Births
1931: James Dean
(Actor)
1932: John Williams
(Composer)
1941: Tom
Rush (Folk Singer / Songwriter)
1943: Creed
Bratton (William Charles Schneider) (Guitar
for The Grass Roots & Creed on The Office)
1948:
"England" Dan Seals (Singer / Songwriter)
1948: Ron Tyson (Singer in The Temptations)
1961: Vince Neil (Singer for Motley Crue)
1961: Sammy Llanas (Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
for The BoDeans)
1968: Tjinder Singh (Singer & Guitar for
Cornershop)
1971: Will Turpin (Bass for Collective
Soul)
1977: Dave 'Phoenix' Ferrell (Bass for Linkin
Park)
1985: Jeremy Davis (Bass for Paramore)
Events
1956: Buddy
Holley signs a recording contract with Decca Records, one that mistakenly drops
the "e" from his last name. Buddy, knowing a good thing when he sees
it, drops the letter from his name as well.
1964: In
response to the public uproar over the "pornographic" nature of the
Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," Max Firetag, the song's publisher, offers
$1,000 to anyone who can find anything suggestive in the lyrics.
1967: The duo
Peter and Gordon announce that the will split.
1969: After
jamming together for some time, Cream's Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker announce
the formation of Blind Faith along with Traffic's Steve Winwood and Rick Grech
of Family. One of the first "supergroups," their alliance would
result in one album and an ill-fated tour before collapsing, in only six
months, under intense scrutiny from the media and the public.
1969: George Harrison's tonsils were removed at
London's University College Hospital. The tonsils were destroyed so they could
not be sold.
1972: The
Beatles' official fan club disbands.
1980: David
Bowie and wife Angela are divorced after nearly a decade of marriage, with
custody of son Zowie (now known as Joe) going to David. Angela was the
inspiration for the Rolling Stones' hit "Angie."
1981: R.E.M. made their first ever-recording
sessions at Bombay Studios Smyrna, Georgia. Tracks included 'Gardening At
Night', 'Radio Free Europe' and '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville.
1988: The
three remaining members of the Who reunite at Royal Albert Hall for the British
Phonographic Industry awards, leading to a full-fledged 25th anniversary tour
the next year.
1990: Suffering from depression, American singer
songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds.
1993: Tom
Jones guest stars on an episode of NBC's The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.
1994: Oasis were forced to
cancel their first foreign tour after they were deported from Holland. The band
were involved in a drunken brawl on a cross-channel ferry resulting in members
of the band being arrested and locked in the brig on the ferry.
1996: Travis Tritt proposes to
Theresa Nelson at home near Marietta, Georgia, a year after they first met. He
gets down on one knee and offers a six carat diamond.
2000: It was announced that Stan "the
Man" Lee would create a comic book of the Backstreet Boys.
2006: Kelly Clarkson won two Grammys. The awards
were for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Since U Been Gone"
and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Breakaway". She was the first
"American Idol" participant to win a Grammy. She also performed
"Because of You" at the show.
