Birthdays
- 1909 - Leo Fender (d. 1991)
- 1922 - Al Alberts (Four Aces) (d. 2009)
- 1927 - Jimmy Martin ("King of Bluegrass") (d. 2005)
- 1928 - Jimmy Dean (d. 2010)
- 1928 - Eddie Fisher (d. 2010)
- 1932 - Floyd Robinson (d. 2016)
- 1934 - Jerry Crutchfield (producer)
- 1940 - Bobby Hatfield (Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003)
- 1940 - Jonie Mosby (born Joni Shields) (Johnny & Jonie Mosby)
- 1940 - Jerry Kennedy (producer, songwriter)
- 1943 - Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Bennett)
- 1943 - Jimmy Griffin (Bread) (d. 2005)
- 1945 - Larry Larden (Every Mother's Son)
- 1946 - Mick Clarke (Rubettes)
- 1947 - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
- 1949 - Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio)
- 1949 - Andy Cresswell-Davis (Korgis)
- 1950 - Patti Austin
- 1950 - Eric Braunn (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)
- 1956 - Charlie Peacock (producer)
- 1959 - Mark Price (All About Eve)
- 1961 - Jon Farriss (INXS)
- 1962 - Julia Fordham
- 1962 - Dan Donovan (Big Audio Dynamite)
- 1964 - Nenah Cherry
- 1964 - Aaron Hall (Guy)
- 1967 - Lorraine Pearson (Five Star)
- 1967 - Todd Nichols (Toad the Wet Sprocket)
- 1968 - Michael Bivens (New Edition, Bel Biv Devoe)
- 1968 - Leigh Marklew (Terrorvision)
- 1972 - Devon Allman
- 1973 - Jennifer Hanson
- 1977 - Aaron Kamin (Calling)
Deaths
- 1993 - David Rogers (57)
- 2002 - Michael Houser (Widespread Panic) - Pancreatic cancer (40)
- 2007 - Anthony Wilson (manager) - Kidney cancer (57)
- 2008 - Isaac Hayes - Stroke (65)
- 2011 - Billy Grammer (85)
- 2013 - Jody Payne (The Family) (77)
- 2013 - Eydie Gorme (84)
On This Day
- 1959 - Four members of the Platters were arrested in Cincinnati, OH when they were found with four 19-year-old women (three white) and charged with abetting prostitution, lewdness and assignation. They were acquitted but the arrest and publicity led to a blacklisting of the group's records on many stations in the U.S.
- 1963 - The Browns joined the Grand Ole Opry.
- 1964 - Mick Jagger was found guilty of speeding and driving without insurance in Liverpool.
- 1966 - The movie The Gold Guitar opened with Bill Anderson, Bill Carlisle, Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky, Margie Bowes, Del Reeves, Hugh X. Lewis, Charlie Louvin, Eddie Hill and Don Barber.
- 1970 - Elvis Presley opened a four-week engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.
- 1970 - Jim Morrison's trial for indecent exposure began in Miami.
- 1972 - Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for marijuana possession in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 1976 - Elton John played the first of ten nights at Madison Square Garden, breaking the Rolling Stones' record set the previous year.
- 1979 - Chuck Berry enters prison to serve a 100-day sentence for tax evasion.
- 1983 - Kajagoogoo fired lead singer Limahl.
- 1984 - Ernest Tubb entered a Nasville Hospital for breathing problems. He would stay the rest of his time.
- 1985 - Michael Jackson bought the Beatles' catalog for $47.5 million.
- 1985 - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran had a close call when his boat overturned trapping him and five crew members underneath for twenty minutes.
- 1987 - Wilson Pickett was found guilty of gun possession with intent to endanger life.
- 1991 - Vince Gill joined the Grand Ole Opry.
- 1992 - Def Leppard started the North American leg of their Seven Day Weekend tour.
- 1993 - Billy Joel is sued over his song River of Dreams by songwriter Gary Zimmerman.
- 1995 - Jimmy Buffett sang for President Bill Clinton on his birthday.
- 1996 - Aretha Franklin, Trisha Yearwood, Sandra Bullock, Jason Alexander and Mickey Hart helped the Smithsonian Institute celebrates its 150th birthday.
- 1999 - Paul "Bonehead" Arthur quit Oasis.
- 2002 - It was announced that Porter Wagoner and "Jumpin'" Bill Carlisle were the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
- 2005 - It was ruled that CBGB did not have to pay its landlord $90,000 in back rent.
- 2005 - The Rolling Stones opened their Bigger Bang Tour in Toronto.
- 2007 - A host of artists played the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at the Hollywood Bowl.
- 2009 - Brooks and Dunn announced they would break up next year after a final tour.
- 2012 - Insane Clown Posse objected to the FBI placing the fans, Juggalos, on their National Gang Threat Assessment Report.
- 2016 - Ed Sheeran was sued for his song Thinking Out Loud by the writers of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On, saying that Sheeran copied portions of the Gaye classic.
- 2017 - Taylor Swift took the stand in her lawsuit against a DJ she claims groped her during a photo session.
Marriages
- 1942 - Bob Wills and Betty Anderson (5th wife, 6th marriage)
- 1982 - Johnny Lyon (Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes)
- 2000 - Dave Matthews and Jennifer Ashley Harper
- 2001 - Martie Seidel (Dixie Chicks) and Gareth Maguire
- 2002 - Lisa Marie Presley and Nicholas Cage
Divorces
- 2004 - Vanessa Williams and Rick Fox (filed by Fox)
Recorded
- 1951 - Half as Much - Hank Williams
- 1965 - England Swings - Roger Miller
- 1976 - (You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie - Emmylou Harris
Released
- 1964 - Do You Want to Know a Secret, Please Please Me, Love Me Do, Twist & Shout - Beatles (singles, re-released)
- 1968 - Magic Bus - Who (single)
- 1984 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers (debut album)
Broadcasts
- 1963 - Thank Your Lucky Stars (U.K.) (100th episode) - Cliff Richard & the Shadows, Searchers, Brian Poole & the Tremeloes, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, Alma Cogan
- 1969 - Hee Haw (CBS) - Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, Roy Clark
- 1975 - Manhattan Transfer (premier)
- 1982 - Late Night with David Letterman - Frank & Moon Unit Zappa
- 1995 - Late Show with David Letterman - Van Halen
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
- 1946 - To Each His Own - Eddy Howard (5 weeks)
- 1959 - A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley (2 weeks)
- 1963 - Fingertips, Part 2 - Stevie Wonder (3 weeks)
- 1974 - Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
- 1968 - Wheels of Fire - Cream (4 weeks)
- 1974 - Back Home Again - John Denver (1 week)
- 1985 - Reckless - Bryan Adams (2 weeks)
- 2002 - Unleashed - Toby Keith (1 week)
- 2013 - Stars Dance - Selena Gomez (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
- 1959 - Thank You Pretty Baby - Ray Charles (4 weeks)
- 1968 - Stay in My Corner - Dells (3 weeks)
- 1991 - I Can't Wait Another Minute - Hi-Five
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
- 1985 - I'm For Love - Hank Williams, Jr. (1 week)
- 1996 - Carried Away - George Strait (3 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1974 - Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack (2 weeks)
- 1985 - Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young (2 weeks)
- 1996 - Change the World - Eric Clapton (13 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
- 1956 - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day (6 weeks)
- 1961 - You Don't Know - Helen Shapiro (3 weeks)
- 2002 - Colourblind - Darius (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Albums
- 1957 - The King and I - Soundtrack (3 weeks (33 previous weeks))
- 1968 - Delilah - Tom Jones (1 week)
- 1991 - Essential Pavarotti II - Luciano Pavarotti (2 weeks)
- 2002 - The Rising - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)
- 2013 - The Impossible Dream - Richard & Adam (4 weeks)
- 2017 - Everything Now - Arcade Fire (1 week)
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