1930 - Johnny Grande (Bill Haley & the Comets) (d. 2006)
1931 - Caterina Valente (87)
1936 - Clarence Carter (82)
1937 - Billy Jo Spears (d. 2011)
1938 - Allen Toussaint (d. 2015)
1938 - Jack Jones (80)
1944 - Linda Jones (d. 1972)
1948 - T-Bone Burnett (70)
1948 - Tim Harris (Foundations) (d. 2007)
1956 - Bob Bradbury (Hello) (62)
1959 - Chas Smash (born Cathal Smythe) (Madness) (59)
1959 - Geoff Tate (Queensryche) (59)
1961 - Mike Tramp (White Lion) (57)
1962 - Patricia Morrison (Sisters of Mercy, Damned) (56)
1965 - Slick Rick (born Richard Walters) (53)
1967 - Steve Bowman (Counting Crows) (51)
1967 - Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) (51)
1968 - LL Cool J (born James Smith) (50)
1969 - Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) (46)
1982 - Caleb Fallowill (Kings of Leon) (33)
1984 - Kristy Lee Cook (34)
1989 - Frankie Sandford (Saturdays) (29)
Deaths
1992 - Jerry Nolan (New York Dolls) - Stroke (45)
1995 - Solly McElroy (Flamingos) (61)
2011 - Trish Keenan (Broadcast) - Pneumonia (42)
On This Day
1955 - Alan Freed's first New York Rock 'n' Roll Ball was held with the Clovers, Fats Domino, the Drifters, Big Joe Turner, the Moonglows, the Harptones and others.
1960 - Elvis Presley became a Sargent in the U.S. Army.
1963 - Charlie Watts played live for the first time with the Rolling Stones in London.
1967 - The Human Be-In: A Gathering of Tribes was held in San Francisco with the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother And The Holding Company. 25,000 attended.
1967 - Cliff Richard said he was retiring from music to teach religion in schools.
1970 - Diana Ross made her last appearance with the Supremes in Las Vegas.
1973 - Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead was arrested on drug charges.
1978 - The Sex Pistols played their last show until the 90's.
1986 - The Grand Ole Opry celebrated their 60th anniversary. On that night, Reba McEntire became a member.
1993 - The Pixies announced they were splitting up.
1999 - Metallica sued Victoria's Secret over their line of lip pencils named Metalica.
2000 - Nashville's Music City News ceased publication after 37 years.
2001 - Chaka Khan and Rufus reunited at a Barbados jazz festival.
2001 - Run-D.M.C. performed at the American Football Conference halftime show.
2002 - Adam Ant was taken to a U.K. hospital under the Mental Health Act.
2003 - Jerry Lee Lewis' sister, Linda Gail Lewis, dropped a sex discrimination charge against Van Morrison.
2004 - Eric B & Rakim sued Russell Simmons and Def Jam Records, saying they were never paid royalties for their 1987 album Paid in Full.
2005 - A statue of Johnny Ramone was unveiled at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
2006 - Leif Garrett was arrested for drug possession in Los Angeles.
2010 - Jimmy Page received the United Nation's first Pathways to Peace Award.
2014 - Police questioned Justin Bieber over the egging of Bieber's neighbors house.
2014 - Los Angeles police questioned Kanye West after he allegedly punched a man for making racist comments around his wife, Kim Kardashian.
Marriages
2006 - Eminem (Marshal Mathers) and Kim Mathers (their second marriage)
2012 - Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) and Laurie Durning
Recorded
1965 - Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan (first recording session)
Released
1966 - Can't Help Thinking About Me - David Bowie (debut single under his new name)
1989 - Back in the U.S.S.R. - Paul McCartney (Soviet Union exclusive)
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