Births
1927: Ralph
Stanley (Bluegrass Artist)
1943: George
Harrison (Guitar & Vocals for The Beatles, The Traveling Wilbury’s &
Solo)
1954: John Doe (Vocals & Bass for X &
Solo)
1971: Daniel Powter (Singer / Songwriter)
1973: Justin Jeffre (Singer in 98 Degrees)
Events
1957: Buddy Holly and the
Crickets recorded "That'll Be The Day." The song would be their first
hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, was produced poorly and
the vocals were performed differently.
1961: A big
day for Elvis. First, Elvis Presley Day is declared in Memphis by Tennessee
Governor Buford Ellington. At a luncheon in his honor, RCA presents him with a
diamond watch commemorating his 75 million records sold, and Elvis holds a
press conference. As part of the festivities, he performs two rare charity
shows at the city's Ellis Auditorium. A private party is held at Graceland late
in the evening.
1967:
ABC-TV's Hollywood Palace broadcasts two Beatles promo videos for the
first time in the US: "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny
Lane."
1987: Frank
Sinatra guest stars as "" on tonight's "" episode of
CBS-TV's Magnum P.I..
1992: At
tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, James Brown is presented with a
Lifetime Achievement Award.
1995: Frank
Sinatra performs for what would be the last time, singing his hits for a
private party of 1,200 at his own golf tournament, the Frank Sinatra Desert
Classic in Palm Springs, CA. His last song? "The Best Is Yet To
Come."
1998: Bob
Dylan is interrupted during his performance of "Love Sick" at
tonight's Grammy Awards by a background dancer named Michael Portnoy, who rips
off his shirt to reveal the words "SOY BOMB" painted on him, rushes
to the front of the stage, and begins dancing spastically. That same night,
Lifetime Achievement Awards are given to Bo Diddley and (posthumously) Roy
Orbison. Also, during Shawn Colvin's
acceptance speech, Ol Dirty Bastard grabbed the microphone and made various
observations such as "Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best" and
"Wu-Tang is for the children". He was then escorted offstage.
2001: Rapper Lil' Kim said a shooting which
happened after she left a New York radio station was unconnected to her. One
man was wounded in the incident outside the radio station Hot 97 in New York when
five men fired 22 bullets. The New York Daily News reported the incident was
the result of a feud between Lil' Kim and rival rappers, Capone-N-Noreaga.
2003:
Financier Ralph Whitworth pays one million dollars to have Paul McCartney play
at his wife Wendy's 50th birthday party. McCartney presents the CNN exec with a
dozen roses after singing "Birthday" to her and then, as agreed,
donates the full amount to the charity Adopt-A-Minefield.
2005: Edward
Patten of Gladys Knight and the Pips is admitted to a hospital in Detroit after
a stroke; he passes away the next day.
2006: George Michael was found slumped over in a
car in Hyde Park, London. A concerned person spotted the singer and called
police who after being checked by paramedics was arrested on suspicion of
possessing drugs and then released on bail.
2009: Calling
him "the soundtrack of my youth," US President Barack Obama presents
Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize.
2010: Tragedy
strikes Marie Osmond when her son, Michael Blosil, leaps to his death from the
eighth-floor window of his Los Angeles apartment.
