- 1907 - Sunnyland Slim (born Albert Luandrew) (d. 1995)
- 1912 - John Cage (d. 1992)
- 1931 - Carmol Taylor (songwriter) (d. 1986)
- 1936 - Willie Woods (Junior Walker & the All-Stars) (d. 1997)
- 1939 - John Stewart (Kingston Trio) (d. 2008)
- 1943 - Joe "Speedo" Frazier (Impalas) (d. 2014)
- 1945 - Al Stewart
- 1945 - Dean Ford (Marmalade) (d. 2018)
- 1946 - Loudon Wainwright III
- 1946 - Freddie Mercury (Queen) (d. 1991)
- 1947 - Mel Collins (King Crimson, Alan Parsons Project)
- 1947 - Legendary Stardust Cowboy (born Norman Odam)
- 1947 - Louis "Chip" Davis (founder of Manheaim Steamroller)
- 1947 - Buddy Miles (Electric Flag, Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys) (d. 2008)
- 1949 - Clem Clempson (Colosseum, Humble Pie)
- 1951 - Jamie Oldaker (Eric Clapton, Tractors)
- 1961 - Sal Solo (Classix Nouveaux)
- 1963 - Terry Ellis (En Vogue)
- 1968 - Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
- 1969 - Dweezil Zappa
- 1980 - Kevin Simm (Liberty X)
- 1982 - Sondre Lerche
Deaths
- 1969 - Josh White - During heart valve surgery (55)
- 1970 - Curley Williams (songwriter) (56)
- 1978 - Joe Negroni (Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) - Cerebral hemorrhage (37)
- 1990 - Charley Charles (Ian Dury & the Blockheads) - Cancer (45)
- 1998 - Sonny Knight - Complications from a stroke (64)
- 1999 - Katie Webster (piano player for Lightnin' Slim & Otis Redding) - Heart failure (63)
- 2003 - Gisele MacKenzie - Colon cancer (76)
- 2012 - Joe South - Heart failure (72)
- 2014 - Simone Battle (G.R.L.) - Suicide (25)
On This Day
- 1958 - The Country Music Association (CMA) was chartered.
- 1958 - David Alan Coe was released from a reformatory after two years for stealing a car.
- 1962 - Brian Epstein went to George Martin's office to hear an acetate of the Beatles Love Me Do.
- 1962 - Elvis Presley started filming It Happened At The World's Fair.
- 1963 - The Rolling Stones started their fourth tour of the U.K.
- 1965 - Sonny & Cher made their first live appearance in the U.K. in London.
- 1966 - John Lennon started work on the film How I Won the War.
- 1968 - Tiny Tim sued his former label, Bouget Records, saying that they were releasing early recordings without his permission.
- 1976 - Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd was seriously injured in a car accident in Florida.
- 1980 - A statue of Buddy Holly was unveiled in his hometown of Lubbock, TX.
- 1987 - Ian Astbury of the Cult was arrested for allegedly inciting a riot in Vancouver during their show.
- 1987 - The cancellation of American Bandstand was announced after thirty years on the air.
- 1987 - Bob Dylan opened his Temples in Flames tour in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 1990 - B.B. King received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1991 - C.C. Deville was fired from Poison after he played the wrong song at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- 1993 - Dave Navarro joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- 1995 - Two sons of George Jones sued their father for royalties on over twenty songs that they wrote for him.
- 2001 - Reba McEntire started shooting her new TV comedy series Reba.
- 2001 - Don Henley, Courtney Love and LeAnn Rimes testified before a California government committee on fairness in recording contracts.
- 2003 - Bail for Beanie Sigel is revoked when the judge in his murder trial hears testimony that the rapper had been threatening witnesses.
- 2003 - Neil Young's film Greendale premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- 2011 - Songwriter Kara DioGuardi made her Broadway debut in Chicago.
- 2016 - An asteroid was named after Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday.
- 2019 - Ian and Syliva Tyson were inducted into the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
Marriages
- 1945 - Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Scaduto (Bryant)
- 1991 - John Travolta and Kelly Preston
- 1992 - John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin
Divorces
- 2000 - Noel Gallagher (Oasis) and Meg Matthews
Recorded
- 1956 - Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter
- 1957 - You Win Again - Jerry Lee Lewis
- 1957 - Blue Christmas, Treat Me Nice - Elvis Presley
- 1965 - Get Off of My Cloud - Rolling Stones
- 1967 - I Am the Walrus - Beatles (first day of recording song)
- 1970 - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
- 1974 - (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time - Ronnie Milsap
Released
- 1953 - Nadine - Coronets (single)
- 1964 - Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (single)
- 1975 - Letting Go - Wings (single)
- 1981 - Ai a Mwana - Bananarama (debut single)
- 1988 - ...And Justice for All - Metallica
- 1989 - Louder Than Love - Soundgarden (first grunge album on a major label)
- 1996 - The Beatles Anthology - Beatles (video set)
Awards
- 1986 - MTV Video Music Awards
- Video of the Year, Group Video - Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
- Male Video - Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
- Female Video - How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
- New Artist, Concept Video, Experimental Video - Take on Me - a-ha
- Stage Performance in a Video - t's Only Love - Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
- Overall Performance - Dancing in the Streets - David Bowie and Mick Jagger
- Video Vanguard Award - Madonna, Zbigniew Rybczynski
- 2006 - Mercury Prize - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
Broadcasts
- 1967 - Hollywood Palace (ABC) - Bing Crosby, Association
- 1967 - The Porter Wagoner Show (Syn) - Dolly Parton (first appearance)
- 1968 - Top of the Pops - Doors
- 1975 - Midnight Special (NBC) - Helen Reddy, Peter Frampton, Four Seasons, Hoyt Axton
- 1976 - Johnny Cash and Friends (CBS) - Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, June Carter, Steve Martin
- 1999 - Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon - Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Cher, Tom Petty, LeAnn Rimes, Pam Tillis
- 2004 - Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon - Trick Pony, Kenny Rogers, The Warren Brothers, Joe Nichols, Brad Cotter, Elton John, Tony Orlando
- 2008 - Stand Up to Cancer (multiple networks) - Miley Cyrus, Sheryl Crow, Mariah Carey, Melissa Etheridge, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland
- 2010 - Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Barry Manilow, Billy Gilman, Gary Morris, The Grascals, The Oak Ridge Boys
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
- 1964 - House of the Rising Sun - Animals (3 weeks)
- 1998 - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith (4 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
- 1981 - Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks (1 week)
- 1998 - Follow the Leader - Korn (1 week)
- 2009 - Keep on Loving You - Reba McEntire (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
- 1987 - Love is a House - The Force M.D.'s (2 weeks)
- 1998 - The First Night - Monica (6 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
- 1970 - All For the Love of Sunshine - Hank Williams, Jr. & The Mike Curb Congregation (2 weeks)
- 1987 - She's Too Good to Be True - Exile (1 week)
- 1992 - I Still Believe in You - Vince Gill (2 weeks)
- 2009 - Big Green Tractor - Jason Aldean (4 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1981 - Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (3 weeks)
- 1992 - Restless Heart - Peter Cetera (2 weeks)
- 1998 - To Love You More - Celine Dion (6 weeks)
Number Ones - British Singles
- 1981 - Tainted Love - Soft Cell (2 weeks)
- 1998 - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers (1 week)
- 2009 - Holiday - Dizzee Rascal Featuring Chrome (1 week)
Number Ones - British Albums
- 1987 - Hits 6 - Various Artists (1 week)
- 1992 - Kylie Greatest Hits - Kylie Minogue (1 week)
- 1998 - Where We Belong - Boyzone (2 weeks)
- 2009 - Humbug - Arctic Monkeys (2 weeks)
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