Births
1936: Tom T.
Hall (Country Singer)
1948: Klaus Meine (Singer for The Scorpions)
1950: Robby
Steinhardt (Violin & Singer for Kansas)
1958: Paul Weller (Guitarist & Singer for The
Jam & Solo)
1969: Glen Drover (Guitar for
Megadeth & King Diamond)
1975: Lauryn Hill (Singer & Rapper The Fugees
& Solo)
1980: Joe King (Guitarist & vocals for The
Fray)
Events
1962: The
Isley Brothers release the single "Twist And Shout".
1965: While
onstage at a concert in Cardiff, Wales, Kinks guitarist Dave Davies slips and
falls into Mick Avory's drum kit, knocking himself unconscious and forcing the
group to cancel their current tour.
1965: Blues
artist Sonny Boy Williamson (II) was discovered in bed at the rooming house
where he had been staying, dead of an apparent heart attack suffered in his
sleep the night before. According to the
Led Zeppelin biography Hammer of the Gods, touring the UK in the 60's, Sonny
Boy set his hotel room on fire while trying to cook a rabbit in a coffee
percolator.
1966: Felton
Jarvis takes over for Chet Atkins as Elvis Presley's producer. Jarvis, a fan
from the early days, will be instrumental in moving the singer back to blues,
gospel, and R&B-based material.
1969: Folk
group Fairport Convention holds a benefit at London's Roundhouse for recently
deceased drummer Martin Lamble, who was killed in a car accident along with
guitarist Richard Thompson's girlfriend and the band's clothes designer.
1973: Carole
King holds a free concert in Central Park which draws a then-record 100,000
fans.
1974: Rick Wakeman became the first member of the
group Yes to have a No.1 album when 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' went
to the top of the charts.
1974: Pam Morrison, Jim Morrison's widow, died of a
drug overdose.
1978: The Who
perform a concert at London's Shepperton Film Studios specifically for use in
the upcoming documentary The Kids Are Alright. It will sadly prove to be
the group's last performance with original drummer Keith Moon.
1985: Dire Straits scored their second No.1 album
with 'Brothers In Arms', also No.1 in 25 other countries. It went on to sell
over 20 million copies worldwide.
1988 : Debbie Gibson's "Foolish Beat" hit
#1, making her the youngest artist to write, sing and produce a #1 hit. She was
17 years old at the time.
1991: Randy Travis and Lib Hatcher were married.
1992: Khalil Rountree, tour manager of Boyz II
Men was killed by gunfire after a scuffle in an elevator on the 26th floor of a
hotel in Chicago; their assistant tour manager was also injured.
1994: Barbra Streisand postponed the first night of
a six-night stand in Anaheim, CA. She had come down with viral laryngitis.
1995: The
earliest known recording of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, dating all the way
back to 1961, is sold at a London auction for over $85,000.
1996: Bradley Nowell (Singer for Sublime) was found
dead in his San Francisco motel room of a drug overdose at the age of 26.
1997: Bob
Dylan is admitted into a Los Angeles hospital suffering from chest pains and is
eventually diagnosed as suffering from histoplasmosis, an inflammation of the
cardial sac. As a result, his tour was canceled.
1997: Elvis
Presley officially tops the list of dead entertainers with sales of over one
billion records.
1998: Chicago
mayor Richard Daley declares this Ramsey Lewis Week in honor of the native
pop-jazz pianist.
2001: Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher won a damages
settlement from The Daily Mirror after they claimed he lied in court during
divorce proceedings with Meg Matthews.
2002: 30 Eminem fans were hurt after a crowd
surge at a gig in Washington DC. Five people were taken to hospital, one man
suffered a heart attack.
2004: Madonna canceled three shows in Israel
after terrorists threatened to kill her and her kids. A spokesperson said she was
targeted because she symbolizes the West and not because she practices the
Jewish faith Kabbalah.
2005: Domenic
Troiano (Guitar for The Guess Who, The James Gang) died of prostate cancer. His
condition was first diagnosed about ten years earlier.
2005: Carrie Underwood wins FOX-TV's
"American Idol" competition with a performance of the Martina McBride
hit "Independence Day."
2006: Ska
& Reggae legend Desmond Dekker died of a heart attack at his home in
Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon, England, aged 64.
2011: Scotty McCreery wins FOX's "American
Idol," singing "Live Like You Were Dying" on the episode with
Tim McGraw.
