Births
1936: Mary Travers (Singer / Songwriter in Peter, Paul and Mary)
1941: Tom Fogerty (Rhythm Guitar in Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1948: Joe Bouchard (Bass for Blue Oyster Cult)
1964: Pepa (Sandra Denton) (Rapper in Salt ‘N’ Pepa)
1970: Scarface, (Brad Terrance Jordan) (Rapper)
1970: Susan Tedeschi (Blues Artist)
1973: Nick Lachey (Singer in 98 Degrees & Solo)
1978: Sisqo (Mark Andrews) (R&B Singer in Dru Hill & Solo)
Events
1956: Buddy Holly begins his first solo tour, opening for country singers George Jones and Hank Locklin.
1958: Elvis Presley's massive hit "Hound Dog" b/w "Don't Be Cruel" becomes only the third record in history to sell more than three million copies, following two seasonal favorites: Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and Gene Autry's "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer."
1959: Sam Cooke is guaranteed $100,000 by RCA if he chooses to leave his current home, Keen Records.
1960: Demetra Plakas (Drums for L7)
1963: The Beatles' new single, "I Want To Hold Your Hand," becomes the first-ever UK single to receive advance orders of one million copies.
1963: "Louie, Louie" was released by the Kingsmen.
1967: In a battle of egos, the Byrds' Roger McGuinn boots David Crosby from the group, leaving Crosby to form CSNY instead.
1967: The first issue of the rock periodical Rolling Stone hits the shelves in San Francisco, CA, with a cover featuring John Lennon, in a still from his upcoming movie How I Won The War, and a free roach clip with every issue.
1968: Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant marries his first wife. Maureen, in London, then holds the wedding reception at the local club the Roundhouse, where the group plays its first London gig.
1971: Carly Simon attends James Taylor's concert at Carnegie Hall and the two fall madly in love.
1990: The IRS seizes Willie Nelson's bank accounts and real estate holdings to pay off $16 million in back taxes.
1993: The Dave Matthews Band released their first album, ‘Remember Two Things’ on the Bama Rags label.
1996: For the first time, Bob Dylan licenses one of his songs for commercial use, in this case, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" to the Bank of Montreal.
1997: Paul Weller (The Jam & The Style Council) was arrested and spent the night in a French jail after smashing up his hotel room. His record company paid $8,000 to cover the damage; Weller was released the following day.
1998: Michael Jackson successfully settles his lawsuit with London's Daily Mirror newspaper, which had claimed his face was disfigured by endless cosmetic surgery. Jackson claimed the photos had been doctored.
1998: Rick James bangs his head back and forth during a performance in Denver, CO, causing a blood vessel in his neck to rupture and bringing on a minor stroke.
1999: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the century's big winners, sales-wise: The Beatles have sold the most albums (106 million), with Garth Brooks and Barbra Streisand the most successful male and female solo artists. Elvis Presley leads the pack on gold and platinum certifications with 77 (singles) and 80 (albums), while Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97" (rewritten as a tribute to the recently-deceased Princess Diana) is the best-selling single of the century. The best-selling album, surprisingly, is the Eagles' Greatest Hits 1971-1975, which has just overtaken Michael Jackson's Thriller.
2000: Gretchen Wilson and her boyfriend, Mike Penner, have a daughter, Grace.
