp and Kenny Chesney
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1998 - The First Night - Monica (2 weeks)
2015 - The Hills - The Weeknd (6 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1998 - Mechanical Animals - Marilyn Manson (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1970 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross (1 week)
1987 - Lost in Emotions - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (1 week)
1992 - Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) - R. Kelly & Public Announcement (1 week)
2015 - The Hills - The Weeknd (6 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
1981 - Midnight Hour - Razzy Bailey (1 week)
1987 - You Again - Forester Sisters (1 week)
1992 - In This Life - Collin Raye (2 weeks)
1998 - Where the Green Grass Grows - Tim McGraw (4 weeks)
2009 - Small Town USA - Justin Moore (1 week)
2015 - Strip It Down - Luke Bryant (6 weeks)
Number Ones – U.K. Singles
1987 - Pump Up the Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) - M/A/R/R/S (2 weeks)
1998 - Rollercoaster - B*Witched (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.K. Albums
1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1 week (22 previous weeks)
Birthdays
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