Music Almanac: December 7, 2017

Birthdays 

• 1910 - Louis Prima (d. 1978)
• 1924 - Bent Fabric (born Bent Fabricius-Bjerre) (93)
• 1924 - Boyd Bennett (d. 2002)
• 1931 - Bobby Osborne (Osbourne Brothers) (86)
• 1935 - Darrell Glenn (d. 1990)
• 1942 - Harry Chapin (d. 1981)
• 1948 - Gary Morris (69)
• 1949 - Tom Waits (68)
• 1954 - Mike Nolan (Bucks Fizz) (62)
• 1958 - Tim Butler (Psychedelic Furs) (59)
• 1960 - Craig Scanlon (Fall) (57)
• 1963 - Barbara Weathers (Atlantic Starr) (54)
• 1963 - Huw Chadbourn (Babybird) (54)
• 1965 - Brian Futter (Catherine Wheel) (49)
• 1966 - Louise Post (Veruca Salt) (48)
• 1973 - Damien Rice (44)
• 1974 - Nicole Appleton (All Saints) (43)
• 1975 - Frankie J (born Francisco Bautista, Jr.) (42)
• 1976 - Sunny Sweeney (41)
• 1977 - Dominic Howard (Muse) (40)
• 1978 - Kon Artis (aka Mr. Porter, born Denaun Porter) (D12) (39)
• 1979 - Sara Bareilles (38)
• 1981 - Neil Mason (Cadillac Three) (36)
• 1987 - Aaron Carter (30)
• 1988 - Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons) (29)

Deaths

• 1977 - Peter Carl Goldmark (developed the 33-1/3 LP) - Car accident (71)
• 1980 - Darby Crash (Cramps) - Suicide (22)
• 1987 - Richard Taylor (Manhattans) (47)
• 1990 - Dee Clark - Heart attack (52)
• 2004 - Jerry Scoggins (country singer/guitarist) (93)
• 2006 - Jay McShann (90)
• 2008 - Dennis Yost (Classics IV) - Respiratory failure (65)
• 2016 - Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - Cancer (69)

On This Day

• 1961 - Johnny Cash and June Carter appeared together on stage for the first time.
• 1962 - The Rolling Stones auditioned bassists including Bill Wyman.
• 1964 - Brian Wilson had a nervous breakdown on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. He decides to stop touring.
• 1967 - The Beatles opened their Apple Boutique in London.
• 1968 - Eric Burdon announced that the Animals will break up after their concert on December 22.
• 1973 - Clifford Davis, former manager of Fleetwood Mac, announces that he owns the name and puts together a second group to tour. Eventually he is forced to change his group's name.
• 1992 - Sony released their first minidisc in the U.S., Unplugged by Mariah Carey.
• 1996 - Johnny Cash and Benny Carter were among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. 
• 1997 - Shane MacGowan of the Pogues was arrested in Liverpool after throwing a microphone stand into the crowd and injuring a fan.
• 1999 - Barry White canceled the balance of a U.K. tour because of exhaustion.
• 1999 - The Eagles held a press conference at the RIAA offices to announce that their Greatest Hits was the biggest selling album of the century. 
• 2000 - Mobb Deep's Prodigy was robbed of $250,000 in jewelry on the street in New York.
• 2003 - Loretta Lynn and James Brown are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors.
• 2003 - Whitney Houston called police on husband Bobby Brown for assaulting her.
• 2004 - Kanye West led the way in the Grammy Nominations with ten while Usher and Alicia Keys each received eight.
• 2004 - The Stereophonics replaced drummer Stuart Cable with Javier Wyler.
• 2005 - The MBE medal that John Lennon returned to the Queen in 1969 was found in a vault in St. James Palace.
• 2007 - Ray Charles Plaza opened in Albany, GA.
• 2008 - Barbra Streisand, the Who and George Jones were among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. 
• 2015 - David Bowie made his last public appearance at a performance of Lazarus in New York. 

Marriages

• 1964 - Brian Wilson and Marilyn Rovell
• 2003 - Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs

Recorded

• 1967 - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• 1974 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt

Released

• 1986 - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights - Patty Loveless (debut single)
• 1992 - Passionate Kisses - Mary Chapin Carpenter (single)

Broadcasts

• 1963 - Jukebox Jury (U.K.) - Beatles
• 1966 - Frank Sinatra: A Man & His Music Part II - Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra
• 2007 - CMT Crossroads - LeAnn Rimes, Joss Stone

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1963 - Dominique - Singing Nun (4 weeks)
• 1974 - Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (2 weeks)
• 1985 - Broken Wing - Mr. Mister (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Black or White - Michael Jackson (7 weeks)
• 1996 - Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton (11 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1963 - The Singing Nun - Soeur Sourire, The Singing Nun (10 weeks)
• 1991 - Achtung Baby - U2 (1 week)
• 1996 - Razorblade Suitcase - Bush (2 weeks)
• 2002 - Up! - Shania Twain (2 weeks)
• 2013 - The Marshall Mathers LP2 - Eminem (1 week (1 previous week))

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1959 - The Clouds - The Spacemen (3 weeks)
• 1991 - I'll Take You There - BeBe & CeCe Winans

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1959 - The Same Old Me - Ray Price (2 weeks)
• 1974 - She Called Me Baby - Charlie Rich (1 week)
• 1985 - I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) - Lee Greenwood (1 week)
• 1991 - For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire (2 weeks)
• 1996 - Little Bitty - Alan Jackson (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1963 - Dominique - The Singing Nun (4 weeks)
• 1974 - Angie Baby - Helen Reddy (1 week)
• 1985 - Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (5 weeks)
• 2002 - Cry - Faith Hill (3 weeks (3 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1961 - Tower of Strength - Frankie Vaughan (3 weeks)
• 1974 - You're the First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - George Michael & Elton John (2 weeks)
• 1996 - I Feel You - Peter Andre (1 week)
• 2002 - If You're Not the One - Daniel Bedingfield (1 week)
• 2013 - Under Control - Calvin Harris & Alesso Featuring Hurts (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1963 - With the Beatles - Beatles (21 weeks)
• 1968 - The Beatles (White Album) - Beatles (7 weeks)
• 1985 - NOW That's What I Call Music 6 - Various Artists (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Greatest Hits II - Queen (4 weeks)
• 1996 - Spice - Spice Girls (8 weeks (1 previous week))
• 2013 - Midnight Memories - One Direction (2 weeks)