2012 - Peter Jones (Crowded House) - Brain cancer (49)
2014 - Jerry Vale (born Genaro Vitaliano) (83)
2017 - Chris Cornell - Suicide (52)
On This Day
1957 - Rusty & Doug Kershaw made their debuts on the Grand Ole Opry.
1963 - The Beatles started their first tour as the featured act.
1964 - A riot broke out at a Rolling Stones concert in Scotland after 4,000 fans showed up with forged tickets.
1964 - Paul McCartney is interviewed by David Frost on the BBC.
1966 - The Castiles with lead singer Bruce Springsteen made their first recordings.
1967 - The Beatles agreed to do a worldwide satellite Broadcasts of them recording the song All You Need is Love.
1968 - The North California Rock Festival was held with the Doors, the Grateful Dead, the Steve Miller Band, Taj Mahal, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Country Joe & the Fish and the Jefferson Airplane.
1978 - Bob Marley & the Wailers opened a U.S. tour in Ann Arbor, MI.
1978 - The movie The Buddy Holly Story with Gary Busey premiers in Dallas, TX.
1981 - Diana Ross left Motown for a new contract with RCA.
1982 - Joe Strummer of the Clash reappears after going into hiding for a month in Paris.
1986 - The made for TV movie Stagecoach starring Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings aired.
1993 - Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1998 - Berry Gordy received the inaugural ASCAP American Legend Award.
2003 - The funeral of June Carter Cash was held in Hendersonville, TN.
Marriages
1964 - Ritchie Blackmore and Margrit Volkmar
1996 - Brad Nowell (Sublime) and Troy Dendekker
2007 - Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil
Recorded
1963 - Louie Louie - Kingsmen
1964 - House of the Rising Sun - Animals
1966 - Bus Stop - Hollies
Released
1968 - Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim (single)
1999 - Millennium - Backstreet Boys
Broadcasts
1986 - Stagecoach (CBS) - Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, June Carter Cash, John Schneider, Jessi Colter, David Allan Coe, Billy Swan
1995 - Seinfeld (NBC) - Bette Midler
2002 - Ultimate Manilow (CBS) - Barry Manilow
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1959 - Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison (2 weeks)
1963 - If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul (2 weeks)
1968 - Tighten Up - Archie Bell & the Drells (2 weeks)
1974 - The Streak - Ray Stevens (3 weeks)
1985 - Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (1 week)
1991 - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) - Hi-Five (1 week)
1996 - Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (8 weeks)
2013 - Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton (5 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
1985 - No Jacket Required - Phil Collins (2 weeks (4 previous weeks at number 1))
1991 - Out of Time - R.E.M. (1 week)
2002 - Hood Rich - Big Tymers (1 week)
2013 - Life on a Rock - Kenny Chesney (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
1968 - Tighten Up - Archie Bell & the Drells (2 weeks)
1974 - I'm in Love - Aretha Frankin (2 weeks)
1985 - Fresh - Kool & the Gang (1 week)
1991 - It Should've Been You - Teddy Pendergrass (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
1946 - New Spanish Two-Step - Bob Wills (1 week)
1959 - The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton (10 weeks)
1968 - I Wanna Live - Glen Campbell (1 week)
1974 - Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith (1 week)
1985 - Step That Step - Sawyer Brown (1 week)
1996 - My Maria - Brooks & Dunn (3 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
1968 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (3 weeks)
1974 - The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch (1 week)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
1961 - On the Rebound - Floyd Cramer (1 week)
1967 - Silence is Golden - Tremeloes (3 weeks)
1974 - Sugar Baby Love - Rubettes (4 weeks)
2002 - If Tomorrow Never Comes - Ronan Keating (1 week)
Birthdays
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