Births
1922: Charles Schulz
(Peanuts Cartoonist)
1939: Tina
Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) (R&B Singer)
1944: Alan
Henderson (Bass for Them)
1944: Jean
Terrell (Singer in The Supremes)
1945: John
McVie (Bass for Fleetwood Mac)
1964: Adam Gaynor (Rhythm Guitar for Matchbox
Twenty)
1967: John Stirratt (Bass for Wilco)
1976: Joe Nichols (Country Artist)
1981: Natasha Bedingfield (Pop Singer)
1984: Benjamin Wysocki (Drums for The Fray)
1984: Mike Gossin (Vocals & Guitar
for Gloriana)
Events
1954: Elvis
Presley, on tour, sends a telegram to his parents: "Hi babies, here's the
money to pay the bills, don't tell no one how much I sent I will send more next
week. There is a card in the mail. Love Elvis."
1955: Bill
Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" becomes the first rock and roll
record to hit #1 in the UK.
1956: Tommy
Dorsey choked to death in his sleep at age 51.
1958: Johnny Cash, made his debut on the US
country chart when ‘Cry! Cry! Cry!’ made it to number 14. His next seven
singles would all make the country top 10, with ‘I Walk the Line’ and ‘There
You Go’ both hitting number 1.
1967: The new
promotional video clip for the Beatles', new single, "Hello Goodbye,"
is aired on tonight's episode of CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.
1973: The New
York Dolls make their live debut, fittingly enough, at Biba's Rainbow Room in
London, a club situated on the top floor of a trendy fashion store.
1979: In
London, Bill Haley, on what would be his last tour of the UK, plays for
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Performance.
1982: Miles
Davis enters into his third marriage, this time with actress Cicely Tyson in
New York City. Best man: Bill Cosby.
1991: ABC-TV
airs the musical special The Gladys Knight Holiday Family Reunion, also
starring Dionne Warwick, Melba Moore, and the Winans.
2001: At the
Queen's Royal Command Performance in London, Elton John, Cher and Donny Osmond
perform for Queen Elizabeth II.
2002: Actor
and major Elvis fan Nicholas Cage divorces Lisa Marie Presley after less than
four months, citing "irreconcilable differences."
2002: After
nearly forty years, the Statler Brothers play their last concert ever at the
Civic Center in Salem, VA.
2003: Rapper Soulja Slim was
shot to death in front of his home in New Orleans aged 25.
2010: Willie Nelson is arrested
in Sierra Blanca, Texas, for possession of six ounces of marijuana. He is
released after posting $2,500 bond.
2011: Jennifer Nettles marries Justin Miller in east
Tennessee with Sugarland partner Kristian Bush in attendance.
