Births
1911: Sonny Terry (Blues Musician)
1930: The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) (Singer)
1936: Bill Wyman (Bass for The Rolling Stones)
1944: Ted Templeman (Producer)
1962: Debbie Googe (Bass for My
Bloody Valentine)
1980: Monica (Monica Denise Brown ) (R&B
Singer)
1986: Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham) (Rapper)
Events
1959: On his 23rd birthday, and still a year away from even
buying his first bass guitar, the Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman marries his first
wife, 18-year-old bank clerk Diane Corey.
1962: US Soul singer James Brown
recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at
No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all
time.
1967: Pink Floyd are forced to cancel an important upcoming
US tour, their first, after leader Syd Barrett refuses to lip-sync to
"Arnold Layne" on ABC-TV's popular American Bandstand show.
1970: Santana scored their first
US No.1 album with 'Abraxas'.
1970: Picking up on an earlier speech by his Vice-President,
US President Richard Nixon delivers a White House address to the National
Association of Broadcasters, urging radio stations to ban any and all songs
with drug-related lyrics.
1973: The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is fined $500 for
possession of heroin, qualudes, and illegal firearms at his home in London.
1973: John Lennon sues the US Government for wiretapping his
phone during its investigation of "radical" antiwar elements in
society.
1978: The film version of The Wiz, an African-American remake
of The Wizard Of Oz starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, premieres in New
York City.
1978: The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards pleads guilty to
heroin possession in Toronto, Canada and is given a one-year suspended
sentence. The Stones are also ordered to play a gig for charity.
1980: The Guinness Book of World Records presents Paul
McCartney with a special rhodium album for being the best-selling songwriter in
the history of recorded music, having written 43 platinum songs and sold over
100 million records.
1989: One of the most bizarre music copyright cases ever
begins in Los Angeles as former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John
Fogerty is sued by his former label head, Saul Zaentz, for allegedly
plagiarizing himself! Fogerty was accused of re-writing his CCR song "Run
Through The Jungle" for his 1985 comeback hit "The Old Man Down The
Road." Fogerty would eventually win the suit after taking the stand with
his guitar and demonstrating his songwriting process.
1989: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its 4th annual
inductees: The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, The Kinks, The Platters, Hank Ballard,
Bobby Darin, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, the Holland-Dozier-Holland
songwriting team, Carole King, and Gerry Goffin.
1993: Duran Duran cancelled the
remainder of their tour after Simon LeBon tore a vocal chord.
1995: The Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, declares
today "Tony Bennett Day" in honor of the native singer. Later that
night, Bennett celebrates with a gig at Radio City Music Hall.
1998: Former Stone Roses lead
singer Ian Brown was jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly
behavior during a flight from Paris to Manchester. Brown had threatened to chop
the hands off an air stewardess during a heated exchange.
2000: Linkin Park released their
debut album "Hybrid Theory."
2000: Neal McCoy and his wife,
Melinda, renew their wedding vows on their 20th anniversary at the Graceland
Chapel in Las Vegas with an Elvis Presley impersonator officiating.
2006: Forbes.com revealed that
Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity.
Cobain's work earned $50m in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with
Presley's $42m. Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m.
2006: Rapper Foxy Brown was
sentenced to three years probation for assaulting two New York nail salon
workers in 2004. Brown had kicked and punched employees during a dispute over
payment for a pedicure and manicure in August 2004. She had been threatened
with jail after failing to turn up to court.
2006: Big Machine releases Taylor Swift's self-titled debut
album.
