Births
1944: Joe
Cocker (Singer)
1946: Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) (Singer)
1954: Guy Hoffman (Drummer & Vocals for The
Violent Femmes)
1955: Steve George (Keyboards for Mr Mister)
1958: Jane Wiedlin (Guitar & Vocals for The
Go-Go's)
1959: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Hawaiian Singer)
1961: Nick Heyward (Guitar & Vocals for
Haircut 100 & Solo)
1961: Dan Wilson (Guitarist & Vocals with
Semisonic)
1963: Brian Nash (Guitar for Frankie Goes To
Hollywood)
1964: Patti Russo (Singer with Meat Loaf)
1966: Thomas Gorman (Guitarist for Belly)
1972: Busta Rhymes (Trevor Tahiem Smith) (Rapper)
1984: Naturi Naughton (Singer in 3LW)
1984: Kenny Vasoli (Lead Vocals and Bass for The
Starting Line)
Events
1942:
"I've Got A Gal in Kalamazoo" was recorded by Glenn Miller and His
Orchestra.
1954:
Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" was released. It
was not successful until it was released in 1955 on the soundtrack to
"Blackboard Jungle."
1957: Frank
Sinatra recorded the song "Witchcraft".
1964: Elvis'
15th movie, Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret, premieres in
Hollywood.
1964: Rudy Lewis of The Drifters died aged 28
under mysterious circumstances the night before the group was set to record
'Under the Boardwalk'. Former Drifters backup singer Johnny Moore was brought
back to perform lead vocals for the recording session.
1966: At
tonight's Who gig in Windsor, England, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey perform
with the rhythm section of the opening act when John Entwistle and Keith Moon
are late for the show. When the duo finally arrive, with the show half over,
Townshend hits Moon over the head with his guitar. Keith and John quit the
band, but are convinced to return within the week.
1966: Captain
Beefheart and his Magic Band play their first gig at the Avalon Ballroom in San
Francisco.
1967: The
Beatles premiere their new album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,
on Kenny Everett's BBC radio program Where It's At. All the tracks are played
save "A Day In The Life," which the "Beeb" has banned the
day before for its seemingly positive attitude towards drug use. Paul and John
give live interviews about the making of the album.
1967: Jimi
Hendrix signs with the Reprise label.
1968: John
Lennon and Paul McCartney, fresh off their trip to India to study with the
Maharishi, arrive at George Harrison's home in Esher, Surrey, to demo 28 new
songs, all but a handful of which will turn up in some form on the band's next
LP, The Beatles (a/k/a "The White Album").
1968: Pete
Townshend of the Who marries his first and only wife, Karen Astley, daughter of
composer Ted Astley. The couple would divorce in 2000.
1971: Chicago
singer and bassist Peter Cetera attends a Chicago Cubs game, where four Marines
who notice his long hair beat him so badly he breaks his jaw and loses four
teeth. He spends five hours in surgery and two days in intensive care.
1985: After
extensive renovations, the historic Apollo Theatre in Harlem reopens with a
concert that features Hall and Oates performing with Temptations Eddie Kendrick
and David Ruffin. The concert is later released as Live At The Apollo.
1988: At the
height of the "Is Elvis Dead" phenomenon, Priscilla Presley holds a
press conference to confirm that the King did, indeed, pass on in 1977.
1995: The
Eagles' Don Henley marries his first and only wife, model Sharon Summerall, in
Malibu, with Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, David Crosby,
Jimmy Buffett, Sheryl Crow, and other celebs attending. At the reception, live
music is provided by Tony Bennett, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Sting.
1997: U2 caused traffic chaos in Kansas City,
Missouri after they paid for traffic control to close down five lanes so they
could shoot the video for 'Last Night On Earth'. Apart form major traffic jams
a passing Cadillac crashed into a plate glass window trying to avoid a
cameraman.
