2008 - Mikey Dread (born Michael Campbell) - Brain tumor (53)
2011 - Nate Dogg (born Nathaniel Hale) - Stroke (41)
2011 - Smiley Culture (born David Emmanuel) - Suicide (48)
2013 - Hardrock Gunter - Pnuemonia (88)
2014 - Scott Asheton (Stooges) - Heart attack (64)
2015 - Mike Porcaro (Toto) - ALS (59)
On This Day
1945 - Billboard Magazine printed their first Albums chart. The Nat King Cole Trio was at number 1.
1955 - Elvis Presley signed with Colonel Tom Parker.
1964 - The Rollings Stones started a major U.K. tour in Chatham, Kent.
1968 - The Byrds appeared at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for the Grand Ole Opry where the crowd took a disliking to the group, harassing them.
1968 - A new edition of Life Magazine claimed that Jimi Hendrix was "the most spectacular guitarist in the world".
1968 - The Del-Satins and the Rhythm Method come together to form the Brooklyn Bridge.
1969 - Marc Bolan's poetry book, The Warlock of Love, was published.
1972 - Radio station KHJ and DJ Robert W. Morgan played Donny Osmond's Puppy Love for ninty minutes. The LAPD raided the studio after receiving calls that the station had been taken over.
1974 - The film Pictures at an Exhibition, chronicling Emerson, Lake and Palmer, opened in Los Angeles.
1979 - Bonnie Bramlett punched Elvis Costello after he runs down Ray Charles.
1982 - Bob Dylan was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
1988 - Mick Jagger started his first solo tour in Osaka, Japan.
1989 - The Rolling Stones agreed to play 50 dates across North America for $70 million.
1996 - Bill Monroe made his last appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
1999 - Billy Joel, Curtis Mayfield, Paul McCartney, Del Shannon, Dusty Springfield, Bruce Springsteen and the Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1999 - The estate of Buddy Holly sued MCA Records for back royalties.
2000 - Paul McCartney publicly stated for the first time that he and Heather Mills were "an item".
2002 - A statue of John Lennon was unveiled by Yoko Ono at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
2004 - Jackson Browne, the Dells, George Harrison, Prince, Bob Seger, Traffic and ZZ Top were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2004 - A federal judge said Axl Rose could not block the release of Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits.
2005 - Ian Brown of the Stone Roses was arrested after a fight during a San Francisco show.
2008 - Carrie Underwood was asked to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry on stage by Randy Travis.
2010 - Sony Music and the estate of Michael Jackson agreed to a $200 million deal, the largest in music history.
2011 - A planned remake of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, directed by Robert Zemeckis, was cancelled by Disney.
Marriages
2003 - Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams
Recorded
1954 - Sh-Boom - Chords
1955 - Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino
1966 - Born to Be a Woman - Sandy Posey
1967 - Within You Without You - Beatles
1968 - Beggar's Banquet - Rolling Stones (first day of recording)
Released
1962 - Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles - Bobby Darin
1964 - I'm Telling You Now - Freddie & the Dreamers (single)
1976 - Destroyer - KISS
Awards
1966 - Grammy Awards
Record - A Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Album - September of My Years - Frank Sinatra
Song - The Shadow Of Your Smile - Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster
New Artist - Tom Jones
Pop Female - My Name is Barbra - Barbra Streisand
Pop Male - It Was a Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra
Pop Vocal Group - We Dig Mancini - Anita Kerr Singers
Rock Female - I Know a Place - Petula Clark
Rock Male - King of the Road - Roger Miller
Rock Group - Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers
Rock Single - King of the Road - Roger Miller
R&B Recording - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
Country Female - Queen of the House - Jody Miller
Country Male - King of the Road - Roger Miller
Country Single - King of the Road - Roger Miller
Country Album - The Return of Roger Miller - Roger Miller
New Country Artist - The Statler Brothers
Folk Recording - An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba - Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba
1972 - Grammy Awards
Record - It's Too Late - Carole King
Album - Tapestry - Carole King
Song - You've Got a Friend - Carole King
New Artist - Carly Simon
Pop Female - Tapestry - Carole King
Pop Male - You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
Pop Duo or Group - Carpenters - Carpenters
R&B Female - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Aretha Franklin
R&B Male - A Natural Man - Lou Rawls
R&B Duo or Group - Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
R&B Song - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Country Female - Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
Country Male - When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
Country Duo or Group - After the Fire is Gone - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
Country Song - Help Me Make It Through the Night - Kris Kristofferson
Folk Recording - They Call Me Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters
Broadcasts
1965 - No Time For Sargents (ABC) - Freddy Cannon
1969 - The Dating Game (ABC) - Bob Cowsill (Cowsills)
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1941 - Song of the Volga Boatmen - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
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