1999 - Marion Ryan - Pneumonia and heart failure (68)
2015 - Kim Fowley - Bladder cancer (75)
On This Day
1961 - The Supremes signed with Motown.
1964 - Vee Jay Records sued Capitol and Swan Records over who owns the manufacturing and distribution rights for the Beatles' recordings.
1969 - George Harrison met with the rest of the Beatles, telling them he was ready to quit if they went forward with the Let It Be film and live touring.
1970 - Bag One, a collection of John Lennon's sometimes racy lithographs, went on exhibition in London.
1976 - Paul Simonon auditions for what would eventually become the Clash.
1982 - Harry Casey (K.C. of K.C. and the Sunshine Band) was seriously injured in a head-on car accident.
1982 - The Police opened the U.S. portion of their Ghost in the Machine Tour in Boston. The Go-Go's opened the show.
1992 - Booker T. & the MGs, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Sam and Dave, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Leo Fender, Doc Pomus and the Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1998 - James Brown was admitted to the hospital for treatment of addiction to painkillers.
2000 - Ralph Stanley became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
2002 - The Statler Brothers announced they would be retiring from touring after their current dates.
2004 - Reggae star Beenie Man broke his ribs and nose in an auto accident.
2004 - Mystikal is given six years in prison for sexual battery.
2008 - Ronnie Wood underwent hernia surgery after injuring himself during the Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang tour.
2010 - Charlie Daniels suffered a stroke while snowboarding in Colorado.
2010 - Martie McGuire and Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks announced their new project, The Court Yard Hounds.
Recorded
1965 - Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan (second and last day of recording)
1967 - Don't You Care - Buckinghams
1969 - Don't Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley
1971 - Get It On - Chase
1982 - Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap
Released
1965 - I Can't Explain - Who (debut single)
1991 - Give Peace a Chance - Sean Lennon (released as the U.N. deadline passed for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait)
Broadcasts
1958 - Perry Como Show (British broadcast of U.S. show) - Everly Brothers (U.K. TV debut)
1967 - Ed Sullivan (CBS) - Rolling Stones (Sullivan forced the group to change Let's Spend the Night Together to Let's Spend Some Time Together.
1980 - Old Gray Whistle Test (U.K.) - Ramones
1983 - Gastank (U.K. Channel 4) (debut) - Rick Wakeman, Tony Ashton (hosts)
2005 - Benefit for Tsunami Victims (NBC owned networks) - Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, Tim McGraw
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