Births
1906:
Josephine Baker (Singer & Dancer)
1927: Boots
Randolph (Sax Player)
1942: Curtis
Mayfield (Singer for The Impressions & Solo)
1943: Michael
Clarke (Michael James Dick) (Drummer for The Byrds & The Flying
Burrito Brothers)
1946: Ian
Hunter (Singer for Mott The Hoople & Solo)
1946: John
Paul Jones (John Baldwin) (Bassist for Led Zeppelin)
1947: Dave
Alexander (Bass for The Stooges)
1947: Mickey Finn (Drummer for T Rex)
1950: Suzi
Quatro (Singer & Bassist)
1950: Deniece
Williams (R&B Singer)
1952: Billy
Powell (Keyboards for Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1954: Dan
Hill (Country Singer)
1956: Danny Wilde (Singer for The Rembrandts)
1962: David Cole (Producer in C & C Music
Factory)
1964: Kerry King (Guitar for Slayer)
1964: Doro Pesch (Singer for Warlock & Solo)
1965: Mike Gordon (Bass for Phish)
1973: Lyfe Jennings (R&B Singer)
1974: Kelly Jones (Vocals & Guitar for
Stereophonics)
Events
1949: Elvis
Presley, still an 8th grader, receives his final grades for the year at Humes
High School, including an "A" in language but only a "C" in
music.
1949: Hank
Williams makes his last appearance on Shreveport's Louisiana Hayride.
1955: A car
dealership in Lubbock, TX, holds a promotional autograph signing for two rising
stars -- Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.
1959: Billboard Magazine responds to the
growing popularity of stereophonic recordings by splitting its album chart in
two: one chart for mono, one for stereo.
1959:
Stricken with tonsillitis while in the Army, Elvis Presley enters the base
hospital in Germany and remains there for six days, during which a fruitless
search is undertaken for a doctor who will operate on the famous throat. The
inflammation is instead allowed to run its course.
1963: The
mayor of Aurora, IN, declares today "Lonnie Mack Day" in honor of the
native guitarist, recently on the charts with his famous instrumentals
"Memphis" and "Wham!"
1964: The
Rolling Stones perform their cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away"
on tonight's episode of ABC-TV's musical variety show Hollywood Palace, hosted this week by Dean Martin.
1964: During
a photo shoot for The Saturday Evening
Post, an exhausted Ringo Starr collapses and is rushed to the hospital,
where he is diagnosed with tonsillitis and pharyngitis. With the band scheduled
to leave for a world tour in only 27 hours. Producer George Martin and manager
Brian Epstein agree on his replacement, session drummer Jimmy Nicol, who had
already drummed on a Beatles covers album. Nicol is immediately rushed to the
studio to rehearse six songs, and then joins the group on tour for eleven days.
When John and Paul ask how he's doing on the tour, Nicol always replies with "It's
getting better," which will eventually inspire the song "Getting
Better" on Sgt. Pepper.
1967: A truly
surreal edition of ABC-TV's American
Bandstand features Jefferson Airplane performing "Somebody To
Love" and "White Rabbit."
1967: The Doors single "Light My Fire"
was released.
1968: Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol and art
critic and curator Mario Amaya at Warhol's studio in New York City. Solanas had
been to see Warhol after asking for the return of a script which had
apparently, been misplaced. Warhol was seriously wounded in the attack and
barely survived.
1970: With
the BBC refusing to air the Kinks' new single, "Lola," due to its
reference to "Coca-Cola" (brand names being a no-no for the
corporation), lead singer Ray Davies is forced to fly all the way from London
to New York to record the words "cherry cola" for a alternate
release.
1982: Elvis
Presley's fabled home, Graceland, is opened to the public.
1983: Already
undergoing psychiatric treatment and suffering from, among other things, voices
in his head, Derek and the Dominoes drummer Jim Gordon brutally murders his own
mother with a hammer and knife in their home. Gordon, who co-wrote the band's
biggest hit, "Layla," is sentenced to life in prison.
1987: George Michael's "I Want Your
Sex" was banned by the BBC.
1989:
Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone.
1990: Michael Jackson was admitted to St. John's
Hospital in Santa Monica after complaining of chest pains. Test showed that he
had bruised ribs from dance practice.
1991: To pay
off his $16 million tax bill to the IRS, Willie Nelson releases a new
album entitled Who'll Buy My Memories:
The IRS Tapes.
1994: Pearl
Jam rocker Eddie Vedder (29) weds Beth Liebling (27).
1998: Van Halen canceled
a show at the Docks club in Hamburg, Germany, after a piece of ceiling plaster
fell and hit Alex Van Halen. He suffered a bruised arm.
2000: Allman
Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts is arrested after allegedly trashing his house,
threatening his wife's life, and then disappearing. He is captured and ordered
to get psychiatric help.
2002: Paul
McCartney, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard,
Ozzy Osbourne, The Corrs, Will Young, Atomic Kitten and S Club 7 are the
performers at Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrating the 50th year of
her reign.
2003: Barry Manilow suffered a broken nose after
he accidentally walked into a wall at his home in Palm Springs, California and
knocked himself unconscious. Although he passed out for four hours, he didn't
endure any lasting effects as doctors determined that surgery was not
necessary.
