Births
1928: Fats
Domino (Singer & Piano Player)
1932: Johnny
Cash (Legend)
1943: Bob
"Bear" Hite (Lead Singer of Canned Heat)
1945: Mitch
Ryder (William S. Levise, Jr) (Guitar &
Singer)
1950: Jonathan
Cain (Keyboards for Journey)
1953: Michael Bolton (Singer?)
1968: Tim Commerford (Bass for Rage Against The
Machine)
1971: Erykah Badu (R&B Singer)
1979: Corinne Bailey Rae (R&B Singer)
Events
1955: For the
first time, sales of the newer, smaller 45rpm records outpace those of the old
78rpm variety.
1965: Guitarist Jimmy Page released a solo single
called 'She Just Satisfies' in the UK. Page played all the instruments on it
except for the drums, and produced the track, as well as singing lead vocals.
1979: During a court case between The Sex Pistols
and their manager Malcolm McLaren it was revealed that only $51,000 was left of
the $1,360,000 the band had earned.
1983: Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' went to No.1
on the album chart. It went on to become the most successful album of all time
with sales over 50 million copies.
1985: Chuck
Berry is the recipient of the annual Lifetime Achievement Award at tonight's
Grammys.
1987: Capitol Records released the first 4 Beatles
albums on CD.
1997: Despite
having broken up 27 years earlier, the Beatles are awarded three Grammys for
their multimedia Anthology juggernaut and "new single"
"Free As A Bird," including "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or
Group" and both short- and long-form categories of "Best Music
Video."
2002: The Bee
Gees play what is to be their final concert, performing at Miami Beach's Love
and Hope Ball, a benefit for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.
