1901 - Duke of Paducah (born Benjamin Ford) (d. 1986)
1910 - Gordon Jenkins (d. 1984)
1921 - Joe Maphis (d. 1986)
1927 - Barbara Dane (91)
1928 - Henry Cosby (composer) (d. 2002)
1928 - Burt Bacharach (90)
1940 - Norman Whitfield (d. 2008)
1941 - Jayotis Washington (Persuasions) (77)
1942 - Billy Swan (76)
1942 - Ian Dury (Blockheads) (d. 2000)
1943 - David Walker (Gary Lewis & the Playboys) (75)
1944 - James Purify (James & Bobby Purify) (74)
1945 - Willie Parnell (Archie Bell & the Drells) (73)
1945 - Ian McLagan (Small Faces, Faces) (d. 2014)
1948 - Steve Winwood (70)
1950 - Billy Squier (68)
1950 - Jocko Marcellino (Sha-Na-Na) (68)
1954 - Barry Borden (Molly Hatchet) (64)
1955 - Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn) (63)
1958 - Eric Singer (KISS) (60)
1959 - Ray Gillen (Badlands, Black Sabbath) (d. 1993)
1961 - Billy Duffy (Cult) (57)
1962 - Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion) (56)
1965 - Eddie Kilgallon (Ricochet) (53)
1966 - Bebel Gilberto (52)
1966 - Dez Fafara (Coal Chamber) (52)
1972 - Mark Morrison (46)
1976 - Matt Mangano (Zac Brown Band) (42)
1978 - Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros) (40)
1981 - Holly Williams (37)
Deaths
1969 - Martin Lamble (Fairport Convention) - Car accident (19)
2001 - Perry Como (88)
2011 - Lloyd Knibb (Skatelites) - Liver cancer (80)
On This Day
1958 - The movie Let's Rock opens.
1961 - The Beatles signed a contract with Bert Kaempfert in Hamburg, Germany.
1963 - Bob Dylan walked out of a rehearsal for the Ed Sullivan Show after the CBS network refused to let him play Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues.
1967 - Pink Floyd did a special show at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London that included speakers in the back of the auditorium, reportedly providing surround sound for the first time.
1967 - Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells was drafted.
1968 - Jimi Hendrix was arrested in Toronto for possession of hashish and heroin.
1968 - Brian Jones made his final appearance with the Rolling Stones.
1975 - Jefferson Starship gave a free show in New York's Central Park for an estimated 60,000 people.
1975 - Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell meet for the first time working on an Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar. They would form Air Supply by the end of the year.
1977 - The Sex Pistols signed with Virgin Records.
1981 - Meat Loaf filed for bankruptcy.
1981 - Van Halen opened their North American Fair Warning Tour in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1981 - Debbie Harry announced her solo career although she wasn't fully breaking from Blondie.
1985 - Phil Collins opened his No Jacket Required tour in Worcester, MA.
1985 - Lionel Richie received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Tuskegee Institute.
1986 - Joe Strummer of the Clash was convicted of DUI and had his license revoked.
1987 - Frank Sinatra pulled the plug on a date in Stockholm after being told the Swedish government would charge him an extra tax for previously playing South Africa.
1990 - Former Eagles Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit and Glenn Frey play together at a Los Angeles convention.
1992 - Billy Joel and Paul Simon met with former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev.
1999 - George Jones plead guilty to driving under the influence and violating Tennessee's open container law.
2000 - The gates to the Strawberry Fields were stolen.
2002 - Dionne Warwick was arrested at Miami International Airport for possession of marijuana.
2002 - Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith's house in Cape Cod was destroyed by fire.
2003 - Diana Krall confirmed she was engaged to Elvis Costello.
2004 - Barry, Robin and the late Maurice Gibb were given honorary degrees by Manchester University.
2006 - Dave "Brownsound" Bakish left Sum-41.
2008 - Neil Young had a spider named after him.
2011 - The Monkees started their 45th Anniversary Tour in Liverpool, England.
2013 - Thieves stole over $100,000 from a Justin Bieber concert in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2017 - U2 opened their The Joshua Tree Tour in Vancouver.
Marriages
1959 - Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor
1971 - Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez-Mora Macia
1990 - Patti Page and Jerry Filiciotto
2001 - Darryl Worley and Beverly Dean Irvin
2005 - Jean-Michel Jarre and Anne Parillaud
2011 - Caleb Followill (Kings of Leon) and Lily Aldridge
2012 - Tom Fletcher (McFly) and Giovanna Falcone
Divorces
1971 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Myra Gale Brown
Recorded
1965 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Released
1967 - Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix Experience (debut album)
1967 - A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum (single)
1972 - Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones
1997 - It's Your Love - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (single, first duet)
1998 - 5 - Lenny Kravitz
2016 - Ride - Twenty One Pilots (single)
Awards
1964 - Grammy Awards
Record of the Year - Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini
Album of the Year - The Barbra Streisand Album - Barbra Streisand
Song of the Year - Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
New Artist - Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers)
Country and Western Performance - Detroit City - Bobby Bare
Folk Recording - Blowin' in the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
Pop Vocal Performance, Female - The Barbra Streisand Album - Barbra Streisand
Pop Vocal Performance, Male - Wives and Lovers - Jack Jones
Pop Performance by a Vocal Group - Blowin' in the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
Rock and Roll Recording - Deep Purple - April Stevens and Nino Tempo
Rhythm and Blues Recording - Busted - Ray Charles
Broadcasts
1960 - The Ford Show (NBC) - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Cash, Homer & Jethro
1960 - Welcome Home Elvis (ABC) - Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley
1994 - Mad About You (NBC) - Garth Brooks
2000 - Charlie Rose Show (PBS) - Lars Ulrich & Chuck D (debate on downloading)
2006 - Las Vegas (NBC) - Jennifer Nettles (acting debut)
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1984 - Hello - Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
2007 - Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5 (3 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
1945 - Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (1 week)
1973 - Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (2 weeks)
2001 - All For You - Janet Jackson (1 week)
2012 - Blunderbuss - Jack White (1 week)
2018 - Beerbongs & Bentleys - Post Malone (1 week*)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
1973 - Funky Worm - Ohio Players (1 week)
2007 - Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') - T-Pain Featuring Yung Joe (8 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
1962 - Charlie's Shoes - Billy Walker (1 week)
1973 - Come Live With Me - Roy Clark (1 week)
1979 - Don't Take It Away - Conway Twitty (1 week)
1984 - To All the Girls I Loved Before - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (2 weeks)
1990 - Help Me Hold On - Travis Tritt (1 week)
2007 - Stand - Rascal Flatts (1 week)
2012 - Banjo - Rascal Flatts (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
1973 - Daniel - Elton John (2 weeks)
2007 - Waiting For the World to Change - John Mayer (3 weeks (8 previous weeks))
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
1990 - Killer - Adamski (4 weeks)
2001 - It's Raining Men - Geri Halliwell (2 weeks)
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