1922 - Kitty Kallen (born Katherine Kalinsky) (d. 2016)
1927 - Ernie Andrews (90)
1929 - Chris Kenner (d. 1976)
1929 - Bill Horton (Silhouettes) (d. 1995)
1934 - McKinley Mitchell (d. 1986)
1937 - O'Kelly Isley, Jr. (Isley Brothers) (d. 1986)
1940 - Pete Brown (77)
1943 - Trevor Lucas (Fairport Convention, Fotheringay) (d. 1989)
1944 - John Edwards (Spinners) (73)
1944 - Kenny Everett (British DJ) (d. 1995)
1944 - Henry Vestine (Canned Heat) (d. 1997)
1945 - Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (d. 2003)
1945 - Steve Mancha (born Clyde Wilson) (100 Proof Aged With Soul) (d. 2011)
1946 - Jimmy Buffett (71)
1948 - Barbara Mandrell (69)
1948 - Merry Clayton (69)
1949 - Joe Lewis Walker (68)
1954 - Annie Lennox (63)
1954 - Steve Wariner (63)
1954 - Robin Campbell (UB40) (63)
1957 - Shane MacGowan (Pogues) (60)
1958 - Alannah Myles (59)
1964 - Bob Stanley (St. Etienne) (53)
1971 - Dido (born Dido Armstrong) (46)
1971 - Noel Hogan (Cranberries) (46)
1972 - Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses) (45)
1976 - Armin van Buuren (41)
1984 - Lisa Origliasso (The Veronicas) (33)
1984 - Jessica Origliasso (The Veronicas) (33)
Deaths
1954 - Johnny Ace - Self inflicted gunshot wound (25)
1987 - Gene Miller (trumpet, Otis Redding, Etta Jaes)
1995 - Dean Martin - Lung cancer (78)
1998 - Bryan MacLean (Love) - Heart attack (52)
2006 - James Brown - Congestive heart failure/pneumonia (73)
2008 - Eartha Kitt - Colon cancer (81)
2009 - Vic Chesnutt - Overdose of muscle relaxants (45)
2016 - George Michael - Enlarged heart & fatty liver (53)
On This Day
1959 - Ringo Starr received his first drum set.
1960 - James Taylor received his first guitar. He was 12 years old.
1964 - Fans at a London show by the Beatles attacked George Harrison's then girlfriend Patti Boyd.
1965 - George Harrison proposed to Patti Boyd.
1967 - Paul McCartney and Jane Asher became engaged. They never married.
1968 - Led Zeppelin came to the U.S. for the first time to get ready for their first tour of the states.
1976 - The Gatling Brothers became members of the Grand Ole Opry.
1977 - The Apollo Theater reopened after being shutdown the year before.
1978 - John Lydon's Public Image Ltd. (PiL) played live for the first time in London.
1981 - Michael Jackson called Paul McCartney to suggest they record together. The collaboration would include the hits The Girl is Mine and Say Say Say.
1990 - James Brown performed his first show in two years after receiving a four day furlough from prison to perform for American troops at Ft Jackson, SC.
1996 - The People vs. Larry Flint with Courtney Love was released.
2003 - Michael Jackson recorded his first interview since the child abuse allegations became public with CBS.
2014 - Little Jimmy Dickens was hospitalized after suffering a stroke.
Released
1976 - Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers
Broadcasts
2007 - Dr. Who (BBC) - Kylie Minogue
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1965 - Over and Over - Dave Clark Five (1 week)
1971 - Brand New Key - Melanie (3 weeks)
1993 - Hero - Mariah Carey (4 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1993 - Music Box - Mariah Carey (3 weeks)
1999 - Born Again - Notorious B.I.G. (1 week)
2004 - The Red Light District - Ludacris (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1943 - Sweet Slumber - Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra (1 week)
1948 - Bewildered - Amos Milburn (3 weeks)
1976 - Car Wash - Rose Royce (2 weeks)
1993 - Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell (3 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
1948 - Bouquet of Roses - Eddy Arnold (1 week (17 previous weeks))
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