Births
1910: Louis
Prima (Big Band Singer)
1942: Harry
Chapin (Singer / Songwriter)
1949: Tom
Waits (Singer / Songwriter)
1958: Tim Butler (Bass for The Psychedelic Furs)
1960: Craig Scanlon (Guitar for The Fall)
1973: Damien Rice (Singer / Songwriter)
1977: Dominic Howard (Drummer for Muse)
1979: Sara
Bareilles (Singer / Songwriter)
Events
1963: The
Beatles appear as panelists on the BBC show Juke Box Jury to rate
records. Elvis' new single, "Kiss Me Quick," is declared a
"hit."
1964: The
Beach Boys' Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown while on a flight from Los
Angeles to Houston. He would stop touring with the group soon after.
1966: Nancy
Sinatra guest-stars on the CBS TV special Frank Sinatra: A Man & His
Music, Part II.
1967: In
Britain's New Musical Express magazine, the Hollies' recently-departed
Graham Nash announces the formation of Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
1967: Otis Redding went into the studio to record
'(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay'. The song went on to be his biggest hit.
Redding didn't see its release; he was killed three days later in a plane
crash.
1968: The
Animals' lead singer, Eric Burdon, announces that the group will officially
disband after a December 22 concert at Newcastle City Hall. Eric would pursue
an ill-fated acting career in California.
1973:
Fleetwood Mac's then-manager, Clifford Davis, claims ownership of the band's
name and assembles a fake version of the group for a national tour.
1974: Barry White was at No.1 on the UK singles
chart with 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything', the singers first UK
No.1. Originally written in the 1950's as a country song with the title 'You're
My First, You're My Last, My In-Between.'
1987: Bruce
Springsteen, Paul Simon, and Judy Collins (among others) appear onstage at
Carnegie Hall to pay tribute to Harry Chapin, who would have been celebrating
his 45th birthday. That same day, Chapin recieved a posthumous Congressional
Medal of Honor (#111) for his work in fighting hunger.
1993: Guns N' Roses announced they
would keep the tune written by Charles Manson "Look At Your Game,
Girl" on their album, "The Spaghetti Incident?" The decision to
keep the song came when the band learned that the royalties would go to the son
of one of Manson's victims.
1996: Jerry Lewis' white and red pinstriped devil
suit was stolen from his dressing room at Shea's Performing Arts Center in
Buffalo. Lewis needed the costume, valued at $9,000, to play the role of Satan
in the musical Damn Yankees.
