Births
1939: Ray
Manzarek (Keyboards for The Doors)
1944: Moe
Bandy (Country Singer)
1946: Joe
Schermie (Bass for Three Dog Night)
1950: Steve
Hackett (Guitar for Genesis & GTR)
1952: Michael
McDonald (Vocals & Piano for The Doobie Brothers & Solo)
1955: Bill Laswell (Bass for Praxis)
1968: Chynna Phillips (Vocals for
Wilson-Phillips)
1970: Jim Creeggan (Bass for The Barenaked
Ladies)
1980: Christina
Ricci (Actress)
1988: Mike Posner
(Singer / Songwriter)
1989: Elle Varner
(Singer)
Events
1924: George
Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" gets its first public performance,
conducted by jazz legend Paul Whiteman at New York City's Aeolian Hall.
Gershwin himself plays piano. Luminaries in the audience include John Philip
Sousa and Jascha Heifetz.
1961: The Miracles' 'Shop Around' became Motown
Record's first million-selling single.
1964: The
Beatles conclude their triumphant first American visit with two 25-minute shows
at Carnegie Hall. Afterwards, the group heads to the White House with British
PM Sir Alec Douglas-Home for a visit. President Lyndon Johnson is overheard to
remark to the PM: "I like your advance guard. But don't you think they
need haircuts?"
1967: A squad
of fifteen police officers enter Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards' home,
"Redlands," in West Wittering, Sussex, England, and raid it on
suspicion of narcotics possession. Finding "various substances of a
suspicious nature," officials arrest Richards and his companions, Stones
singer Mick Jagger and his girlfriend, singer Marianne Faithful, on May 10. The
arrest sets off a national furor, since it is alleged the raid was orchestrated
by the News of the World tabloid for revenge against a Jagger libel
suit.
1968: John
and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas become the proud parents of
their only child, daughter Chynna.
1968: Jimi
Hendrix returns to the high school he dropped out of, Seattle, Washington's
Garfield High School, to perform a concert there. Officials present him with an
honorary diploma and the key to the city.
1972: Al Green went to No.1 on the US singles
chart with 'Let's Stay Together', his only US chart topper.
1974: The
legendary rock club The Bottom Line opens in Greenwich Village, New York City.
1981: Deborah Harry of Blondie announced that she
would be making a solo album.
1989: Tiny
Tim declares his candidacy for mayor of New York City.
1994: Celine Dion started a four week run at No.1
on the US singles chart with 'The Power Of Love', the singers first US No.1.
1995: Van Halen scored their first US No.1 album
with 'Balance.'
1997: David
Bowie is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000: Blues singer Screamin' Jay
Hawkins died at age 70. A Golden Gloves boxing champion at 16, he was married
nine times, spent two years in jail, was temporary blinded by one of his
flaming props on stage in 1976. He recorded 'I Put A Spell On You' in 1956,
covered by The Animals and Nina Simone.
2005: A train was named after
Clash frontman Joe Strummer at a ceremony in Bristol. The diesel train owned by
Cotswold Rail, was named after the singer, guitarist who died aged 50 in 2002
of a heart defect.
