2015 - B.B. King - Strokes as complication of diabetes (89)
2016 - Tony Barrow (Beatles press officer) (80)
On This Day
1955 - Bo Diddley entered the charts for the first time with Bo Diddley/I'm a Man.
1956 - The optometrist for Buddy Holly has the singer try contact lenses, but he decides to stay with glasses.
1959 - Cliff Richard's first movie, Serious Changes, is released.
1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on The Tonight Show to announce the starting of Apple Records.
1985 - Michael Jackson received a humanitarian award from Ronald Reagan at the White House.
1988 - The 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records was celebrated with a show at Madison Square Garden featuring many of the biggest acts from the label, including a reunion of Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham on drums.
1998 - George Michael was fined stemming from his Los Angeles lewd act charge.
2002 - We Will Rock You, the Queen musical, opened in London's West End.
2003 - Britney Spears and the shoe company Sketchers came to an out-of-court agreement over a cross-filed advertising dispute.
2003 - Mike Patton announced that his group Mr. Bungle had broken up.
2004 - Phil Spector was arrested after fighting with his chauffeur.
2004 - Pete Doherty entered drug rehab.
2004 - Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow have their daughter, Apple.
2005 - 50 Cent was ordered by a judge to take an anger management course and stay clean to avoid prison time.
2006 - Aston "Family Man" Barrett, who used to be the bassist for Bob Marley & the Wailers, loses his suit over back royalties against Island Records and Marley's family.
2008 - Metallica opened a North American and European tour in Los Angeles.
2017 - Johnny Mathis came out publically as gay on CBS Sunday Morning.
Marriages
2011 - Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert
Recorded
1937 - Caravan - Duke Ellington
1951 - Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf
1952 - High Noon - Tex Ritter
1964 - Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) - Jan and Dean
1968 - People Got to Be Free - Rascals
1969 - Ten Commandments of Love & Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Little Anthony & the Imperials
Released
1956 - The Platters - Platters
1991 - Spellbound - Paula Abdul
1991 - Sailing the Seas of Cheese - Primus (major label debut album)
1992 - Revenge - KISS (first with drummer Eric Singer)
2002 - Vapor Trails - Rush
Broadcasts
1968 - The Tonight Show (NBC) - John Lennon, Paul McCartney
1971 - David Frost Show (U.K.) - Johnny Cash
2001 - Moesha - Brandy (final episode after six seasons)
2004 - CMT Crossroads (CMT) - Brad Paisley and John Mayer
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1949 - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) - Vaughn Monroe (11 weeks)
1977 - When I Need You - Leo Sayer (1 week)
1988 - Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S Albums
1988 - Faith - George Michael (6 weeks)
2005 - Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)
2016 - Lemonade - Beyonce (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
1983 - Candy Girl - New Edition (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
1977 - Some Broken Hearts Never Mend - Don Williams (1 week)
1983 - Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love - B.J. Thomas (1 week)
1988 - I'm Gonna Get You - Eddy Raven (1 week)
1994 - If Bubba Can Dance (I Can To) - Shenandoah (1 week)
2005 - My Give a Damn's Busted - Jo Dee Messina (2 weeks)
2011 - A Little Bit Stronger - Sara Evans (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
1988 - I Don't Want to Live Without You - Foreigner (1 week)
Birthdays 
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