Births
1910: Howlin'
Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnet) (Blues Singer &
Guitarist)
1922: Judy
Garland (Singer)
1961: Kim Deal (Bass & vocals for Pixies)
1961: Kelley Deal (Vocals & Guitar for The
Breeders)
1961: Maxi
Priest (Max Elliott) (Reggae Singer)
1964: Emma Anderson (Guitar for Lush)
1964: Jimmy Chamberlin (Drums for The Smashing
Pumpkins)
1967: Darren Robinson (Human Beatbox) (Rapper in
The Fat Boys)
1968: The D.O.C (Tracy Lynn Curry) (Rapper)
1970: Mike Doughty (Vocals & Guitar for Soul
Coughing)
1971: JoJo (Joel Hailey) (Vocals for Jodeci)
1973: Faith Evans (R&B Singer)
1977: Nergal (Adam Darski) (Lead Vocals for
Behemoth)
Events
1931: In a
country-music milestone, Jimmie Rodgers records in a Nashville studio with
gospel harmony legends The Carter Family.
1964: The first edition of the official Rolling
Stones book was issued. Also on this day, The Stones recorded 'It's All Over
Now', and ‘Time Is On My Side' during their first session at Chess studios in
Chicago.
1966: The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrates its 20th anniversary with a concert of 10,000
in their hometown of Denver.
1966: While
performing with the Small Faces on the ITV show Ready Steady Go!, lead
singer Steve Marriott collapses and falls on the stage from exhaustion, forcing
the band to cancel a week of upcoming shows.
1971: Police
fire tear gas into the rowdy crowd at tonight's Jethro Tull concert in Denver,
but the band continues playing even though some of them have trouble seeing
their instruments.
1972: Sammy Davis Jr started a three week run at
No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Candy Man', his only US No.1. The song was
taken from the film 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'.
1977: Joe Strummer and Nicky Headon from The
Clash were each fined $8.50 by a London court for spray-painting “The Clash” on
a wall.
1982: Addie Harris from The Shirelles died of a
heart attack after a show in Atlanta. They became the first all girl group to
have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
1986:
Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia slips into a diabetic coma for five days,
resulting in the cancellation of the remainder of the band's tour.
1990: Two members of 2 Live Crew were arrested in
Hollywood, FL, on obscenity charges. The album had been judged as obscene by a
federal judge.
1991:
Temptation David Ruffin's funeral is held in Detroit, with attendees including
Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and former bandmate Eddie Kendricks, who is
arrested at the service for failure to pay child support.
1992: Model
Kelly Emberg has her palimony suit against Rod Stewart thrown out.
1993: Irish singer Sinead O'Connor took out a
full-page ad in the Irish Times asking the public to "stop hurting me
please." She blamed her troubles on abuse she suffered as a child.
O'Connor was still being criticized for ripping up a picture of the Pope during
an appearance on Saturday Night Live the previous October.
1998: Rapper DMX was arrested in New York on
charges of rape, sodomy and unlawful imprisonment. DMX denied the charges.
1998: Steve Sanders (Oak Ridge Boys) was found dead
at the age of 45. He had apparently died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
2003: Kim Mathers, the ex-wife of rapper Eminem,
was arrested and released pending further investigation in St. Clair Shores,
Michigan, for driving with a revoked license. Two Ziploc bags containing a
'white powdery substance' were found in the glove box of her white Cadillac.
2004: Ray
Charles died at 11:35 a.m. of liver cancer at his home in Beverly Hills,
California, surrounded by family and friends. He was 73 years old.
2005: Ottawa
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson officially makes Paul Anka an Officer of the
Order of Canada.
