Births
1891: Cole
Porter (Singer & Composer)
1915: Les
Paul (Guitarist)
1934: Jackie
Wilson (R&B Singer)
1951: James Newton Howard (Composer)
1954: Pete
Byrne (Lead Vocals for Naked Eyes)
1967: Dean Felber (Bass for Hootie & The
Blowfish)
1970: Ed Simons (Keyboards for The Chemical
Brothers)
1972: Wesley Reid Scantlin (Singer &
Guitarist for Puddle Of Mudd)
1978: Matthew Bellamy (Guitar, Vocals & Keyboards
for Muse)
Events
1958: In
hopes of derailing the controversy building over Jerry Lee Lewis' recent
marriage to his 14-year-old second cousin Myra Gale Brown, Sun Records head Sam
Phillips takes out a full-page ad in Billboard so that the Killer can
explain his actions. It doesn't help.
1959: Bobby
Darin plays his first Las Vegas gig at the Sahara, opening for comedian George
Burns.
1962: Tony
Bennett plays his first concert in Carnegie Hall, a move designed by promoter
Sid Bernstein to revive the crooner's career. With the subsequent release of
the single "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," it does just that.
1964: During an evening session Bob Dylan
recorded ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City.
1966: The
Beatles debut a "promotional film" of their latest b-side,
"Rain," on BBC-TV's Top Of The Pops.
1969: The
final nail in the coffin of Moby Grape is driven in when bassist Bob Mosley
leaves to become a Marine.
1969: The
Rolling Stones invite Mick Taylor, guitarist with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers,
to join the group as a replacement for recently deceased founder Brian Jones.
1970:
Princeton University awards Bob Dylan an honorary Doctorate of Music.
1972: Elvis
Presley begins the first of an unprecedented four sold-out shows at Madison
Square Garden, his first-ever New York City concert. Two Beatles were in
attendance -- George and John -- as well as Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Art
Garfunkel. Selections from the shows eventually made up the album Elvis: As
Recorded At Madison Square Garden.
1972: John
Hammond's latest discovery, Bruce Springsteen, signs with him at Columbia.
Bruce immediately begins to put together his famous E Street Band from the
sidemen in his various Asbury Park, NJ bar bands.
1977: George
Harrison is divorced from Pattie "Layla" Harrison, his wife of eleven
years.
1978: Siouxsie And The Banshees signed to Polydor
records in the UK.
1989: The
Doobie Brothers reunite to begin their first tour in eight years, and the first
reunion tour with their famous 1972-1975 lineup.
1990: M.C. Hammer's album “Please Hammer, Don’t
Hurt ‘Em” started a record breaking 21 week stay at the top of the US album
charts, making it the longest uninterrupted stay at the top since the album
charts started.
1990: Michael Jackson was admitted to a hospital
with a mystery illness. It was later diagnosed as an inflamed cartilage in his
rib cage.
1990: Wilson Phillips went to No.1 on the US with
'Hold On'. 25 years earlier to the day Wendy and Carnies father Beach Boy Brian
had been at No.1 with 'Help Me Rhonda'.
1993: The US
Postal Service introduces a new series of stamps called "Legends Of
American Music," its first to feature rock and R&B stars, featuring
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Bill Haley, Clyde McPhatter, Ritchie
Valens, and Dinah Washington.
1993: R&B
Singer Arthur Alexander suffered a fatal heart attack three days after
performing in Nashville with his new band at age 53.
1993: The
Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got To Do With It? opens in US theaters.
1994: After an argument TLC singer Left Eye set
fire to her boyfriend’s Atlanta mansion, worth $2 million, burning it to the
ground. She was charged with arson and fined $10,000 with five years probation.
1997: Carl
Perkins enters a Memphis hospital to have surgery on blocked arteries in his
neck.
1997: The Spice Girls started filming 'Spice
World The Movie'.
1998: The
Ronettes are awarded $12 million in back payments from producer Phil Spector in
a case brought to the New York State Supreme Court, claiming the infamous
producer had not paid them royalties since their big 1963 hits were issued.
Unfortunately, the verdict was overturned on appeal four years later.
1998: Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and Simply Red
singer Mick Hucknall were involved in a brawl at The Metropolitan Hotel,
London.
2002: It was announced that Rolling Stone Mick
Jagger was to be given a knighthood for his services to music.
2007: George Michael became the first music
artist to perform at the new Wembley Stadium in London when he played the first
of two shows at the venue during his ‘25 Live Tour’.
2009: The
Library of Congress gives 25 records the nod as this year's entrance into the
National Recording Registry, including The Who's "My Generation,"
Link Wray's "Rumble," and the Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley."
