Births
1938: Paul
Revere (Organ for Paul Revere & the Raiders)
1946: Jann Wenner (Co-Founder of Rolling Stone
Magazine)
1948: Kenny
Loggins (Singer / Songwriter)
1959: Kathy Valentine (Bass for The Go-Go’s)
1974: John Rich (Vocals & Guitar for Big
& Rich)
Events
1924:
Composer George Gershwin completes "Rhapsody In Blue."
1963: Gary
"U.S." Bonds sues Chubby Checker for copyright infringement to the
tune of $100,000, claiming that Checker's "Dancing Party" is a thinly
veiled rewrite of Bonds' recent hit "Quarter To Three." The suit is
eventually settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum.
1967: Charley Pride becomes the first black solo
singer to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, following an introduction from Ernest
Tubb.
1970: Max
Yasgur, whose farm in upstate New York played host to the original Woodstock
Festival, is sued for $35,000 in property damages by neighboring farmers.
1971: Black Sabbath released 'Paranoid' their
second studio album in the US. The album features the band's best-known
signature songs, including the title track, 'Iron Man' and 'War Pigs'. The
album was originally titled War Pigs, but allegedly the record company changed
it to Paranoid, fearing backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.
1974: Carly
Simon and James Taylor become the parents of their second child, Sarah Martin.
1976: Former
record exec Kenneth Moss is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County
Jail and four years probation for his role in the accidental overdose death of
Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh.
1980: Pink Floyd released Another Brick In The
Wall (Part 2). The single peaked at No.1 on both the US and UK charts, giving
Pink Floyd their first and only #1 hit single.
1999: Rod
Stewart and supermodel Rachel Hunter publicly announce the dissolution of their
eight-year marriage.
2006: Singer Gary Glitter was formally charged
with committing obscene acts with two girls aged 11 and 12 in Vietnam. The
prosecutor in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau said the charges would
carry prison terms of three to seven years. Glitter, (Paul Gadd), had been held
since November as he tried to flee the country over child sex allegations.
2006: Pink married her motocross racer boyfriend
Carey Hart on a beach in Costa Rica. Pink proposed to him during one of his
races in Mammoth Lakes, California, by holding up a sign that read "Will
you marry me?" Hart pulled out of the race to say yes.
2012:
Jay-Z and Beyonce have their first child. A daughter named Blue Ivy Carter.
2012: Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott marries
drummer Chris Tyrell in upstate New York.
