December 27

Births

1901: Marlene Dietrich (Singer)

1931: Scotty Moore (Guitar for Elvis)

1941: Mike Pinder (Keyboards for The Moody Blues)

1944: Mike Jones (Guitar for Foreigner)

1948: Larry Byrom (Guitar for Steppenwolf)

1950: Terry Bozzio (Drums for Missing Persons & Frank Zappa)

1952: David Knopfler (Rhythm Guitar & Piano for Dire Straits)

1960: Youth (Martin Glover) (Bass for Killing Joke)

1984: Pleasure P (Marcus Ramone Cooper) (R&B Singer in Pretty Ricky & Solo)

1988: Hayley Williams (Singer for Paramore)

Events

1932: With 6,200 seats and a stage spanning 10,000 square feet, the world's largest indoor theater of the time, Radio City Music Hall, opens in New York City with a massive six-hour show.

1939: CBS Radio presents the first episode of the bi-weekly musical variety program The Glenn Miller Show.

1958: While attending a class at the Liverpool College of Art, John Lennon meets student Cynthia Powell, later to become his first wife.

1964: The Supremes appear on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, singing "Come See About Me." They would go on to appear 14 more times on "Sullivan" with Diana Ross, more than any other rock act.

1971: CBS-TV debuts the first fall season of The Sonny and Cher Show.

1975: Queen started a two-week run at No.1 on the Album chart with 'A Night At The Opera' the group's first No.1 album.

1978: Chris Bell (Singer / Songwriter & Guitar for Big Star) died in a car accident at 27 years old.

1985: Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon married model Yasmin Parvanah.

1989: Chuck Berry is sued by the former cook of his restaurant, Southern Air of Wentzville, MO, alleging that the rocker installed hidden video cameras in the ladies restrooms. 200 female, all former patrons of the diner, will eventually sue Berry over the incident.

1992: Harry Connick Jr was arrested at Kennedy Airport, New York after police discovered a 9mm pistol in his hand luggage.

1998: Busta Rhymes (AKA Trevor Smith) was arrested and charged with criminal possession after police found a loaded, unregistered pistol in his car. The police originally pulled Rhymes over for changing lanes three times without signaling.

1999: Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs and his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were arrested after a gun was found in their car as they left a Manhattan nightclub. Police were investigating a shooting in the club.