Births
1901: Walt Disney
1932: Little Richard (Richard Penniman) (Pianist
& Singer)
1938: JJ Cale (Singer / Songwriter)
1947: Jim Messina (Singer / Songwriter for Poco,
Buffalo Springfield, Loggins & Messina & Solo)
1952: Bobby Barth (Guitar for Axe & Blackfoot)
1960: Jack Russell (Lead Singer for Great White)
1963: Doctor Dre (André Brown) (Yo ! MTV Raps co-host)
1965: Johnny Rzeznik (Guitar & Vocals for The
Goo Goo Dolls)
1967: Gary Allan (Country Artist)
1982: Keri Hilson (R&B Singer)
Events
1960: Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested
for pinning a condom to a brick wall and then igniting it. The two were told to
leave Germany and The Beatles returned home, discouraged.
1961: Ray Charles was arrested in an Indianapolis
hotel and charged with possession of drugs.
1967: Kenny
Rogers and his group The First Edition make their television debut on CBS' Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour.
1968: Graham Nash quit the Hollies. He announced
the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash three days later.
1968: The
Rolling Stones hold a "Beggar's Banquet" at Elizabeth Rooms, London,
to promote their release of the new album with the same name. The
"banquet" ends with a pie fight.
1978: The Charlie Daniels Band records "The
Devil Went Down To Georgia" at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studios.
1987: The Jesus And Mary Chain were banned from
appearing on a US music TV show after complaints of blasphemy when the group's
name was flashed across the screen. The CBS show asked the band to be called
JANC but the group didn't agree.
1993: Co-founder of Gin Blossoms Doug Hopkins
died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds age 32. The guitarist and songwriter was
in a detox unit of Phoenix's St. Luke's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona when he
snuck out and bought a .38 caliber pistol. The next day Hopkins committed
suicide.
2002: Elton
John guest stars on NBC's Will and Grace.
