Births
1931: Sam
Cooke (R&B Singer)
1946: Malcolm Mclaren (Manager of Sex Pistols
& Bow Wow Wow)
1949: Steve
Perry (Singer for Journey)
1960: Michael Hutchence (Singer for INXS)
1965: DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes)
1965: Steven Adler (Drummer for Guns ‘N’ Roses)
1981: Willa Ford (Pop Singer)
1981: Ben Moody (Lead Guitar for Evanescence)
Events
1955: Porter Wagoner
makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.
1959: In his
New York City apartment, Buddy Holly sits alone with an acoustic guitar and
records what would be his last songs -- "Peggy Sue Got Married,"
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping," "That's What They Say,"
"What to Do," "Learning the Game" and "That Makes it
Tough." After his tragic death, these recordings would be overdubbed to
become the Holly songs we know today.
1966: After a
rare four-inch snowfall in Memphis, Elvis Presley and members of his
"Memphis Mafia" build a snowman in front of Graceland (and have a
snowball fight as well).
1966: The Beach Boys went into the studio to
record 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', which would be the opening track on their
forthcoming album 'Pet Sounds.'
1967:
Breaking with a British television tradition, the Rolling Stones refuse to
appear on the revolving stage during the finale of ITV's Sunday Night at the
London Palladium.
1969: The
Beatles' George Harrison, meeting Billy Preston at the Apple offices, persuades
him to join the Get Back sessions (later released as Let It Be).
1971: The Joe
Cocker film Mad Dogs and Englishmen, featuring performances by Cocker,
Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, and others, premieres in London.
1972: David Bowie 'came out' as bisexual during
an interview in the British music weekly Melody Maker.
1977: Singers James Taylor & Carly Simon give
birth to a son, Ben Taylor.
1981: The
John Lennon obituary issue of Rolling Stone is published, featuring a
naked photo of John embracing a fully-clothed Yoko Ono. The photo was taken
hours before his death.
1984: Barry
Manilow sings the national anthem at Superbowl XVIII in Tampa, FL.
1983: The new 24-hour music video network MTV
started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by
Group W Cable, Los Angeles.
1989: KISS'
Gene Simmons and Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed become the proud parents
of son Nicholas.
1998: Toni Braxton filed for Chapter 7 protection
in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles, listing liabilities of more than $1
million.
2001: Chubby
Checker guest stars on Fox's Ally McBeal.
2004: Ryan Adams broke a wrist
after falling during a gig at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Adam's fell
from the stage and suffered a fractured wrist. A fan said, 'One minute he was
on the stage and the next he had disappeared. He went down with a thud and we
couldn't believe he was trying to continue singing'.
2012: Adele broke an American
chart record that has stood for years after being set by The Beatles and Pink
Floyd. The singers second album '21' clocked up 16 weeks at number one on the
US chart matching the success of the Titanic original soundtrack. '21',
released last January had now beaten The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's and Pink
Floyd's 'The Wall', which had previously held the accolade with runs of 15
weeks at Number 1.
