Births
1928: Adam West (Batman)
1931: Brook Benton (R&B Singer)
1940: Bill Medley (Singer in The Righteous Brothers
& Solo)
1941: Mama Cass Elliott (Ellen Naomi Cohen) (Singer
in Mamas and the Papas)
1949: Twiggy (Lesley Hornby) (60's model &
Singer)
1951: Daniel Lanois (Producer, Guitarist &
Singer)
1952: Nile Rodgers (Guitar for Chic & Producer)
1955: Rex Smith (Singer)
1958: Lita Ford (Guitar & Vocals for The
Runaways & Solo)
1963: Jarvis Cocker (Singer for Pulp & Solo)
1964: Trisha Yearwood (Country Singer)
1969: Candy Dulfer (Jazz Saxophonist)
1969: Nine (Derrick Keyes) (Rapper)
1976: Jim Ward (Lead Singer & Rhythm Guitar for
At The Drive-In & Sparta)
1977: Ryan Dusick (Drums for Maroon 5)
1980: Tegan & Sara Quin (Singer / Songwriters
in Tegan & Sara)
Events
1960: Former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to
No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Twist'.
1960: Hank Ballard and The Midnighters had the
honour of being the first group to have three songs in the US Top 100 at the
same time. ‘Finger Poppin’ Time,’ ‘Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go’ and ‘The Twist’
all made the Top 30. Ballard refused to perform ‘The Twist’ on a highly rated
US TV show, so Chubby Checker picked it up at the insistence of Dick Clark, and
Checker’s version of the song was number 1 this week in 1960.
1968: Steppenwolf won its first gold record for
"Born to be Wild."
1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their
only UK No.1 single with 'Bad Moon Rising' a US No.2 hit. Also on this day the
group started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River.'
1970: Diana Ross started a three week run at No.1
on the US singles chart with 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. The singers first
solo No.1 since leaving The Supremes.
1973: Country rock singer / songwriter 26-year-old
Gram Parsons, formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died under
mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death was attributed to
heart failure but later was officially announced as a drug overdose. His coffin
was stolen by two of his associates, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin, a
former roadie for The Byrds, and was taken to Cap Rock in the California
desert, where it was set alight, in accordance to Parson's wishes. The two were
later arrested by police.
1974: Max Weinberg made his debut as the drummer
for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
1979: The No Nukes concert was held at New York’s
Madison Square Garden. Performers included Stephen Stills, David Crosby,
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Poco, Tom Petty, Carly
Simon, James Taylor and Bruce Springsteen.
1981: Simon and Garfunkel reunited for a concert in
New York's Central Park. Over 400,000 fans attend the show. The performance was
recorded for a record and video release.
1986: "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson
premieres.
1987: "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" was
released by Pink Floyd. It was the first release after Roger Waters departure.
1993: Ex-Mamas and Papas' vocalist Michelle
Phillips is robbed by an unknown gunman outside a West Hollywood restaurant.
1995: P.M. Dawn's DJ JC Eternal was arrested on
charges of sexual assault and child abuse after an alleged affair with his 14
year-old cousin. He was released on $10,000 bail.
1997: VH1 aired "Storytellers" live for
the first time. The show was a 90 minute special featuring Elton John from the
House of Blues in New Orleans, LA.
1998: Robbie Williams scored his first solo UK No.1
single with 'Millennium', taken from his from his second album, I've Been
Expecting You.
1999: Christina Aguilera was at No.1 on the US
album chart with her self-titled debut album.
2002: James Brown was being sued by his own
daughters for more than $1M of song royalties they said they were owed. Deanna
Brown Thomas and Dr Yamma Brown Lumar, a Texas physician, said Brown had
withheld royalties on 25 co-written songs because of a family grudge. The
lawsuit claimed that Brown had held a grudge against his daughters since 1998,
when Ms Thomas had her father committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated
for addiction to painkillers.
2004: Canadian singer Celine Dion extended her Las
Vegas show for another year. Dion was reportedly being paid $100m for the
original three-year run of five 90-minute concerts a week.
2010: In Baltimore, MD, a bronze
bust of Frank Zappa was dedicated outside an east Baltimore library.
