- 1904 - Dave Kapp (founder of Kapp Records) (d. 1976)
- 1925 - Felice Bryant (d. 2003)
- 1928 - Herb Reed (Platters) (d. 2012)
- 1935 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk (d. 1977)
- 1936 - Charles Pope (Tams) (d. 2013)
- 1942 - B.J. Thomas
- 1942 - Garrison Keillor
- 1943 - Lana Cantrell
- 1945 - Kerry Chater (Gary Puckett & the Union Gap)
- 1949 - Carlo Novi (Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes)
- 1950 - Rodney Crowell
- 1952 - Andy Fraser (Free) (d. 2015)
- 1952 - Richard Joswick (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods)
- 1958 - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
- 1959 - Michael Peterson
- 1960 - Jackie O'Sullivan (Bananarama)
- 1962 - Alison Brown
- 1964 - Ian Dench (EMF)
- 1965 - Raul Malo (Mavericks)
- 1966 - Kristen Hirsch (Throwing Muses)
- 1976 - Barry Kerch (Shinedown)
- 1977 - Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)
Deaths
- 1971 - Homer Haynes (Homer & Jethro) - Heart attack (51)
- 1984 - Esther Phillips - Liver & kidney failure due to drug use (48)
- 2001 - Larry Adler (harmonica player with Sting, Elton John) (87)
- 2001 - Billy Byrd (credited as first electric guitar player in country music) - Natural causes (81)
- 2009 - Mike Seeger - Cancer (75)
- 2011 - Marshall Grant (Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two) (83)
On This Day
- 1946 - Merle Travis wrote Sixteen Tons.
- 1948 - Hank Williams made his debut on the Louisiana Hayride.
- 1963 - The film Beach Party with Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Dick Dale & the Del Tones premiers.
- 1965 - Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five is pulled off of a Chicago stage by rabid fans, breaking ribs.
- 1970 - Over 200,000 people attended the Goose Lake International Music Festival in Leoni, MI to see acts like Bob Seger, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Mountain, 10 Years After, John Sebastian, Iggy & the Stooges, MC5, Brownsville Station, James Gang, Rod Stewart and the Flying Burrito Brothers.
- 1970 - Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac.
- 1979 - X-Ray Spex break up after Poly Styrene tries to take the group in a folk direction.
- 1981 - The film Heavy Metal was released.
- 1981 - B.J. Thomas became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
- 1982 - Sting sued Virgin Publishing saying that he has an unfair deal with the company over his early works.
- 1985 - Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall become the parents of James Leroy Jagger.
- 1987 - 24 years after the release of Beach Part, Back to the Beach opens in the U.S.
- 1991 - Willie Nelson sold his ranch in Colorado to pay off his tax debt.
- 1997 - An estimated one-million people attended a Garth Brooks concert in Central Park, New York, the largest crowd in history.
- 1999 - 55 people are arrested for rioting outside of a Dave Matthews Band concert in Hartford, CT.
- 2000 - The family of Jimi Hendrix won in court, gaining ownership of www.jimihendrix.com.
- 2002 - Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington of Oasis were injured in a car accident in Indianapolis, IN, receiving cuts and bruises.
- 2003 - The Osmonds received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2004 - William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys suffered a heart attack.
- 2005 - Marc Cohn was shot in the head during a carjacking in Denver.
- 2006 - Johnny Rodriguez broke his jaw and cheekbone when he was thrown from a horse.
- 2007 - Lily Allen's U.S. work visa was canceled after she arrived in Los Angles over an alleged assault in London.
- 2007 - It was announced that Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery had been elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
- 2008 - Genesis finished their reunion tour.
- 2008 - Former Sugarland member Karen Hall sued Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush saying that she was not compensated for her early contributions to the band.
- 2011 - Big Boi of OutKast was arrested on drug charges in Miami.
- 2012 - Randy Travis was arrested when he was found naked, lying in the middle of a road and smelling of alcohol.
Marriages
- 1954 - Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto
- 1966 - Xavier Cugat and Charo
- 1974 - Peter Wolf (J Geils Band) and Faye Dunaway
- 1995 - LL Cool J and Simone Johnson
- 2008 - Jewel and Ty Murray
- 2010 - Robbie Williams and Ayda Field
Divorces
- 1990 - Bob Dylan and Carolyn Dennis (filed by Dennis)
Recorded
- 1971 - Just Another Band From L.A. - Frank Zappa
- 1979 - It's Hard To Be Humble - Mac Davis
Released
- 1962 - Sentimentally Yours - Patsy Cline (final studio album)
- 1965 - It Ain't Me Babe - Turtles (single)
- 1979 - All the Gold in California - Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers (single)
- 1980 - On the Road Again - Willie Nelson (single)
- 1989 - The Cinderella Theory - George Clinton
- 1989 - Country Club - Travis Tritt (debut single)
Broadcasts
- 1955 - Ed Sullivan Show - Bill Haley & the Comets
- 1956 - The Gene Autrey Show (CBS) (final show)
- 1957 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Paul Anka (national TV debut)
- 1993 - America Comes To Graceland - Mac Davis, George Harrison, John Denver, Lisa Hartman, Elton John, Richard Marx
- 1997 - Garth Brooks Live in Central Park (HBO) - Billy Joel, Don McLean
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
- 1954 - Sh-Boom - Crew Cuts (7 weeks)
- 1965 - I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits (1 week)
- 1971 - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees (4 weeks)
- 1976 - Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee (4 weeks)
- 2004 - Slow Motion - Juvenile Featuring Soulja Slim (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
- 1982 - Mirage - Fleetwood Mac (5 weeks)
- 1993 - Black Sunday - Cypress Hill (2 weeks)
- 2004 - Autobiography - Ashlee Simpson (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
- 1965 - In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett (1 week)
- 1971 - Hot Pants (Part 1) - James Brown (1 week)
- 1976 - Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire (2 weeks)
- 1993 - Check You Self - Ice Cube Featuring Das EFX (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
- 1961 - I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline (2 weeks)
- 1965 - The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (and the Last Thing Ev'ry Night) - Jimmy Dean (2 weeks)
- 1976 - Golden Ring - George Jones & Tammy Wynette (1 week)
- 1982 - Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams, Jr. (1 week)
- 2004 - Somebody - Reba McEntire (1 week)
- 2010 - Undo It - Carrie Underwood (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1961 - Together - Connie Francis (1 week)
- 1965 - Save Your Heart For Me - Gary Lewis & the Playboys (3 weeks)
- 1971 - If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John (3 weeks)
- 1976 - Let 'Em In - Wings (1 week)
- 1999 - You'll Be In My Heart - Phil Collins (3 weeks)
- 2004 - This One's For the Girls - Martina McBride (6 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
- 1982 - Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners With the Emerald Express (4 weeks)
- 1999 - When You Say Nothing at All - Ronan Keating (2 weeks)
- 2004 - Thunderbirds / 3 AM - Busted (2 weeks)
- 2010 - All Time Low - Wanted (1 week)
Number Ones - U.K. Albums
- 1971 - Hot Hits 6 - Various Artists (1 week)
- 1982 - The Kids From “Fame” - Kids From Fame (8 weeks)
- 2004 - Live in Hyde Park - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2 weeks)
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