2010 - Jay Retard (born Jimmy Lindsey, Jr.) - Cocaine toxicity (29)
2016 - Giorgio Gomelsky (early Rolling Stones manager) - Cancer (81)
On This Day
1962 - Chubby Checker pulled off a still never duplicated feat of returning a record, The Twist, to the top of the U.S. charts more than a year after it had originally attained the spot. To this day, Billboard still considers The Twist to be the biggest record of the rock n' roll era.
1969 - Elvis Presley entered a Memphis recording studio for the first time in 14 years.
1970 - Steel Mill, featuring a young Bruce Springsteen, became the headliner at The Matrix in San Francisco when Boz Scaggs had to drop off the bill.
1976 - Seven employees of Brunswick and Dakar Records went on trial for allegedly defrauding artists out of $184,000 in royalties.
1979 - The YMCA organization sued the Village People over their song of the same name.
1980 - A benefit for the people of Kampuchea was held in Oakland with the Grateful Dead, the Beach Boys and the Jefferson Airplane.
1984 - The BBC announced they were banning Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, deeming it to be obscene.
1986 - The remaining Sex Pistols and the mother of Sid Vicious sued manager Malcolm McClaren for $1.7 million pounds.
1993 - ABBA: The True Story, a Swedish musical, opens in Stockholm.
1993 - Bobby Brown was arrested in Augusta, GA for simulating sex on stage. It's the second time he's received such a charge.
1996 - Terri Clark made her Grand Ole Opry debut.
1998 - Anni-Frid Lyngstad's (ABBA) daughter was killed in a car accident.
2000 - Sean "Puffy" Combs was indicted in Manhattan on criminal possession of a weapon charges.
2003 - Diana Ross was arrested for DUI. Her blood alcohol level was measured at twice the legal limit.
2003 - Pete Townshend of the Who was arrested for alleged child pornography offences.
2004 - The NFL turned down Bono's request that U2 be able to perform their new song An American Prayer with Jennifer Lopez.
2004 - The Beastie Boys put their label, Grand Royal, up for sale.
2013 - The "soulmate" of Mindy McCready, David Wilson, was found dead in McCready's home from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
Recorded
1957 - That's When the Heartaches Begin - Elvis Presley
1965 - Subterranean Homesick Blues, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan (first day of recording on Bringing it All Back Home)
1968 - Live at Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
1973 - Rainbow Concert - Eric Clapton
1978 - The Police - The Police (first day of recording on their debut album)
Released
1958 - Dedicated to the One I Love - Five Royals
Awards
2003 - American Music Awards
Pop/Rock Male Artists - Eminem
Pop/Rock Female Artist - Sheryl Crow
Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group - Creed
Pop/Rock Album - The Eminem Show - Eminem
Pop/Rock New Artist - Ashanti
Hip-Hop/R&B Male Artist - Eminem
Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist - Ailiyah
Hip-Hop/R&B Band/Duo/Group - Outkast
Hip-Hop/R&B Album - The Eminem Show - Eminem
Hip-Hop/R&B New Artist - Ashanti
Country Male Artist - Tim McGraw
Country Female Artist - Martin McBride
Country Band/Duo/Group - Dixie Chicks
Country Album - Home - Dixie Chicks
Country New Artist - Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Adult Contemporary Artist - Celine Dion
Alternative Artist - Creed
Latin Artist - Enrique Iglasius
Soundtrack - Spiderman
Contemporary Inspirational Artist - Avalon
Fan's Choice Award - Nelly
Broadcasts
1948 - Midwestern Hayride - First country TV show debuted on WLW in Cincinnati, OH.
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