1971 - Harold McNair (Jamaican saxophonist and flautist) - Lung cancer (39)
1988 - Gordon Huntley (Mathew's Southern Comfort) - Cancer
2000 - Pee Wee King - Heart attack (86)
2013 - Claude King (90)
2013 - Peter Banks (Yes, Flash) - Heart failure (65)
On This Day
1917 - The Dixie Jazz Band One Step by Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band, credited with being the first jazz record, was released in the U.S.
1964 - Cilla Black tops the British singles chart with Anyone Who Had a Heart, capping off the first time all of the records in the top ten were by British artists.
1965 - During a Rolling Stones concert, a girl fell from the balcony but escaped serious injury when the crowd below broke her fall.
1971 - The country mecca, Gilley's Club, opened in Pasadena, TX.
1973 - During a show at New York's Max's Kansas City where Columbia Records was to announce the signing of Bruce Springsteen, the label boss, John Hammond, had a heart attack.
1976 - A figure of Elton John was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, the first rock figure made since the Beatles.
1980 - Coal Miner's Daughter, the biopic of Loretta Lynn, opened.
1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started broadcasting on cable.
1985 - We Are the World hit radio.
1986 - Randy Travis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
1987 - The first five Beatles albums are released for the first time on CD.
1987 - Janet Jackson's album Control becomes the first by a female vocalist to contain five top ten hits.
1994 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parodies were considered “fair use” of a composition and did not require permission from the original artist or songwriter.
1998 - Sara Evans made her Grand Ole Opry debut.
2000 - Doug Stone was injured when he crashed his ultra-light plane near Nashville.
2003 - Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers signed with Hyperion Books to write his memoirs.
2006 - 30 Seconds to Mars started their first headlining tour in Tulsa, OK.
2009 - Coolio was charged with drug possession after being arrested at LAX Airport in Los Angeles.
2017 - The coroner announced that George Michael had died of heart and liver disease.
Divorces
1967 - Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee
Recorded
1951 - Webb Pierce had first recording session for Decca
1957 - Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tuneweavers
1966 - River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner (vocals)
Released
1966 - Caroline No - Brian Wilson (first solo single by any Beach Boy)
Awards
2010 - Academy Awards
Best Song - The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart) - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Broadcasts
1962 - Teenager's Turn: Here We Go! (BBC Radio) - Beatles (radio debut)
1964 - Saturday Club (BBC Radio) - Dave Clark Five (radio debut, on tape)
1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Dave Clark Five (first appearance on show)
1983 - Living Proof (biopic of Hank Williams, Jr.)
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
None
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel (10 weeks)
1987 - License to Ill - Beastie Boys (7 weeks)
2015 - Smoke + Mirrors - Imagine Dragons (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1953 - (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown (5 weeks)
1987 - Slow Down - Loose Ends (1 week)
1992 - Remember the Time - Michael Jackson (2 weeks)
Birthdays
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