Births
1929: June
Carter Cash (Country Singer)
1940: Stu
Sutcliffe (Original Bassist for The Beatles)
1941: Robert
Hunter (Singer & Guitar for Grateful Dead & Solo)
1955: Glenn Danzig (Vocals for Misfits, Samhain
& Danzig)
1956: Randy Darius Jackson (Bass Player &
American Idol Judge)
1962: Steve Shelley (Drums for Sonic Youth)
1962: Chuck Billy (Vocals for
Testament)
1964: Joey Allen (Guitar for Warrant)
1965: Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs (Rhythm Guitar for
Oasis)
1966: James MacPherson (Drummer for Guided By Voices
& The Breeders)
1975: KT Tunstall (Singer / Songwriter)
1977: Jason Mraz (Singer/Songwriter &
Guitarist)
1978: Memphis Bleek (Malik Cox) (Rapper)
1978: Frédéric Leclercq (Bass for Dragon Force)
1984: Duffy (Aimee Anne Duffy) (Singer)
Events
1960: Paul
Anka opens at New York's Copacabana nightclub, the youngest act ever to do so
at the time.
1963: Del
Shannon's cover of the Beatles' "From Me To You" hits the bottom of
the Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming the first Lennon-McCartney
composition to ever make the US charts.
1967: John
Entwistle ,Bassist for The Who, marries his first wife childhood sweetheart
Alison Wise.
1970: Chubby
Checker and three passengers are arrested in Niagara Falls after police
discover marijuana and other, unidentified capsules in the rocker's car. The
charges are later dropped, however.
1972: Smokey
Robinson appears onstage for the last time with his group The Miracles in
Washington, DC.
1975: Alice
Cooper falls off the stage during his Welcome To My Nightmare tour stop
in Vancouver, breaking six ribs in the process.
1976: Paul
McCartney wraps up the Wings Over America tour at the Forum in Los
Angeles, marking last time the ex-Beatle would tour until 1989.
1977: Who
drummer Keith Moon joins Led Zeppelin onstage in Los Angeles for rousing
versions of "Rock And Roll" and a drum duet on "Moby Dick,"
both pounded out on tympani.
1979: The
Charlie Daniels Band released "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
1979: The Knack released the single “My Sharona”.
1984: Duran Duran started a two week run at No.1
on the US singles chart with 'The Reflex', the group's first US No.1.
1990: Actor
Gary Busey, best-known for his lead role in the controversial 1978 biopic The
Buddy Holly Story, purchases one of Buddy's guitars, complete with tooled
leather case made by the rocker, in auction for approximately $240,000.
1990: 13-year-old Keith Sorrentino filed a
$500,000 lawsuit against Madonna, claiming he suffered nightmares and
bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna’s home when she
allegedly flung him to the ground.
2000: Michael
Jackson is sued by a German promoter for $21 million after the singer cancels
two once-in-a-lifetime millennial New Year's concerts.
2003: Diana
Ross pleads not guilty to drunk driving charges in Tucson after being
discovered with a 0.2 BAC, claiming that the arresting officer threatened her
with injury if she didn't take the breath test.
2003: In London, Eminem gave a $450,000 necklace to
a fan in the front row of a concert. He had announced while from the stage that
"I'm going to give this to the sexiest woman I see."
2004: St.
Andrews University in Scotland presents Bob Dylan with an honorary doctorate in
Music.
2009: Chris Brown pleaded guilty to one count of
assault on his former girlfriend, Rihanna. The 19 year-old R&B singer was
sentenced to five years probation and ordered to do six months community
service. Brown had faced charges of assaulting Rihanna, 21, during a fight in
February. The last-minute plea deal came before a hearing at a Los Angeles
court at which Rihanna was due to give evidence. The Los Angeles County
Superior Court judge also ordered Brown and Rihanna to stay at least 50 yards
from each other, except at entertainment industry events when the distance is
reduced to 10 yards.
2010: 62-year-old Gregg Allman underwent a
successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville,
Florida. Allman had begun a series of treatments for Hepatitis C, but chronic
damage of his liver led doctors to recommend a transplant. In a statement to
the press, Allman said "I changed my ways years ago, but we can't turn
back time. Every day is a gift."
