1928 - Hillous Butrum (Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys) (d. 2002)
1931 - Carl Belew (d. 1990)
1938 - Ernie Maresca (d. 2015)
1942 - Bobby McClure (d. 1992)
1947 - Iggy Pop (born James Osterberg Jr.) (71)
1947 - Alan Warner (Foundations) (71)
1947 - John Weider (Family) (71)
1948 - Paul Davis (d. 2008)
1951 - Robert Gotobed (born Robert Grey) (Wire) (67)
1951 - Nicky Barclay (Fanny) (67)
1958 - Mike Barson (Madness) (60)
1959 - Robert Smith (Cure) (59)
1959 - Jerry Only (born Gerard Caiafa, Jr.) (Misfits) (59)
1959 - Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) (59)
1963 - Johnny McElhone (Altered Images) (55)
1966 - Michael Franti (52)
1970 - Glen Hansard (48)
1978 - Branden Steineckert (Rancid) (40)
Deaths
1970 - Earl Hooker - Tuberculosis (40)
1978 - Sandy Denny - Brain hemorrhage from fall down stairs (31)
2000 - Neal Matthews, Jr. (Jordanaires) - Heart attack (70)
2003 - Nina Simone (born Eunice Waymon) - Breast cancer (70)
2008 - Al Wilson - Kidney failure (68)
2013 - Christina Amphlett (Divinyls) - Breast cancer (53)
2016 - Prince - Fentanyl overdose (57)
2016 - Lonnie Mack - Natural causes (74)
On This Day
1945 - Modern Records was founded by the Bihari Brothers.
1956 - The Tokens with a young Neil Sedaka were signed to Melba Records.
1960 - Dick Clark admitted to congress that he made money from one-quarter of the songs played on American Bandstand.
1961 - The Beatles debuted at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1963 - The Beatles and the Rolling Stones met for the first time in West London.
1969 - Mick Jagger sent a letter to Andy Warhol with concerns over the complexity of reproducing album covers. Warhol was working on the packaging for Sticky Fingers.
1969 - Janis Joplin played her first solo concert at Royal Albert Hall in London.
1970 - Elton John made his solo concert debut in London on a bill that also included Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spooky Tooth, Jackie Lomax and Heavy Jelly.
1976 - Women Against Violence Against Women called for the boycotting of all Warner releases after the label put out a promotional campaign for the Rolling Stones' new album, Black & Blue, that depicted a beaten woman.
1976 - Harry Nilsson appeared with Monty Python in New York but, while greeting the crowd, falls off the stage and breaks his arm.
1977 - Elvis Presley started his final tour in Greensboro, NC.
1977 - Jesse Winchester returned to the U.S. after ten years of living in Canada to avoid the draft.
1981 - Eric Clapton was involved in a car crash in Seattle.
1982 - The Clash had to cancel a tour when Joe Strummer disappeared for three weeks.
1989 - John Denver crashed a 1931 bi-plane that he was piloting. He was unharmed.
1990 - Paul McCartney played for 184,000 people in Rio de Janeiro, setting the record for largest crowd at a rock show.
1993 - The Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann saved a surfer who had been caught in a riptide.
1994 - Courtney Love turned in the gun with which Kurt Cobain committed suicide at a guns-for-tickets trade-in.
2001 - Peter Buck of R.E.M. was arrested in London for being drunk on an airplane and harassing the crew.
2003 - Brother Records sued Al Jardine for billing his tour as the Beach Boys Family and Friends.
2003 - Joe Strummers former group, the 101ers, reformed with Mick Jones for a show in London.
2003 - British group S Club 7 announced they would break up at the end of May.
2003 - EMI and Universal Music sued Napster for copyright infringement.
2003 - Britain's S Club 7 announced that they were breaking up.
2004 - Shane MacGowan of the Pogues was attacked in a pub in London, fracturing his cheekbone.
2004 - A grand jury found that there was enough evidence to bring child molestation charges against Michael Jackson.
2004 - Gary Barlow announced that Take That would reform for one show at Christmas.
2006 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill opened their Soul2Soul II Tour in Columbus, OH.
2010 - Pearl Jam joined the Conan O'Brien Team Conan Tour.
2011 - John Denver was the first inductee in the new Colorado Music Hall of Fame.
2012 - Keith Urban became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
2014 - Big Sean duets with Ariana Grande to become the first rapper to ever perform at the White House.
2015 - AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pled guilty on the charges of threatening to kill and drug possession.
2016 - Adele was named Britain's richest female musician in history.
Marriages
1993 - Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) and Suzanne Accosta
2007 - Anastascia and Wayne Newton
2012 - Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) and Carey Mulligan
2012 - Neil Diamond and Katie McNeil
Recorded
1947 - Move It On Over, I Saw the Light - Hank Williams
1957 - Bobby Darin had his first recording session at Atco Records.
1959 - Misty - Johnny Mathis
1967 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (last day of recording)
Released
1975 - ABBA - ABBA
1998 - Faith - Faith Hill
2003 - American Life - Madonna
Broadcastsing
1965 - Shindig! - Beach Boys
1977 - Sinatra & Friends (ABC) - Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, John Denver
2002 - CMT Crossroads (CMT) - ZZ Top and Brooks & Dunn
2002 - Smallville (WB) - Remy Zero
2004 - American Idol (Fox) - Jennifer Hudson (voted off in seventh place)
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1951 - How High the Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford (9 weeks)
1956 - Heartbreak Hotel / I Was the One - Elvis Presley (8 weeks)
1962 - Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley (2 weeks)
1973 - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the 'Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn (4 weeks)
1979 - Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart (1 week)
1984 - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins (3 weeks)
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