1995 - Alan Hull (Lindisfarne) - Heart thrombosis (50)
2003 - Arthur Conley - Intestinal cancer (57)
2003 - Don Gibson - Natural causes (75)
2006 - Ruth Brown - Complications from heart attack and stroke (78)
On This Day
1939 - Hank Williams appeared on stage for the first time at Weoka High School in Alabama.
1945 - Opry House Matinee premiered on the Mutual Radio Network with hosts Eddy Arnold and Ernest Tubb.
1967 - The Who opened their second North American tour, in support of the Buckinghams, in Kansas City, MO.
1967 - Davy Jones of the Monkees opened a boutique, Zilch, in New York.
1974 - ABBA opened their first European tour in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1990 - David Crosby crashed his motorcycle, sustaining a broken ankle, leg and shoulder.
1990 - Hoyt Axton was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
1992 - Over thirty years after the song Why Do Fools Fall in Love? was a hit, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers members Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago received a combined $4 million in royalties for the song.
1994 - Bob Dylan entered New York's Sony Studios for two days of shooting for his MTV Unplugged show.
1999 - Mariah Carey was forced to halt a concert at Rome's Spanish Steps after tourists swamped her.
2003 - Britney Spears received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the youngest singer to ever receive the honor.
2003 - George Michael resigned with Sony who he had previously taken to court to negate an earlier contract.
2003 - Meat Loaf collapsed during a London concert and was hospitalized for exhaustion caused by a lengthy viral infection.
2003 - The Black Keys canceled a European tour after Dan Auerbach broke his foot.
2004 - Lynyrd Skynyrd and Montgomery Gentry tape an episode of CMT Crossroads in Franklin, TN.
2006 - The Sugarcubes played live for the first time in 14 years in Reykjavik, Iceland in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their first single, Birthdays.
2010 - Patti Smith was given the National Book Award for Just Kids.
2011 - Bonnie Pointer was charged with possession of rock cocaine in Los Angeles.
Marriages
2003 - Blake Shelton and Kaynette Williams
Divorces
2006 - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline (filed)
Recorded
1970 - 11-17-70 - Elton John
1978 - All My Love - Led Zeppelin
Released
1967 - Apples and Oranges - Pink Floyd (third single)
1971 - A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse - Faces
1980 - Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
1997 - ReLoad - Metallica
1998 - Double Live - Garth Brooks
1998 - My Love is Your Love - Whitney Houston
1998 - #1's - Mariah Carey
1998 - Spirit - Jewel
2009 - My World (EP) - Justin Bieber
Broadcasting
2007 - CMT Giants (CMT) - Honoring Hank Williams, Jr. with Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Steven Tyler, Toby Keith, Buddy Guy
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1945 - It's Been a Long, Long Time - Harry James (7 weeks)
1958 - Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio (1 week)
1962 - Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons (5 weeks)
1979 - Still - Commodores (1 week)
1984 - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! (3 weeks)
Birthdays
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