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EVENTS ..
1958 – the CARL PERKINS leaves Sun Records to sign with the Columbia label as their first rockabilly artist
1965 – the ROD STEWART plays his first major gig in a Harrow, England club, singing with his band, the THE SOUL AGENTS
1970 – the BOYCE & HART guest star on Bewitched
1974 – the KISS make their television debut on an episode of ABC’s Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert
1974 – the DICK CLARK premier the “American Music Awards”
1985 – post years in the ROLLING STONES, the MICK JAGGER releases his first solo long_one, entitled She’s The Boss
1991 – the PUBLIC ENEMY boycott the 1991 Grammy Awards because the rap award was not going to be presented during the live TV ceremony – the SINEAD O’CONNOR also boycotts the event
1995 – the ROXETTE perform in Beijing – twas the first concert for a western artist in China since 1984 when the GEORGE MICHAEL performed
1997 – a New York judge dismisses a $7 million lawsuit filed against the MOTLEY CRUE for hearing loss of a fan that was suffered at one of their concerts

BIRTHS ..
1936 – American blues songwriter the SAM MYERS
1940 – the SMOKEY ROBINSON
1943 – the LOU CHRISTIE
1946 – the LOVERBOY‘s lead guitarist the PAUL DEAN
1948 – the BLACK SABBATH‘s TONY IOMMI
1950 – he SCORPIONS‘ FRANCIS BUCHHOLZ
1950 – the WISHBONE ASH‘s ANDY POWELL
1956 – the THE BEAT‘s DAVE WAKELING
1963 – the SEAL
1946 – the WHITESNAKE‘s DOUG ALDRICH
1965 – the LEROY
1965 – the PHISH‘s drummer the JON FISHMAN
1969 – the FEAR FACTORY‘s BURTON C BELL
1975 – the NICKELBACK‘s DANIEL ADAIR
1978 – American rapper the IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
1981 – the BETH DITTO (pictured)
1985 – the HAYLIE DUFF

DEATHS ..
1980 – the AC/DC‘s BON SCOTT dies post a night of heavy drinking in a London club called the Music Machine (b. July 9, 1946)
2009 – the ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA‘s KELLY GROUCUTT dies having suffered a heart-attack (b. September 8, 1945)
2009 – MIIKA TENKULA of Finnish heavy metal outfit the SENTENCE is found dead, having suffered a heart-attack (b. March 6, 1974)

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EVENTS ..
1959 – While on leave from the US Army in Paris, the ELVIS PRESLEY visits the famous Lido Club, performing an impromptu show there
1964 – while vacationing in Miami during their first trip to America, the THE BEATLES engage in a photo shoot with heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay, better known later as Muhammed Ali – Clay: “You guys got to be making a lot of money. You ain’t as dumb as you look.” John Lennon: “No, but you are.” That night the group visits a local drive-in to watch the new Elvis film Fun In Acapulco
1968 – DAVID GILMOUR joins the PINK FLOYD as the replacement for founding member and guitarist the SYD BARRETT, who had already checked into a psychiatric hospital due to declining mental health
1969 – the THE BEE GEES‘ Maurice Gibb marries the LULU at St. James’ Church, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England – three thousand fans turn out to see the nuptials
1974 – the KISS release their debut self-titled long_one
1980 – BILL WYMAN announces his intention to leave his group, the THE ROLLING STONES, by 1983 – the bassist is convinced to stay on, which he does until 1992
1980 – filming begins on the RINGO STARR‘s new comedy, Caveman
1987 – the PRINCE‘s “Sign O’ The Times” mp3 is released
1992 – VINCE NEIL quit as the MOTLEY CRUE‘s lead singer
1998 – the ROB SMITH (of the THE CURE) battles with the forces of musical evil (the BARBARA STREISAND) on SOUTH PARK
2001 – the JAMES TAYLOR marries his second wife, Caroline
2006 – in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the THE ROLLING STONES give a free concert before a crowd of over 1 million people at Copacabana Beach

BIRTHS ..
1933 – the YOKO ONO
1941 – she-blues-er the IRMA THOMAS
1947 – the STYX‘s DENNIS DEYOUNG
1952 – country-she-popper the JUICE NEWTON
1964 – the THE FALL‘s PAUL HANLEY
1965 – the DR DRE
1970 – RAINE MAIDA, the OUR LADY PEACE‘s lead vocalist
1971 – the OVERKILL‘s guitarist the MERRITT GANT
1977 – guitarist slash vocalist the SEAN WATKINS
1980 – the REGINA SPEKTOR (pictured)
1982 – American rapper the JUELZ SANTANA

DEATHS ..
1995 – the THE REPLACEMENTS‘ BOB STINSON dies post years of alcohol and drug abuse (b. December 17, 1959)

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EVENTS ..
1955 – the LITTLE RICHARD sends his first audition tape to Specialty Records
1960 – the THE EVERLY BROTHERS sign a 10-year congract with Warner Bros. Records, worth $1 million
1966 – BRIAN WILSON begins recording the BEACH BOYS’ “Good Vibrations”
1970 – the JONI MITCHELL announces her retirement from live performances – she returns to the stage within a year
1972 – the PINK FLOYD being began a 4-night stand in London, premiering “The Dark Side of the Moon” a full year before it’s released
1975 – the JOHN LENNON releases “Rock n’ Roll”, his last record before he left the music business for 5 years
1976 – the BETTE MIDLER is awarded the “Woman of the Year” award from Harvard’s University’s Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society
1979 – the THE CLASH open their first U.S. tour in New York City
1988 – a 12-year old fan of the MOTLEY CRUE sets his legs on fire while trying to imitate a stunt in the band’s “Live Wire” video – the boy suffers burns over ten percent of his body
1989 – DAVID COVERDALE (of the WHITESNAKE) and Tawny Kitaen marry
1998 – the DESTINY’S CHILD‘s self-title debut long_one is released
2000 – the TRICK DADDY is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at a North Miami Beach nightclub
2002 – the GEORGE MICHAEL‘s Hamstead home is burglarised – the theft included his $114,000 Aston Martin sports car and $140,000 in paintings, jewelry and clothing
2003 – twenty-one people were killed in a stampede at a crowded nightclub in Chicago

BIRTHS ..
1933 – Afro-American rock-n-roller the BOBBY LEWIS
1939 – the JOHN LEYTON
1940 – American he-writer the GENE PITNEY
1946 – American she-popper the DODIE STEVENS
1957 – Canadian she-composer the LOREENA MCKENNITT
1962 – OZtralian rocker the DAVID MCCOMB
1965 – American music avi erector the SAMUEL BAYER
1966 – the SYMPHONY X‘s MICHAEL LEPOND
1967 – jazz r-n-b-er the CHANTE MOORE
1970 – the 311′s lead guitarist TIM MAHONEY
1972 – the GREEN DAY‘s BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG (pictured)
1972 – the FOO FIGHTER‘s TAYLOR HAWKINS
1974 – the BRYAN WHITE
1975 – rapper the WISH BONE

DEATHS ..
2006 – lead singer slash guitarist of the THE COWSILLS‘, BILL COWSILL suffers from emphysema, Cushing’s syndrome and osteoporosis and dies (b. January 9, 1948)

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EVENTS ..
1957 – the 6.5 Special, Britain’s first pop music program, debuts on the BBC
1963 – the PAUL ANKA marries Marie-Ann Alison DeZogheb in Paris
1968 – Detroit, MI mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh declares today “Aretha Franklin Day”
1972 – the RICK NELSON begins his first British tour
1978 – the film Abba – The Movie has its UK premiere at Leicester Square’s Warner Theatre
1990 – the IKE TURNER‘s sentenced to four years in prison on eleven separate charges, including possession and transport of cocaine – in prison when he and ex-wife the TINA are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he is released after serving eighteen months
1993 – at London’s Brit Awards, the ROD STEWART invites former members of his old band, the THE FACES, onstage for an impromptu reunion.
1998 – at the Brit Awards, Danbert Nobacon of the CHUMBAWAMBA dumps a bucket of ice water on the U.K.’s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott
1999 – Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura -a former concert bodyguard for the ROLLING STONES- declares today “Rolling Stones Day”
1999 – the OL’ DIRTY BASTARD is arrested in Hollywood for allegedly wearing body armor, a forbidden garment because of his previous arrests
2007 – the BRITNEY SPEARS shaves her head (pictured)

BIRTHS ..
1935 – the SONNY BONO
1956 – American souler the JAMES INGRAM
1958 – the ICE-T
1960 – the DEF LEPPARD‘s PETE WILLIS
1961 – the DURAN DURAN‘s ANDY TAYLOR
1962 – the COIL‘s JOHN BALANCE
1965 – the SLAYER‘s DAVE LOMBARDO
1982 – the LUPE FIASCO

DEATHS ..
2004 – American r-n-b-er the DORIS TROY dies from emphysema at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada (b. January 6, 1937)

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EVENTS ..
1964 – the SAM COOKE announces a major reduction in his touring schedule, made so that he can concentrate on the day-to-day activities of his two new record labels, Sar and Derby
1967 – music students at Chicago’s DePaul University form a seven-piece rock ensemble called the THE BIG THING – later, they would change their name to the CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, and then, simply, the CHICAGO
1968 – the THE BEATLES‘ JOHN LENNON and GEORGE HARRISON, along with their wives, travel to Rishikesh, India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi – the other two band members would soon follow
1969 – Florida hairstylist VICKIE JONES is arrested for impersonating the ARETHA FRANKLIN at a club in Fort Myers, FL – incredibly, her performance is so believable that no patrons demand a refund
1972 – US government’s new anti-piracy laws are enacted, a response to widespread bootlegging of major artists
1975 – Capitol Records rushes to release the JOHN LENNON’s Rock and Roll album after a much shabbier version, called Roots, had begun to be marketed on late-night television
1975 – the GINO VANNELLI becomes the first white artist to perform on the syndicated dance show Soul Train
1976 – the BETTE MIDLER bails out no less than seven members of her entourage from jail after their arrest on drug possession charges
1978 – at the 21st annual Grammy Awards, the SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER soundtrack takes home Album of the Year honors and the BILLY JOEL’s “Just the Way You Are” wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year
1979 – A&M ends its tenure as the US’ largest indie record company as RCA records begins its new distributing deal with the label
1990 – the IKE TURNER was sentenced to 4 years in prison on cocaine charges
1991 – the ROD STEWART‘s ex-girlfriend, supermodel Kelly Emberg, files a $25 million palimony suit against the singer in Los Angeles Superior Court
1992 – natives of the village of Krinjabo, on Africa’s Ivory Coast, name the MICHAEL JACKSON “King of the Sanwis”
1993 – at the Brit Awards the FACES reunite
2005 – YouTube is launched

BIRTHS ..
1944 – the THE KINKS‘ MICK AVORY
1945 – the SUPERTRAMPS‘ JOHN HELLIWELL
1947 – the SANTANA‘s DAVID BROWN
1951 – American she-songstress the MELISSA MANCHESTER
1959 – the UB40‘s ALI CAMPBELL
1960 – the CULTURE CLUB‘s MIKEY CRAIG
1969 – hip-popper the BIRDMAN
1971 – the DROWNING POOL‘s STEVIE BENTON
1974 – the LORDI‘s lead vocalist the TOMI PUTAANSUU
1976 – the INCUBUS‘ lead vocalist the BRANDON BOYD (pictured)
1976 – the THE KILLERS‘ RONNIE VANNUCCI JR.
1977 – the BAD RELIGION‘s BROOKS WACKERMAN
1978 – the SINNERGY‘s KIMBERLY GOSS
1980 – the CONOR OBERST
1980 – lead guitarist for the RELIENT K, MATT HOOPES
1981 – she-r-n-b-er the OLIVIA

DEATHS ..
1965 – the NAT “KING” COLE dies of lung cancer (b. March 17, 1919)
1981 – the MIKE BLOOMFIELD is found dead of a drug overdose in his car (b. July 28, 1943)

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EVENTS ..
1961 – the THE PLATTERS sue Mercury Records for breach of contract in Chicago, citing the record label’s refusal to pay royalties for songs on which leader Tony Williams does not, in fact, sing lead
1961 – earliest footage of the THE BEATLES as a band is taken during their performance at the Casanova Club in Liverpool
1967 – the ARETHA FRANKLIN records her RESPECT mp3 in New York
1970 – the THE WHO play a legendary concert at Leeds University in England which will become the Live at Leeds LP
1970 – Billboard magazine reports that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is “Mounting Total War Against Tape Pirating of Prerecorded Music”
1972 – on the same day the band breaks up for the first time, Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty declares today “Steppenwolf Day”
1972 – the JOHN LENNON and the YOKO ONO begin their week-long stint as guest hosts on the syndicated Mike Douglas Show
1973 – the DAVID BOWIE collapses due to “total exhaustion” at the end of his Valentine’s Day show at New York’s Madison Square Garden
1974 – Rolling Stone reports that the DAVID BOWIE has declined an offer from a gay liberation group who asked him to compose “the world’s first Gay National Anthem”
1980 – the LOU REED marries Sylvia Morales in New York City’s Greenwich Village
1981 – the BILLY IDOL leaves the GENERATION X for a solo career
1984 – the ELTON JOHN marries sound engineer Renate Blauel in Sydney, Australia – attendees include the OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and the ROD STEWART (pictured)
1986 – the FRANK ZAPPA guest stars on NBC’s Miami Vice
1990 – the THE ROLLING STONES begin their first-ever tour of Japan at Tokyo’s Korakuen Dome
1993 – the HARRY NILSSON suffers his first heart attack
1994 – the THE GRATEFUL DEAD‘s JERRY GARCIA marries Deborah Koons
1996 – the PRINCE marries Mayte Garcia
1998 – the MARILYN MANSON book signing tour for his autobiography “It’s A Long Hard Road Out of Hell” begins
1998 – the MADONNA got her first club performance in more than 10 years at the Roxy in New York
1999 – the ELTON JOHN guest stars on Fox’s The Simpsons
2000 – the KISS announces their farewell tour
2001 – Fox debuts “Barbra Streisand: Timeless” a film of her “farewell concert”

BIRTHS ..
1931 – the THE MCGUIRE SISTERS‘ PHYLLIS
1947 – the TIM BUCKLEY (songwriter plus father to the JEFF BUCKLEY)
1950 – the HEART‘s ROGER FISHER
1972 – the ROB THOMAS
1972 – the LIT‘s KEVIN BALDES
1975 – the THE LIVING END‘s SCOTT OWEN
1976 – the LEAVES’ EYES‘ vocalist the LIV KRISTINE
1978 – American neo-soul-er the DWELE

DEATHS ..
1999 – the BUDDY KNOX dies from lung cancer (b. July 20, 1933)
2006 – singer songwriter the LYNDEN DAVID HALL dies from complications resulting from the stem cell transplant (b. May 7, 1974)

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1914 – ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, is formed in New York City
1956 – DJ Alan Freed signs with Coral Records to compile four rock and roll dance and party albums in the next year
1957 – filming is completed on the UK’s first rock and roll movie, Rock You Sinners
1961 – the FRANK SINATRA launches the first completely artist-owned label, Reprise
1970 – the BLACK SABBATH‘s self-titled first long_one is released
1972 – the LED ZEPPELIN are forced to cancel a gig in Singapore when local officials, seeing their long hair, refuse to let them off the plane
1978 – Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley officially declares today “Al Green Day”
1981 – the PINK FLOYD‘s Dark Side of the Moon becomes the rock long_one to spend the most consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart -402 weeks from March 1973- it would eventually leave the charts April 23, 1988, after 724 weeks
1982 – 300-pound gravestone of the LYNYRD SKYNYRD lead singer the RONNIE VAN ZANT is stolen from the cemetery in Orange Park, CA – police find it two weeks later in a dry river bed
1983 – the MARVIN GAYE puts a sensual (some say too sensual) spin on the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles
1988 – the MICHAEL JACKSON purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, CA, which he renames “Neverland”
1992 – the VINCE NEIL leaves the MOTLEY CRUE
1997 – the MICHAEL JACKSON and wife Debbie Rowe become the proud parents of their first child, Prince
2005 – the RAY CHARLES wins eight posthumous Grammy awards for his final long_one, “Genius Loves Company”

BIRTHS ..
1928 – the THE MCGUIRE SISTERS‘ DOROTHY
1942 – the THE MONKEES‘ PETER TORK
1945 – New Orleans soul singer the KING FLOYD
1950 – the PETER GABRIEL
1956 – PETER HOOK of the NEW ORDER / the JOY DIVISION
1961 – the HENRY ROLLINS
1971 – Brit-she-popper the SONIA EVANS
1974 – the ROBBIE WILLIAMS (pictured)
1976 – the FEIST
1978 – the MY DYING BRIDE‘s guitarist the HAMISH GLENCROSS
1988 – the JLS‘ ASTON MERRYGOLD

DEATHS ..
1999 – American disc-jockey and she-popper the MISS TONI FISHER dies from a heart attack (b. 1931)

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EVENTS ..
1967 – a squad of fifteen police officers enter the ROLLING STONES guitarist KEITH RICHARDS‘ homo, finding “various substances of a suspicious nature,” officials arrest Richards and his companions, the STONES‘ singer the MICK JAGGER and his girlf, singer the MARIANNE FAITHFULL, on May 10
1968 – the JIMI HENDRIX goes back to the high school he dropped out of to perform a concert – officials present him with an honorary diploma and the key to the city
1970 – BBC’s Top of the Pops broadcasts the JOHN LENNON‘s “Instant Karma!” performance clip, taped just the day before
1981 – the DEBORAH HARRY (of the BLONDIE) announces that she’ll be making a solo album
1989 – the TINY TIM declares his candidacy for mayor of New York City
1997 – the DAVID BOWIE is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2001 – the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals orders Napster to stop its users from trading copyrighted material without charge

BIRTHS ..
1939 – the THE DOORS‘ RAY MANZAREK
1950 – the GENESIS‘ STEVE HACKETT
1955 – the BILL LASWELL
1956 – BRIAN ROBERTSON, Scottish guitarist best known for his work with the THIN LIZZY and the MOTORHEAD
1958 – the THE GO-BETWEENS‘ GRANT MCLENNAN
1968 – the WILSON PHILLIPS‘ CHYNNA PHILLIPS (pictured)
1969 – Swedish composer the MEJA
1970 – the BARENAKED LADIES‘ bassist the JIM CREEGGAN
1981 – Irish she-singer-songwriter the LISA HANNIGAN

DEATHS ..
1995 – the IRON BUTTERFLY‘s bassist the PHILIP TAYLOR KRAMER make a flurry of cell phone calls, including one to the police during which the KRAMER claims “I’m going to kill myself. And I want everyone to know O.J. Simpson is innocent. They did it.” (b. July 12, 1952)
2000 – the SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS dies post surgery to treat an aneurysm (b. July 18, 1929)
2000 – the THE WHITLAMS‘ bassist ANDY LEWIS commits suicide, having battled a gambling addiction (b. 1966)

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EVENTS ..
1963 – in just under ten hours (allegedly), the THE BEATLES record all ten tracks for their debut long_one, release in England as the PLEASE PLEASE ME
1965 – the RINGO STARR marries his first wife, the MAUREEN COX, in nodnoL’s Caxton Hall Register Office – they divorce in 1975
1966 – the CHER records BANG BANG
1967 – due to increasing public furor over the THE MONKEES being a “manufactured” band, the group issues a statement claiming it will hereby play its own instruments on all new releases (the group had already performed as a band live on stage) – the promise lasts for one album, 1967′s Headquarters
1970 – the JOHN LENNON pays £1,344 in fines for protesting the South African rugby team playing in Scotland
1972 – at a concert in Tollworth, England, the DAVID BOWIE performs as the ZIGGY STARDUST for the first time
1979 – ABC airs their TV-movie EVLIS, starring the KURT RUSSELL
1986 – the BOY GEORGE guest-stars on an episode of The A-Team
1994 – the PRINCE premiers his The Most Beautiful Girl in the World mp3 on the 1994 Miss USA Pageant
2000 – the DIANA ROSS officially divorces her husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess
2000 – a fan attending the ISLEY BROTHERS concert in LA suddenly shoots three members of the audience, one fatally. he is shot dead by police, apparently in self-defense

BIRTHS ..
1889 – JOHN MILLS of the THE MILLS BROTHERS
1935 – the GENE VINCENT, American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly
1938 – co-writer and performer of the 1962 hit novelty song, Monster Mash, the BOBBY “BORIS” PICKETT
1942 – the OTIS CLAY
1956 – the BAD BRAIN’s H.R.
1962 – the SHERYL CROW
1970 – the MESHUGGAH‘s lead guitarist and a founding member FREDRIK THORDENDAL
1973 – the SLIPKNOT‘s sampler the CRAIG JONES
1974 – the D’ANGELO
1977 – the LINKIN PARK‘s MIKE SHINODA
1979 – the BRANDY
1981 – the KELLY ROWLAND (pictured)
1984 – the FROM FIRST TO LAST’s lead vocalist the MATT GOOD
1984 – the DANITY KANE‘s AUBREY O’DAY
1985 – the THE ACADEMY IS.. lead singer the WILLIAM BECKETT
1991 – the NEVER SHOUT NEVER, ake American acoustic popper the CHRISTOGER INGLE

DEATHS ..
1999 – American jazz pianist the JAKI BYARD is fatally shot at his home (b. June 15, 1922)
2009 – the THE RONETTES‘ ESTELLE BENNETT dies of colon cancer (b. July 22, 1941)

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EVENTS ..
1933 – the first singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegram Co. in New York
1964 – the American press reports that millions of teenage boys are suddenly sporting the BEATLE-style hairdos (or attempting to) after last night’s historic appearance on CBS’ Ed Sullivan Show
1964 – the BOB DYLAN‘s The Times They Are A-Changin is released
1968 – the THE BEATLES close their American fan club and business office, Beatles U.S.A, fire their American PR people, and sever all business ties in the country, turning everything over to their own Apple Corps in London
1971 – the CAROLE KING‘s TAPESTRY long_one is released
1972 – the T.REX depart for their first American tour as headliners
1974 – the PHIL SPECTOR is seriously burned in a mysterious car crash while en route from Los Angeles to Phoenix, AZ, leading to extensive plastic surgery that furthers his reclusiveness
1978 – the VAN HALEN‘s debut long_one is released
1990 – the ERIC CLAPTON ends his unprecedented 18-night series of gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall
1993 – ABC’s prime-time Oprah Winfrey special features the first interview with the MICHAEL JACKSON in 15 years. the MJ makes his famous claim that he suffers from Vitiligo, a skin condition that accounts for his loss of pigmentation, and he also claims that he’s only had two minor plastic surgery operations
1999 – twas announced that BPI Communications was suspending publication of its Musician magazine post 21 years
2002 – the ELTON JOHN performs at the NBA all-star game in Philadelphia, PA

BIRTHS ..
1914 – world’s most skilled harmonica player the LARRY ADLER
1933 – the THE VENUTRES‘ DON WILSON
1937 – the ROBERTA FLACK (pictured)
1944 – OZtralian songwriter slash entertainer the PETER ALLEN
1944 – American Jazz bassist the RUFUS REID
1949 – Candian songwriter the JIM CORCORAN
1949 – English rock drummer the NIGEL OLSSON
1962 – the METALLICA‘s bassist the CLIFF BURTON
1975 – German rapper the KOOL SAVAS
1981 – the AVENGED SEVENFOLD‘s drummer the THE REV
1981 – Canadian she-popper the NATASHA ST-PIER

DEATHS ..
2002 – New York folker the DAVE VAN RONK dies of cardio-pulmonary failure while undergoing post-operative treatment for colon cancer in a New York hospital (b. June 30, 1936)

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EVENTS ..
1964 – at 8:00 PM EST, CBS’ Ed Sullivan Show takes to the airwaves to broadcast the THE BEATLES‘ first US television appearance, nearly 73 million Americans tune in making it one of the highest ratings ever (still)
1966 – the LIZA MINNELLI brings her nightclub act to New York City with a show at the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel
1972 – in keeping with the rather low-key nature of his new group, the PAUL MCCARTNEY debuts WINGS on stage with a surprise appearance at England’s Nottingham University
1975 – the variety show CHER, meant to take the place of the old Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, debuts on CBS with guests the ELTON JOHN and the BETTE MIDLER
1983 – the PRINCE‘s Little Red Corvette is released
1999 – the DAVE GROHL, his Roswell Records label, EMI Entertainment World and EMI Virgin Songs file a suit against Miramax in California, accusing them of unauthorised use of the FOO FIGHTER‘s BIG ME mp3 in trailers for the film Rounders
2001 – post being booted from the “reunion” lineup of the THE EAGLES, guitarist and original member Don Felder files a lawsuit against the group

BIRTHS ..
1940 – Brian Bennett, drummer for UK rockers the THE SHADOWS
1942 – the CAROLE KING (pictured)
1943 – r-n-b-er the BARBARA LEWIS
1947 – American rock-n-rolling guitarist the JOE ELY
1947 – Amercan r-n-ber the MAJOR HARRIS
1951 – the KOOL & THE GANG‘s Dennis DT Thomas
1960 – Holly Johnson, the FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD‘s lead vocalist
1963 – Grammy award-winning American country music the TRAVIS TRITT
1979 – the O.A.R.‘s Richard On
1989 – teen-popper the GIA FARRELL

DEATHS ..
1981 – the BILL HALEY, one of the first American rock and roll musicians, dies from “natural Causes most likely heart attack” (b. July 6, 1925)
1997 – the SWEET‘s lead singer Brian Connolly dies of liver failure (b. October 5,1945)
1991 – the King Of Gospel JAMES CLEVELAND dies as a result of heart failure (b. December 5, 1931)
2005 – American soul singer the TYRONE DAVIS dies post a stroke (b. May 4, 1938)
2008 – the SCOT HALPIN dies of an inoperable non-malignant brain tumor (b. February 3, 1954)

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EVENTS ..
1956 – the BUDDY HOLLEY signs a contract with Decca Records, one which mistakenly drops the “e” from his last name, resulting in the BUDDY dropping the letter from his name as well
1960 – the infamous disc jockey “payola” hearings begin in Washington, DC – mmany famous radio DJs and rock artists had to defend themselves against allegations of illegal money and gifts given to secure airplay or television appearances
1964 – publisher of the song LOUIE LOUIE offered $1,000 to anyone would could find suggestive lyrics in the song
1967 – the duo PETER & GORDON announce their split
1969 – post a few jamming sessions, the CREAM’s ERIC CLAPTON and the GINGER BAKE announce the formation of the BLIND FAITH along with the TRAFFIC’s STEVE WINWOOD and the RICK GRECH of FAMILY, aka one of the first “supergroups” is born
1972 – the FRANK ZAPPA‘s concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall is canceled when promoters discover “obscene” lyrics in Zappa’s 200 Motels score
1972 – the THE BEATLES‘ official fan club disbands
1980 – the DAVID BOWIE and wife Angela are divorces post nearly a decade of marraige with custody of son Zowie going to the BOWIE
1982 – the CHER makes her Broadway debut in Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1993 – the TOM JONES guest stars on an ep of The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
2000 – twas announced that Stan “the Man” Lee would create a comic book of the BACKSTREET BOYS
2006 – the KELLY CLARKSON wins two Grammys making her the first American Idol participant to win such award

BIRTHS ..
1941 – American folker the TOM RUSH
1948 – the THE TEMPTATIONS‘ Ron Tyson
1961 – the MOTLEY CRUE‘s Vince Neil
1971 – the H.I.M.‘s Mika Karppinen
1974 – the DAFT PUNK‘s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (pictured)
1977 – Dave Farrell, the LINKIN PARK‘s bassist
1980 – the JET guitarist Cameron Muncey
1985 – the PARAMORE‘s JEREMY DAVIS

DEATHS ..
1973 – American farmer, the MAX YASGUR, best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between in 1969 dies of a heart attack (b. December 15, 1919)
1990 – suffering from depression, American rock n roller the DEL SHANNON committs suicide with a 22 caliber rifle (b. December 30, 1934)
2006 – the SOFT MACHINE‘s Elton Dean dies (b. October 28, 1945)

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EVENTS ..
1964 – shortly after 1:00 p.m. EST, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight number 101 lands at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport – over 3,000 screaming fans, many in tears, are waiting to greet the THE BEATLES as they arrive for their first American tour
1966 – the first magazine dedicated specifcally to rock and roll music “Crawdaddy!” is published by Paul Williams in New York City
1967- the BEE GEES return to England, the land of their birth, post having lived in Australia for nine years
1969 – the TOM JONES‘ UK variety show This Is Tom Jones premieres on ABC after the network pays out over $20 million for the rights
1985 – the FRANK SINATRA‘s “New York, New York” becomes the official anthem of New York City

BIRTHS ..
1934 – American blues singer slash guitarist the EARL KING
1949 – the WINGS‘ JOE ENGLISH
1956 – the KISS‘ MARK ST JOHN
1962 – the GARTH BROOKS
1962 – the BON JOVI‘s keyboardist the DAVID BRYAN
1964 – DUFF MCKAGAN of the GUNS N’ ROSES slash the VELVET REVOLVER
1968 – the GODSMACK‘s SULLY ERNA
1972 – the AMON TOBIN
1974 – the SUPERGRASS‘ drummer DANNY GOFFEY
1975 – the LIMP BIZKIT‘s WES BORLAND

DEATHS ..
1959 – New Orleans blues guitarist the GUITAR SLIM dies of pneumonia in New York City (b. December 10, 1926)
2000 – the FOGHAT‘s guitarist DAVE PEVERETT dies from cancern (b. April 16, 1943)
2000 – Puerto Riccan hip-popper the BIG PUN suffers a fatal heart attack and respiratory failure resulting in his death (b. November 10, 1971)

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1939 – the ELVIS PRESELY‘s father, VERNON, was released from prison post serving 8 months for altering a check
1943 – the FRANK SINATRA makes his solo vocalist debut on radio’s Your Hit Parade
1962 – Decca Records reject the THE BEATLES
1971 – RICHARD THOMPSON quits the FAIRPORT CONVENTION to launch his solo career
1981 – the PAUL MCCARTNEY records vocal harmonies for the GEORGE HARRISON‘s ALL THOSE YEARS AGO mp3 – an oddly upbeat tribute to the recently-murdered JOHN LENNON
1987 – the JOAN JETT makes her acting debut in “Light Of Day”
1987 – the SONNY BONO declares his candidacy for mayor of Palm Springs, CA
1988 – the DUSTY SPRINGFIELD makes her first appearance on the Billboard charts in 19 years with the WHAT HAVE I DONT TO DESERVE THIS ? mp3 – a duet with the PET SHOP BOYS
1990 – the BILLY IDOL breaks several bones in a serious motorcycle accident, as a result he can not appear in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” in a major role
2002 – the CELINE DION‘s “A New Day Has Come” is released for radio play, her first new mp3 in two years
2003 – the 50 CENT‘s debut long_one the GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ is released
2003 – ABC’s 20/20 airs the British documentary ‘Living With Michael Jackson‘ which raises some “disturbing” questions about the singer

BIRTHS ..
1944 – early architect of New Orleans funk and soul, the WILLIE TEE
1945 – the BOB MARLEY
1946 – Canadian folk she-singer the KATE MCGARRIGLE
1950 – the NATALIE COLE
1951 – Irish country singer the MARGO
1957 – the THE WHO‘s drummer the SIMON PHILLIPS
1962 – the GUNS N’ ROSES‘ AXL ROSE
1966 – foxy one the RICK ASTLEY (pictured)
1967 – American country she-singer the ANITA COCHRAN
1981 – Swedish indie-popper the JENS LEKMAN

DEATHS ..
1960 – American r-n-b-er the JESSE BELVIN and his wife die in an automobile accident in Los Angeles (b. December 15, 1932)
1998 – the BEACH BOYS‘ founding member the CARL WILSON loses his battle with brain and lung cancer (b. December 21, 1946)
2007 – succesful American singer the FRANKIE LAINE dies of a heart failure (b. March 30, 1913)

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1957 – 5,000 screaming fans greet BILL HALEY at London’s Heathrow airport as he arrives for his first British tour
1967 – the British tabloid News of the World, owned by Rupert Murdoch, publishes an article called “Pop Stars and Drugs – Facts that Will Shock You.” in it, everyone from the MOODY BLUES to the PETE TOWNSHEND is labeled as an LSD user. the tabloid is slapped with a defamation lawsuit that very day by the ROLLING STONES‘ MICK JAGGER, whom the article alleges to be hooked on Benzedrine and hashish; apparently the reporter in question had overheard the STONES‘ BRIAN JONES admitting to these things and mistook him for Jagger. the suit ignites a feud between the tabloid and the band that would lead directly to the STONES‘ guitarist KEITH RICHARD’s infamous drug bust five days later
1998 – the ELTON JOHN and the STEVIE WONDER perform at the White House for US President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair

BIRTHS ..
1923 – country musician the CLAUDE KING
1944 – American guitarist the J.R. COBB
1943 – one of three lead vocalists in the THREE DOG NIGHT, CORY WELLS
1944 – American songwriter slash producer the AL KOOPER
1954 – former drummer for the CAPTAIN BEEFHEART the CLIFF MARTINEZ
1964 – the GUNS ‘N ROSES DUFF MCKAGAN
1969 – the BOBBY BROWN (pictured)
1971 – Country singer the SARA EVANS
1975 – the AFI‘s drummer ADAM CARSON

DEATHS ..
1998 – the SLAUGHTER‘s TIM KELLY dies in a car accident (b. January 13, 1963)

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1959 – post the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of the BUDDY HOLLY, the RITCHIE VALENS and the THE BIG BOPPER the night pre, the FRANKIE AVALON and the JIMMY CLANTON take over the headlining spots on the “Winter Dance Party” tour
1966 – the THE WHO play their first headliners show, happens at the Astoria in Finsbury Park England – the THE FORTUNES and the THE MERSEYS also appear on the bill
1968 – US Attorney General John Mitchell receives a secret memo from Senator Strom Thurmond, in which Thurmond suggests deporting the JOHN LENNON due to his antiwar stance
1969 – post the other BEATLES hiring Allen Klein as manager the day before, the PAUL MCCARTNEY hires his father-in-law’s firm, Eastman & Eastman, as general legal counsel for Apple Corps
1974 – the JOHN LENNON and the YOKO ONO mutually agree to a trial seperation which effectively kicks off the JOHN’s notorious eighteen-month “lost weekend.” during this time the LENNON would consume lots of drugs and alcohol, carouse on the town with singer-songwriter and friend Harry Nilsson, and -at the YOKO‘s request- take up with the ONO‘s associate May Pang
1977 – the FLEETWOOD MAC’s RUMOURS long_one is released
1979 – Save The Whales organises a month-long rock memorabilia auction in San Francisco

BIRTHS ..
1915 – American songwriter the RAY EVANS
1941 – the THE ANIMALS’ drummer the JOHN STEEL
1948 – the ALICE COOPER
1951 – the KANSAS‘ drummer the PHIL EHART
1952 – English rock drummer the JERRY SHIRLEY
1960 – the JAMES‘ frontman the TIM BOOTH
1962 – American country singer slash multi-instrumentalist the CLINT BLACK
1963 – the THE OFFSPRING‘s lead guitarist the NOODLES
1969 – the OUR LADY PEACE‘s bassist the DUNCAN COUTTS
1975 – the NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (pictured)
1976 – American hip-popper the CAM’RON
1977 – singer slash songwriter the GAVIN DEGRAW
1982 – the PUSSYCAT DOLLS‘ dancer the KIMBERLY WYATT
1993 – American rocker the TIM MCGRATH

DEATHS ..
1982 – Scottish rock n roller the ALEX HARVEY suffers two heart attacks, with the second one being fatal (b. February 5, 1935)
1983 – the THE CARPENTERS‘ drummer the KAREN dies from heart failure (b. March 2, 1950)
2000 – the SHIRELLES‘ lead singer the DORIS COLEY dies of breast cancer (b. August 2, 1941)
2003 – Canadian jazz bassist the CHARLIE BIDDLE dies (b. July 28, 1926)
2007 – African-American singer the BARBARA MCNAIR dies of throat cancer (b. March 4, 1934)
2009 – American singer and founding member of the legendary garage punk band the THE CRAMPS dies suddenly (b. October 21, 1946)

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EVENTS ..
1960 – the record label Reprise Records is formed by the FRANK SINATRA
1961 – in New York, the BOB DYLAN makes his first recording, taping “San Francisco Bay Blues”
1976 – the DAVID BOWIE introduces his THIN WHITE DUKE persona at a show in Seattle, WA, the first stop on his latest tour (pictured)
1977 – the ELTON JOHN resumes live performing, in Sweden, 15 months after he had announced that he would not perform live anymore
1991 – the SINEAD O’CONNOR announces that she wont accept any Grammy Awards or attend the ceremony because the show reflects “false and destructive materialistic values”
1993 – the HARRY CONNICK JR. enters a plea bargain with New York authorities stemming from his arrest in December for having a gun in his carry-on luggage at New York’s Kennedy Airport
1993 – 1,974th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame goes to the GLORIA ESTEFAN
1999 – the ICE-T speaks to the students of the University of Toledo about a life of crime not being all it is cracked up to be
2002 – the BRITNEY SPEARS performs at the national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVI and during an advert break a Pepsi commercial featuring the she-popper premiers
2003 – the PHIL SPECTOR is arrested for allegedly murdering actress the LANA CLARKSON in his Alhambra, CA home

BIRTHS ..
1918 – JOEY BISHOP of the THE RAT PACK
1928 – English traditional popper the FRANKIE VAUGHAN
1943 – the THE TEMPTATIONS‘ lead singer the DENNIS EDWARDS
1945 – Scottish born American songwriter the JOHNNY CYMBAL
1947 – DAVE DAVIES from the THE KINKS
1947 – American songwriter the MELANIE SAFKA
1949 – the NEW YORK DOLLS‘ bassist the ARTHUR KANE
1956 – the SONIC YOUTH‘s LEE RANALDO
1957 – STEVEN STAPLETON from experimental improv outfit the NURSE WITH WOUND
1959 – the THE CURE‘s LOL TOLHURT
1961 – American she-songstress the LINDA EDER
1977 – Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist the DADDY YANKEE
1982 – American country singer the JESSICA HARP
1990 – the SEAN KINGSTON

DEATHS ..
1959 – American singer-songwriter the BUDDY HOLLY (b. September 7, 1936) and rock n roller the RITCHIE VALENS (b. May 13, 1941) died in a plane crash
1959 – rock n roll American songwriter the RITCHIE VALENS
1998 – rapper the FAT PAT was shot dead post collecting an appearance fee from a promoter’s apartment (b. December 4, 1970)

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EVENTS ..
1949 – the first 45 RPM record is released
1956 – the THE COASTER sign with Atlantic
1963 – the THE BEATLES begin their first British tour, supporting the HELEN SPAPIRO
1973 – the KEITH EMERSON injures his hands when a rigged piano prematurely explodes during a concert in San Francisco
1978 – Warner Brothers records sign the VAN HALEN
1993 – the WILLIE NELSON and the IRS settle their longstanding tax feud – the U.S. government kept $3.6 million in assets it had already seized and the NELSON would have to pay $5.4 million of the $13.1 million balance
1999 – the PRINCE releases 1999 NEW MASTER – a re-release and re-done virgin of his 1982 mp3 of the 1999
2002 – the BRITNEY SPEARS is host and musical guest on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”

BIRTHS ..
1942 – British singer songwriter the GRAHAM NASH
1948 – the EARTH, WIND & FIRE‘s guitarist the AL MCKAY
1949 – the JOURNEY‘s bassist the ROSS VALORY
1963 – the EVA CASSIDY
1966 – the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS‘ ROBERT DELEO
1977 – Gospel singer the HEATHER MARTIN
1977 – the SHAKIRA (pictured)
1980 – the GUCCI MANE

DEATHS ..
1979 – ex-SEX PISTOL bassist the SID VICIOUS dies of a heroin overdose in the New York city apartment of his present girlf the MICHELLE ROBINSON (b. May 10, 1957)
2002 – the EXODUS‘ PAUL BALOFF dies from a stroke (b. April 25, 1960)
2007 – African-American singer and founder of the SPINNERS the BILLY HENDERSON dies of complications from diabetes (b. August 9, 1939)

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BIRTHS ..
1934 – American folker the BOB SHANE
1937 – ISAAC DONALD EVERLY OF the THE EVERLY BROTHERS
1937 – RAY SAWYER, lead vocalist with the ’70s rockers the DR HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW
1946 – American soul singer the CHRIS CLARK
1947 – ’60s OZtralian popper the NORMIE ROWE
1948 – American soul funker the RICK JAMES
1950 – American guitarist the MIKE CAMPBELL
1951 – blues slide guitarist the SONNY LANDRETH
1954 – the BLACK FLAG‘s CHUCK DUKOWSKI
1956 – the X‘s EXENE CERVENKA
1968 – the LISA MARIE PRESLEY
1969 – jazz saxophonist the JOSHUA REDMAN
1969 – the WEEZER‘s PATRICK WILSON
1972 – the THE OFFSPRING‘s drummer the RON WELTY
1975 – the OUTKAST‘s BIG BOI
1989 – rapper the HURRICANE CHRIS
1990 – the LAURA MARLING

DEATHS ..
1986 – founder of DJM record label the DICK JAMES died of an heart attack (b. December 12, 1920)

EVENTS ..
1949 – in response to Columbia’s recent 33-1/3 “long play,” or LP, vinyl record, RCA Victor unveils the first 45-rpm, 7-inch version, as well as a phonograph that plays the new invention – the vinyl “single” would eventually kill off the old 78-rpm record
1962 – BRIAN EPSTEIN is officially the manger of the THE BEATLES
1964 – the governor of Indiana declared that the mp3 LOUIE LOUIE by the KINGSMEN was pornographic and that the state’s radio stations not play the song (pictured)
1969 – the JONI MITCHELL makes her Carnegie Hall debut
1976 – the SONNY and the CHER resume on TV despite a real life divorce
1982 – the LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN premiers on NBC
1985 – GLENN FREY (of the THE EAGLES) appears on an episode of MIAMI VICE
1986 – the DIANA ROSS and the ARNE NAESS get married, in Geneva
1988 – the THE CARS call it a day
1999 – the Lycos website begins a new search service that offers easy access to a half-million high quality recordings that use MP3
2002 – the KIRK HAMMETT (of the METALLICA) is the first recipient of the annual Hall of Fame Award in “Guitar World” magazine
2002 – the BACKSTREET BOYS‘ NICK CARTER enters a counseling program and perform community service in order to get a charge of resisting / opposing a law enforcement officer without violence dropped (he’d been arrested at a nightclub on January 2)
2004 – birth of the “wardrobe malfunction” – the JANET JACKSON‘s breast is briefly exposed during a duet with the JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE during the Super Bowl halftime show

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BIRTHS ..
1946 – the CHICAGO‘s TERRY KATH
1951 – lead vocalist from the KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND the HARRY WAYNE CASEY
1951 – the ROXY MUSIC‘s lead guitarist the PHIL MANZANERA
1954 – the WHITESNAKE‘s lead guitarist the ADRIAN VANDENBERG
1956 – JOHN LYNDON aka the JOHNNY ROTTEN of the SEX PISTOLS slash the PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
1961 – English songwriter the LLOYD COLE
1962 – music video director the SOPHIE MULLER
1964 – the SLAYER‘s guitarist the JEFF HANNEMAN
1967 – the NOFX‘s lead vocalist the FAT MIKE
1967 – original drummer for the NIRVANA the CHAD CHANNING
1970 – singer slash songwriter the DANNY MICHEL
1981 – the JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (pictured)

DEATHS ..
1978 – the GREG HERBERT (of the BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS) died of a drug overdose in Amsterdam during the band’s European tour (b/ May 19, 1947)

EVENTS ..
1963 – a seventeen-year-old by the name the NEIL YOUNG makes his stage debut at a country club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1969 – the BOBBY DARIN walks off the set of the “Jackie Gleason Show” when he was not allowed to sing “Long Line Rider”
1969 – the BILLY PRESTON signs with Apple Records
1970 – the GRATEFUL DEAD are buster for possession of LSD in New Orleans – the event was alleged to be the inspiration for their TRUCKIN mp3
1971 – the THE JACKSON 5 are given the key to their hometown of Gary, IN, by Mayor Robert Pastrick
1972 – the ARETHA FRANKLIN sings at the MAHALIA JACKSON’s funeral
1979 – the THE CLASH begin their first US tour
1985 – the CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL‘s JOHN FOGERTY gives his first live performance in fourteen years at the Chaplin Stage in Hollywood, CA
1993 – the MICHAEL JACKSON performs with 3,500 local children at the Superbowl XXVII in Pasadena, CA
1988 – the HERB ALPERT performs the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XXII
1998 – the PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA play their final show, only to reform 2 years later
1999 – the CHER sings the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XXXIII – the STEVIE WONDER performs at half time
2001 – drummer PETER CRISS leaves the KISS
2005 – the MICHAEL JACKSON child molestation trial begins in Santa Maria, California

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