Births
1946: Ronnie
Milsap (Country Artist)
1950: Damo
Suzuki (Vocals for Can)
1959: Sade (Helen
Folasade Adu) (R&B Singer)
1962: Paul
Webb (Bass for Talk Talk)
1965: Maxine
Jones (Singer in En Vogue)
1965: Jill
Sobule (Singer / Songwriter)
1970: Brendan O'Hare (Drummer for Teenage
Fanclub)
1979: Aaliyah (R&B Singer)
1981: Nick Valensi (Guitar for The Strokes)
Events
1938: Benny
Goodman brings jazz to New York City's Carnegie Hall for the first time with a
concert there. When asked how long an intermission he wanted, Goodman joked,
"How much does Toscanini get?"
1957: The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool. It
became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles who appeared at
the club 292 times.
1965: Beatles
manager Brian Epstein, in Britain's Melody
Maker magazine, is quoted as saying "I give the Beatles two or
three years more at the top."
1972: David
Seville (The Chipmunks) died of a heart attack at age 53.
1976: The
television variety show Donny and
Marie, starring Donny and Marie Osmond, debuts on ABC.
1978: Sex Pistol, Sid Vicious fell through a
glass door at a San Francisco hotel, took a drug overdose and was rushed to
hospital.
1979: Cher's
divorce from Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers becomes final.
1980: Paul
McCartney is jailed in Tokyo, Japan for possession of a half-pound of marijuana
found in his luggage. He would spend ten days behind bars -- the only time ever
spent away from wife Linda -- before being expelled from the country by
Japanese authorities. (His Japanese tour, naturally, was canceled.)
1987: The Beastie Boys became the first act
censored on "American Bandstand."
1990: Ike Turner was convicted of driving under
the influence of cocaine and being under the influence of cocaine and sentenced
to a four year prison sentence in California.
1991: The
Sixth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New
York City. Inductees include LaVern Baker, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The
Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed, and Ike and Tina Turner.
1996: Jimmy
Buffett’s seaplane Hemisphere Dancer
is shot at by Jamaican authorities after being mistaken for a drug smuggler's
plane. Buffett and U2's Bono, also on board, are unhurt. The incident inspires
Buffett's song "Jamaica Mistaica."
1996: Wayne
Newton performs his 25,000th show in Las Vegas.
2004: Michael Jackson appeared in court and
pleaded not guilty to seven charges of child molestation. The singer, who
arrived 21 minutes late was told off by the Santa Barbara judge saying 'Mr.
Jackson, you have started out on the wrong foot here, it is an insult to the
court.'
2009: Boy George was sentenced to 15 months in jail
for falsely imprisoning a male escort.
