Birthdays
- 1893 - Jimmy Durante (d. 1980)
- 1914 - Larry Adler (d. 2001)
- 1937 - Don Wilson (Ventures)
- 1939 - Roberta Flack
- 1940 - Jimmy Merchant (Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers)
- 1940 - Kenny Rankins (d. 2009)
- 1943 - Ral Donner (d. 1984)
- 1944 - Peter Allen (d. 1992)
- 1944 - Clifford T. Ward (d. 2001)
- 1944 - Nathaniel Mayer (d. 2008)
- 1947 - Norman Harris (producer (Delfonics, Trammps, MFSB)) (d. 1987)
- 1949 - Nigel Olsson (Elton John)
- 1958 - Robbie Nevil
- 1960 - Lionel Cartwright
- 1962 - Cliff Burton (Metallica) (d. 1986)
- 1977 - Rosanna Tavarez (Eden's Crush)
- 1978 - Don Omar
- 1979 - Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw)
- 1983 - Vic Fuentes (Pierce the Vail)
Deaths
- 1975 - Dave Alexander (Stooges) - Pulmonary Edema (27)
- 1986 - Art Satherley (country & blues producer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame) (96)
- 1997 - Brian Connolly (Sweet) - Renal & liver failure, heart attack (51)
- 2002 - Dave Van Ronk (65)
- 2006 - J Dilla (born James Yancy) - TTP (32)
On This Day
- 1942 - Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo-Choo became the first gold record recipient.
- 1955 - The movie Hired Guns starring Faron Young debuted.
- 1955 - The Louvin Brothers became members of the Grand Ole Opry.
- 1958 - The Annette series began running on the Mickey Mouse Club.
- 1972 - David Bowie opened his Ziggy Stardust Tour in London.
- 1974 - Phil Spector was in a serious car accident that led to his needing extensive plastic surgery.
- 1974 - Deep Purple opened a North American tour in Los Angeles
- 1976 - Elvis Presley became a police reserve in Memphis.
- 1990 - Eric Clapton completed his 18-night run at London's Royal Albert Hall.
- 1998 - Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses was charged with disorderly conduct after a fight with a baggage handler in Arizona.
- 1999 - Musician magazine stopped publication after 21 years.
- 2001 - Eminem was investigated for drug use after he appeared to take ecstasy during a show in Manchester.
- 2003 - The Rolling Stones play a free show in Los Angeles with help from Bill Clinton to raise awareness of global warming.
- 2004 - Diana Ross was given a sentence of two days in jail for a DUI charge.
- 2005 - Roger Daltrey was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- 2011 - The video game series Guitar Hero was discontinued.
- 2014 - A Seattle woman was charged with cyber stalking after sending over 100 threatening tweets to Chris Cornell.
- 2017 - Universal Records signed a deal with the estate of Prince to released vault recordings.
Marriages
- 1966 - Bob Marley and Rita Anderson (Soulettes)
- 2001 - Weird Al Yankovic and Suzanne Krajewski
- 2006 - Scott Stapp (Creed) and Jaclyn Nesheiwat
Recorded
- 1956 - Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
- 1973 - Ring Ring - ABBA
- 1977 - The Clash began recording their first album.
Released
- 1958 - The Fires Burn No More - Chesters (debut single - Would become Little Anthony & the Imperials)
- 1971 - Tapestry - Carole King
- 1976 - Dream On - Aerosmith (single, re-release)
- 1978 - Van Halen - Van Halen (debut album)
- 1978 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (single)
- 1987 - Exposure - Expose (debut album)
- 2004 - The College Dropout - Kanye West (solo debut album)
Awards
- 2008 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Female Pop Vocal - Rehab - Amy Winehouse
- Album of the Year - River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
- New Artist - Amy Winehouse
- Male Pop Vocal - What Goes Around Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
- Rock Solo Vocal - Gravity - Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
- Rock Performance Duo or Group, Alternative Album - Icky Thump - White Stripes
- Hard Rock Performance - The Pretender - Foo Fighters
- Metal Performance - Final Six - Slayer
- Female R&B Vocal - No One - Alicia Keys
- Male R&B Vocal - Future Baby Mama - Prince
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - Disrespectful - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
- R&B Album - Funk This - Chaka Khan
- Rap Solo - Stronger - Kanye West
- Rap Performance Duo or Group - Southside - Common Featuring Kanye West
- Rap Album - Graduation - Kanye West
- Female Country Vocal - Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
- Male Country Vocal - Stupid Boy - Keith Urban
- Duo or Group Country Performance - How Long - Eagles
- Country Album - These Days - Vince Gill
- Blues Traditional Album - Last of the Great Mississippi Bluesmen: Live in Dallas - Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr., David Honeyboy Edwards
- Blues Contemporary Blues Album - The Road to Escondido - J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
Broadcasts
- 1993 - Oprah Winfrey - Michael Jackson (first interview in 14 years)
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
- 1945 - Rum and Coca-Cola - Andrews Sisters (6 weeks)
- 1958 - Don't / I Beg of You - Elvis Presley (5 weeks)
- 1968 - Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat (5 weeks)
- 1979 - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart (4 weeks)
- 1990 - Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair (3 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
- 1958 - Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra (5 weeks)
- 1979 - Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart (3 weeks)
- 2001 - J. Lo - Jennifer Lopez (1 week)
- 2007 - Late Night Special - Pretty Ricky (1 week)
- 2018 - Culture II - Migos (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
- 1945 - Somebody's Gotta Go - Cootie Williams and His Orchestra (1 week)
- 1973 - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love - Spinners (1 week)
- 1990 - Real Love - Skyy (1 week)
- 2001 - Stutter - Joe Featuring Mystikal (5 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
- 1979 - Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt (3 weeks)
- 1990 - Southern Star - Alabama (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1968 - The Lesson - Vikki Carr (1 week)
- 1979 - I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray (4 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
- 2001 - Whole Again - Atomic Kitten (4 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Albums
- 1968 - Four Tops' Greatest Hits - Four Tops (1 week)
- 1973 - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player - Elton John (6 weeks)
- 1979 - Action Replay - Various Artists (1 week)
- 2001 - No Angel - Dido (6 weeks)
- 2007 - Not Too Late - Norah Jones (1 week)
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