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Saturday July 31 Gary Lewis ("Green Grass") is 65 Lobo (real name Kent Lavoie-- "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo") is 67 Bob Welch ("Sentimental Lady" and one-time member of Fleetwood Mac) is 64 Daniel Boone ("Beautiful Sunday") is 68 The late Ahmet Ertegun (founder of Atlantic Records) is born in 1923 Jim Reeves ("He'll Have To Go") dies in a plane crash near Nashville in 1964 Donny Osmond's wife gives birth to Donny, Jr. in 1979 "Mac Davis Day" is held in Lubbock, Texas as a street is named i... Continue reading ...
Wednesday July 28
- Jonathan Edwards ("Sunshine") is 64
- The Allman Brothers and the Band appear before 600,000 people at the "Summer Jam" festival in Watkins Glen, New York, 1973
- The Beatles sue Nike over the use of their song "Revolution" in a TV commercial for the athletic company, 1987
- Jerry Lee Lewis makes his national TV debut on NBC's "Steve Allen Show", 1957
- Gene Vincent's TV debut is on the "Perry Como Show" on NBC (with guest-host Julius LaRosa) in 1956
- "Kingsmen Day" is d...
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Tuesday July 27 Bobbie Gentry ("Ode To Billie Joe") is 66 Maureen McGovern ("The Morning After") is 61 The late Harvey Fuqua of the Moonglows ("Ten Commandments Of Love") is born in 1929 The late Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio ("A Worried Man") is born in 1933 The late Bob Thiele (produced Buddy Holly's "Rave On" and produced and later married Teresa Brewer) is born in 1922 Bobby Day ("Rockin' Robin") dies of cancer and a stomach hemmorhage in 1990 Tom Jones loses a paternity suit filed by... Continue reading ...
Monday July 26 Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones ("Jumpin' Jack Flash") is 67 Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") is 69 Brenton Wood ("Oogum Boogum Song") is also 69 Dobie Gray ("The 'In' Crowd") is 68 Mary Wells ("My Guy") dies of larynx cancer in 1992 Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. of the Fifth Dimension get married in 1969 The Jackson 5 sign with Motown Records, 1968 Paul Anka marries his second wife, Anna Yeager on the island of Sardinia, 2008 Tom Jones is inducted into the Gaming (as in "casinos") H... Continue reading ...
Sunday July 25 Bruce Woodley of the Seekers ("Georgy Girl") and co-writer (with Paul Simon) of the Cyrkle's "Red Rubber Ball, is 68 The late Steve Goodman (wrote "City Of New Orleans") is born in 1948 The late Walter Brennan ("Old Rivers") is born in 1894 Charlie Rich ("Mohair Sam") dies from a blood clot in his lung, 1995 Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (the original "Hound Dog") dies of heart and liver problems in 1984 Songwriter Mike Stoller (co-writer of "Hound Dog") survives the sinking of... Continue reading ...
Friday July 23 Tony Joe White ("Polk Salad Annie") is 67 David Essex ("Rock On") is 63 The late Bert Convy (sang "Black Denim Trousers" with the Cheers before becoming a game show host) is born in 1934 Paul McCartney becomes engaged to Heather Mills, 2001 Connie Francis is hospitalized in Long Island, New York with "dangerously high blood pressure" after suffering a fall, 2008 "James Brown Day" is held in Los Angeles, 1969 Badfinger sign with Apple Records as the Iveys, 1968 The Sun Records st... Continue reading ...
Thursday July 22 Bobby Sherman ("Julie Do Ya Love Me") is 67 The late Thomas Wayne ("Tragedy") is born in 1941 Don Henley of the Eagles ("Hotel California") is 63 Chuck Jackson ("Any Day Now") is 73 The late Estelle Bennett of the Ronettes ("Be My Baby") is born in 1944 Larry Finegan ("Dear One") dies of a brain tumor in 1973 Eugene Record, lead singer of the Chi-Lites ("Have You Seen Her") dies of cancer in 2005 Tony Orlando checks into the psychiatric ward of a Massachusetts hospital, 1977 A... Continue reading ...
Wednesday July 21
Cat Stevens ("Morning Has Broken"-- now known as Yusuf Islam) is 62
Rosie Hamlin of Rosie & the Originals ("Angel Baby") is 63
Kay Starr ("Rock & Roll Waltz") is 88
Producer Kim Fowley ("Alley-Oop", "Nutrocker" and the Runaways) is 68
Plas Johnson (studio sax player on such hits as "The Great Pretender", "Purple People Eater" and Bobby Helms' "My Special Angel") is 79
Herb Kalin of the Kalin Twins ("When") dies of a heart attack, 2006
Mary Wilson of the Supremes is given a "d... Continue reading ...
Tuesday July 20 The late Dennis Yost ("Traces") is born, 1943 Carlos Santana ("Evil Ways") is 63 John Lodge of the Moody Blues ("Nights In White Satin") is 65 The late Buddy Knox ("Hula Love") is born in 1933 Roy Hamilton ("You Can Have Her") suffers a stroke and dies in 1969 Frank Sinatra immortalizes his handprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, 1965 Jane Asher calls off her engagement to Paul McCartney live on BBC television, 1968 The Beatles sign a German recording co... Continue reading ...
Friday July 16 The late Desmond Dekker ("Israelites") is born in 1942 Denise LaSalle ("Trapped By A Thing Called Love") is 71 Gordon Waller of Peter and Gordon ("A World Without Love") dies of a heart attack, 2009 Harry Chapin ("Cat's In The Cradle") is killed in an auto accident on New York's Long Island Expressway, 1981 John Panozzo of Styx ("Lady") dies of bleeding ulcers and cirrhosis of the liver, 1996 Jo Stafford ("You Belong To Me") dies of congestive heart failure, 2008 Cream is formed... Continue reading ...
Thursday July 15 Linda Ronstadt ("When Will I Be Loved") is 64 Alicia Bridges ("I Love The Night Life") is 57 H.B. Barnum ("Lost Love" and producer of the O'Jays and 5th Dimension) is 74 Bert Convy (sang "Black Denim Trousers" with the Cheers before becoming a game show host) dies of brain cancer in 1991 Bill Justis ("Raunchy") dies in 1982 John Lennon's mother, Julia is struck by a car and killed, 1958 Gladys Knight wins "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour" (and its whopping $2,000 prize) in 1952 Judy C... Continue reading ...
Wednesday July 14 Joe Harnell ("Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova") dies of heart failure, 2005 The Everly Brothers split up during an onstage fight at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, 1973 Olivia Newton-John discloses she has breast cancer, 1992 Aretha Franklin sings the U.S. national anthem at the Democratic national convention, 1992 Shirley Jones appears on an eoisode of HBO-TV's "The Cleaner", 2009 Continue reading ...
Tuesday July 13 Diane Renay ("Navy Blue") is 65 Roger McGuinn of the Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man") is 68 Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong ("Earache My Eye") is 64 Jay "Bird" Uzzell, lead singer of the Corsairs ("Smoky Places") is 68 Eileen Rodgers ("Miracle Of Love") dies in 2003 Les Crane ("Desiderata") dies, 2008 Buddy Holly nearly dies trying to swim across a lake in Rhinelander, Wisconsin while on tour there, 1958 The Live Aid concerts are held in Philadelphia and London, 1985 Production begi... Continue reading ...
Monday July 12 Bill Cosby ("Little Ole Man") is 73 Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac ("Go Your Own Way") is 67 Walter Egan ("Magnet & Steel") is 62 The late Barbara (Mama) Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is born in 1928 Minnie Riperton ("Lovin' You") dies of breast cancer in 1979 Micky Dolenz of the Monkees marries British TV hostess Samantha Juste (it lasts just six years), 1968 Earl Nelson of Bob & Earl ("Harlem Shuffle") dies after suffering Alzheimer's Disease, 2008 New Orleans names its s... Continue reading ...
Saturday July 10 Arlo Guthrie ("Alice's Restaurant") is 63 Ian Whitcomb ("You Turn Me On") is 69 Sandy Stewart ("My Coloring Book") is 73 The late "Jumpin'" Gene Simmons ("Haunted House") is born in 1937 Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman after less than ten days of marriage (but changes her mind three weeks later-- see next item), 1975 Cher gives birth to Elijah Blue Allman (the father is Gregg Allman), 1977 Jerry Lee Lewis undergoes two emergency stomach operations in a Memphis hospita... Continue reading ...
Friday July 9 Ed Ames ("My Cup Runneth Over") is 83 The late Lee Hazelwood (produced Duane Eddy and Nancy Sinatra, among others) is born in 1929 Mick Jagger's marriage to Jerry Hall is annulled, 1999 Elton John has a heart pacemaker implanted in a London hospital, 1999 Jinx Dawson, lead singer of Coven, suffers a massive heart attack, but recovers, 2008 The Rolling Stones miss a scheduled show for the first time ever when Keith Richards' index finger becomes inflamed, in Glasgow, Scotland, 199... Continue reading ...
Wednesday July 7 Ringo Starr ("It Don't Come Easy") is 70 The late Tommy Dee ("Three Stars") is born in 1937 The late Mary Ford ("How High The Moon" with then-husband Les Paul) is born in 1924 ABBA members Bjorn and Agnetha wed (it lasts eight years), 1971 The Yardbirds disband and Jimmy Page begins forming what will become Led Zeppelin, 1968 Twelve people are hospitalized in a riot after a Fats Domino concert in San Jose, California, 1956 June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters leaves a Los Angel... Continue reading ...
Tuesday July 6 The late Bill Haley ("See You Later Alligator") is born in 1925 Gene Chandler ("Duke Of Earl") is 73 Jan Bradley ("Mama Didn't Lie") is 66 Della Reese ("And That Reminds Me") is 79 Louis Armstrong ("Hello Dolly") dies of a heart attack in 1971 Van McCoy ("The Hustle") dies in a New Jersey hospital a week after suffering a heart attack, 1979 Clyde "Skip" Battin of Skip & Flip ("It Was I") dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease, 2003 Paul McCartney first meets John Lennon ... Continue reading ...
Monday July 5 Robbie Robertson of the Band ("Up On Cripple Creek") is 66 Terry Cashman of Cashman & West ("American City Suite") and the Buchanan Brothers ("Medicine Man") is 69 The late Smiley Lewis (the original "I Hear You Knockin'") is born in 1913 Producer Thomas "Snuff" Garrett (Bobby Vee, Gary Lewis, Cher and so many other artists) is 72 Ernie K-Doe ("Mother-In-Law") dies of liver failure, 2001 Shirley Goodman of Shirley & Lee ("Let The Good Times Roll") and Shirley & Company ("Shame, S... Continue reading ...
Saturday July 3 Fontella Bass ("Rescue Me") is 70 Judith Durham of the Seekers ("Georgy Girl") is 67 Jim Morrison of the Doors ("Touch Me") dies of "acute respiratory distress", 1971 Boots Randolph ("Yakety Sax") dies after suffering a subdural hematoma, 2007 Brian Jones (who had just quit the Rolling Stones) drowns in his own swimming pool, 1969 Colin Cooper, lead singer of the Climax Blues Band ("Couldn't Get It Right") dies of cancer, 2008 Elvis Presley meets Gene Vincent at Grand Central S... Continue reading ...
Friday July 2 According to the Robins' song, the "Riot In Cell Block Number Nine" occurred today in 1953 Tom Springfield of the Springfields ("Silver Threads & Golden Needles" and brother of Dusty) is 74 Leapy Lee (Graham-- "Little Arrows") is 68 The late Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") is born in 1939 Marvin Rainwater ("Gonna Find Me A Bluebird") is 85 Mick Jagger's daughter, Jade makes him a grandfather, 1992 Mountain forms in 1969 Liverpool renames its airport after native son ... Continue reading ...
Thursday July 1
The late Bobby Day ("Rock-In Robin") is born in 1930
Deborah Harry of Blondie ("Heart Of Glass") is 65
The late Delaney Bramlett of Delaney & Bonnie ("Never Ending Song Of Love") is born in 1939
Dan Aykroyd of the Blues Brothers ("Soul Man") is 58
Evelyn "Champagne" King ("Shame") is 50
Guy Mitchell ("Heartaches By The Number") dies in 1999
Herbie Mann ("Hijack") dies of prostate cancer, 2003
DJ Wolfman Jack dies from a heart attack, 1995
Ringo Starr divorces his first wife, Ma... Continue reading ...
Wednesday June 30 "It was a hot afternoon, the last day of June", according to the Bobby Goldsboro song, "Summer (The First Time)" The late Florence Ballard of the Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again") is born in 1943 The late Larry Hall ("Sandy") is born in 1940 The late Lena Horne ("Love Me Or Leave Me") is born in 1917 Chet Atkins (country star and guitarist on many Elvis Presley classics) dies in 2001 Dave Davies of the Kinks suffers a stroke (but recovers), 2004 Cher marries Gregg Allman (sh... Continue reading ...
Monday June 28 The late Cathy Carr ("Ivory Tower") is born in 1936 Jimmie Rodgers has brain surgery in Hot Springs, Arkansas and doctors discover his skull has miraculously regenerated, 2007 George Harrison has an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his neck, 1997 Rod Stewart receives ten stitches in his leg after slipping onstage in Manchester, England, 2007 Aretha Franklin appears on the cover of Time magazine, 1968 The "Helen Reddy Show" summer replacement TV series debuts on NBC, 1... Continue reading ...
Sunday June 27 Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys ("Darlin'") is 65 The late Doc Pomus (wrote "A Teenager In Love", "Save The Last Dance For Me" and "Suspicion", among others) is born in 1925 John Entwistle of the Who ("Won't Get Fooled Again") dies from a heart attack brought on by cocaine use, 2002 Gale Storm ("I Hear You Knocking") dies, 2009 Eileen Barton ("If I'd Known You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake") dies, 2006 Raymond LeFevre ("Soul Coaxing") dies, 2008 John Lennon receives his "gr... Continue reading ...
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Wednesday June 23 The late Stu Sutcliffe (one-time member of the Beatles) is born in 1940 The late June Carter Cash ("Jackson" with husband Johnny) is born in 1929 Ray Price is operated on to remove pre-cancerous polyps from his colon, 2009 Smokey Robinson appears in concert with the Miracles for the last time, in Washington, DC, 1972 Del Shannon charts with "From Me To You" (the first Lennon & McCartney composition to make the Billboard Hot 100), 1963 Chubby Checker is arrested for marijuana ... Continue reading ...
Tuesday June 22 Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon ("Woman") is 66 Todd Rundgren ("Hello It's Me") is 62 Howard Kaylan (Eddie of the Turtles-- "Eleanore") is 63 Jimmy Castor ("Troglodyte") is 67 Kris Kristofferson ("Why Me") is 74 The late Dotty Todd ("Chanson D'Amour" with husband Art) is born in 1913 Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson of the Dell-Vikings ("Whispering Bells"), dies of prostate cancer, 1990 George Carlin ("Wonderful WINO") dies of heart failure, 2008 Mark Chapman pleads guilty to the murde... Continue reading ...
Monday June 21 Ray Davies of the Kinks ("Lola") is 65 The late O.C. Smith ("Little Green Apples") is born in 1936 (Eumire) Deodato ("Also Sprach Zarathustra") is 68 Brenda Holloway ("Every Little Bit Hurts") is 64 Nick Noble ("The Bible Tells Me So") is 74 Bert Kaempfert ("Wonderland By Night") dies in 1980 Tony Bennett marries his girlfriend, Susan, after 18 years of dating, 2007 Steely Dan disband for nearly nineteen years, 1981 "Little Richard Day" is declared in Los Angeles as he gets a st... Continue reading ...
Saturday June 19
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane of Spanky & Our Gang ("Like To Get To Know You") is 68
The late Al Wilson ("Show & Tell") is born in 1939
Ann Wilson of Heart ("Magic Man") is 60
The late Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back") is born in 1925
The late Shirley Goodman of Shirley & Lee ("Let The Good Times Roll") and Shirley & Company ("Shame, Shame, Shame") is born in 1936
Bobby Helms ("My Special Angel") dies of emphysema in 1997
Nine years after his death, the town of Wilkes... Continue reading ...
Friday June 18
- Paul McCartney ("Band On The Run") is 68
- Sandy Posey ("Born A Woman") is 63
- Hank Medress of the Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight") dies from lung cancer, 2007
- Bruce Springsteen separates from his wife, actress Julianne Phillip, 1987
- Billy Joel checks into an alcohol rehabilitation center in Connecticut for a ten-day stay, 2002
- ABBA perform for Sweden's king on the eve of his wedding, 1976
- The Dolly Parton movie, "Rhinestone" is released, 1984
- Connie Francis rec...
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Thursday June 17 Barry Manilow ("Mandy") is 64 Dave Alldred (played drums for the Rhythm Orchids and legally changed his name to "Dicky Doo" when he did the same for that group) is 71 Debbie Reynolds marries Eddie Fisher (it lasts four years), 1955 Elvis' parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, are married, 1933 Model Kelly Emberg gives birth to Rod Stewart's daughter, Ruby, 1987 Rolf Harris is made a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth, 2006 The Elvis Presley/Ann-Margret film, "Viv... Continue reading ...
Tuesday June 15 The late Harry Nilsson ("Without You") is born in 1941 The late David Rose ("The Stripper") is born in 1910 The late Waylon Jennings (country star and the man who gave up his seat to the Big Bopper on "the day the music died") is born in 1937 Jerry Lee Lewis is hospitalized in Memphis with pneumonia, 2001 Ferlin Husky undergoes leg surgery in a Springfield, Missouri hospital to improve his circulation, 2007 Lionel Richie is given a TV Land Icon Award by the cable network, 2008 ... Continue reading ...
Tuesday June 15 The late Harry Nilsson ("Without You") is born in 1941 The late David Rose ("The Stripper") is born in 1910 The late Waylon Jennings (country star and the man who gave up his seat to the Big Bopper on "the day the music died") is born in 1937 Jerry Lee Lewis is hospitalized in Memphis with pneumonia, 2001 Ferlin Husky undergoes leg surgery in a Springfield, Missouri hospital to improve his circulation, 2007 Lionel Richie is given a TV Land Icon Award by the cable network, 2008 ... Continue reading ...
Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.
His wife, Donna Meade Dean, said her husband died at their Henrico County, Va., home.
She told The Associated Press that he had some health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. She left the room for a time and came back and he was unrespo... Continue reading ...
Sunday June 13 Bobby Freeman ("Do You Wanna Dance") is 70 Bo Donaldson ("Billy, Don't Be A Hero") is 60 Jorge Santana of Malo ("Suavecito") is 56 Clyde McPhatter ("A Lover's Question") dies of a heart attack in 1972 Mick Taylor joins the Rolling Stones, replacing Brian Jones, 1969 Arthur Brown disbands his "Crazy World" group, 1969 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1989 The Rolling Stones appear on ABC-TV's "Hollywood Palace" and are the butt of several jokes by guest ... Continue reading ...
Saturday June 12
- Len Barry ("1-2-3") is 68
- Reg Presley of the Troggs ("Wild Thing") is 69
- Rocky Burnette ("Tired Of Toeing The Line" and son of Johnny Burnette) is 57
- Jimmy Dorsey ("So Rare") dies of cancer, 1957
- Johnny Bond ("Hot Rod Lincoln") dies after suffering several strokes (he is buried at sea), 1978
- Lou Monte ("Pepino, The Italian Mouse") dies, 1989
- Brenda Lee is hospitalized with a dislocated neck, suffered while performing at the Latin Casino in New Jersey, 1962
- Br...
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Friday June 11 Joey Dee ("Peppermint Twist") is 70 The late James "Pookie" Hudson, lead singer of the Spaniels ("Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight") is born in 1934 The late Jud Strunk ("Daisy A Day") is born in 1936 Paul McCartney marries his second wife, Heather Mills, in Ireland (the marriage lasts less than six years), 2002 Beach Boy Dennis Wilson accidentally puts his hand through a window, severing nerves and keeping him from playing drums for the next three years, 1971 Chicago police bre... Continue reading ...
Wednesday June 9 The late Jackie Wilson ("Higher & Higher") is born in 1934 The late Johnny Ace ("Pledging My Love") is born in 1929 The late Les Paul ("Vaya Con Dios" with partner Mary Ford) is born in 1915 Arthur Alexander ("You Better Move On") dies of a heart attack in 1993 Michael Jackson is hospitalized for inflamed rib cartilage, 1990 Bob Dylan receives an honorary Doctorate of Music from Princeton University, 1970 Bobby Darin makes his Las Vegas debut, opening for George Burns at the S... Continue reading ...
Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospital. He was 56.
Isley died Sunday morning at an inpatient hospice at Weiss Memorial Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Catherine Gianaro. She could not confirm a cause of death.
Isley stopped performing in 1996 after suffering complications from diabetes that included a stroke, high blood pressure, the loss of both legs and use of his left hand.
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Monday June 7
- Tom Jones ("It's Not Unusual") is 70
- The late Dean Martin ("Everybody Loves Somebody") is born in 1917
- Roy Orbison's wife, Claudette is killed in a motorcycle accident near Nashville, 1966
- Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion is opened to the public, 1982
- Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion and is sentenced to 120 days in federal prison, 1979
- The South Texas Music Walk of Fame in Corpus Christi inducts Bill Haley, 2008
- Rancho Mirage, California names a st...
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Sunday June 6
"It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June", according to C.W. McCall's song, "Convoy"
Gary "U.S." Bonds ("Quarter To Three") is 71
The late Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops ("Bernadette") is born in 1936
Billy Preston ("Space Race") dies of kidney failure in 2006
Stan Getz ("Girl From Ipanema") dies of liver cancer in 1991
Roy Hamilton is hospitalized with tuberculosis and retires (but returns to performing a year later), 1956
The Beatles audition for producer George Martin i...
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Saturday June 5 The late Ronnie Dyson ("Why Can't I Touch You") is born in 1950 Bill Hayes ("The Ballad Of Davy Crockett") is 85 Conway Twitty ("Lonely Blue Boy") dies of a heart attack after stomach surgery in Springfield, Missouri, 1993 Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones ("Rock & Roll High School") dies in 2002 Sly Stone is married during his concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City (the marriage lasts less than five months), 1974 James Taylor sings the national anthem before game one of... Continue reading ...
Friday June 4 Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas ("Creeque Alley") is 66 The late Gordon Waller of Peter & Gordon ("Woman") is born in 1945 The late Freddy Fender ("Wasted Days And Wasted Nights") is born in 1937 Freddie Scott ("Hey Girl") dies from a heart attack, 2007 Former Beach Boys manager Murry Wilson (father of the group's Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson) dies (Brian does not attend the funeral), 1973 Jerry Lee Lewis renews his marriage vows to his child-bride, Myra (since he was... Continue reading ...
Thursday June 3 "It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty delta day", as Billie Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge, according to the Bobbie Gentry song, "Ode To Billie Joe" The late Curtis Mayfield ("Freddie's Dead") is born in 1942 Dan Hill ("Sometimes When We Touch") is 56 Eddie Holman ("Hey There Lonely Girl") is 64 Deniece Williams ("Let's Hear It For The Boy") is 59 Suzi Quatro ("Stumblin' In" with Chris Norman) is 60 The late Boots Randolph ("Yakety Sax") is born in ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday June 2 Jimmy Jones ("Handy Man") is 73 Sammy Turner ("Lavender-Blue") is 78 Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones ("Tumblin' Dice") is 69 Marvin Hamlisch ("The Entertainer") is 66 Otis Williams of the Charms ("Ivory Tower") is 74 Bo Diddley ("Bo Diddley") dies of heart failure, 2008 Boyd Bennett ("Seventeen") dies, 2002 Dion reunites with the Belmonts for an oldies revival show in New York City, 1972 Barry Sadler joins the U.S. Air Force (he's later a Green Beret in the U.S. Army), 195... Continue reading ...
Monday May 31 Lenny Welch ("Since I Fell For You") is 70 Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary ("Day Is Done") is 72 Johnnie Taylor ("Who's Making Love") dies of a heart attack in 2000 Elsberry Hobbs of the Drifters ("Money Honey") dies in 1996 Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to Elvis' granddaughter, Danielle Riley Keough, 1989 Grass Roots lead singer Rob Grill is arrested in Florida for illegally obtaining prescription pain-killers, 2007 Chuck Berry opens Berry Park, near St. Louis, 1961 Buddy Ho... Continue reading ...
Sunday May 30 Paul Simon marries Edie Brickell of the New Bohemians (despite her being 25 years younger than him), 1992 British record producer Mickie Most (produced the Animals, Herman's Hermits, Lulu and many others) dies of cancer in 2003 Diana Ross enters a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Los Angeles, 2002 Little Richard is inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, 2009 Six people are stabbed at a War concert in Mountain View California, 2009 The Beatles begin recording the... Continue reading ...
Friday May 28 Gladys Knight ("Neither One Of Us") is 66 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Proud Mary") is 65 Billy Vera ("At This Moment" and writer of "With Pen In Hand" and many others) is 66 Buddy Holly's draft notice arrives (but he is refused induction because of his 20/800 eyesight and a stomach ulcer), 1958 Rush donates $100,000 to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, 2008 The Association make their TV debut on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on CBS, 1967 David Cassidy ... Continue reading ...
Thursday May 27 Ramsey Lewis ("Wade In The Water") is 75 Cilla Black ("You're My World") is 67 Five year-old Lisa Marie Presley first meets Michael Jackson in Lake Tahoe, where her father had been performing, 1974 Johnny Cash guests on NBC-TV's "The Deputy", 1961 The Eagles reunite at a Burbank, California concert, 1994 "Moon River" is named Record and Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards, 1962 Frank Sinatra makes his TV debut on Bob Hope's "Star Spangled Review" show on NBC (Peggy Lee also p... Continue reading ...
Wednesday May 26 Stevie Nicks ("Leather And Lace" and member of Fleetwood Mac) is 62 The late Peggy Lee ("Is That All There Is") is born in 920 Little Willie John ("Fever") dies of pneumonia (some say a heart attack) while in a Washington state prison, 1968 Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley (it lasts two years), 1994 A 14 year-old dies of a heart attack after a London David Cassidy concert, 1974 Jerry Lee Lewis is booed off the stage in England, two days after announcing his marriage ... Continue reading ...
Sunday May 23 "General" Norman Johnson, lead singer of the Chairmen of the Board ("Give Me Just A Little More Time") is 67 The late Rosemary Clooney ("Come On-A My House") is born in 1928 Misty Morgan ("Tennessee Bird Walk" with husband Jack Blanchard) is 65 Shirley Bassey is rushed to the hospital for emergency stomach surgery in Monaco, 2008 "Aretha Franklin Appreciation Day" is held in the state of Michigan, 1985 Paul Revere & the Raiders sign with Columbia Records, 1963 Curtis Mayfield is ... Continue reading ...
Saturday May 22
Elton John's lyricist, Bernie Taupin is 60
Kenny Ball ("Midnight In Moscow") is 80
Buddy Holly's niece, Cindy Lou is born (he originally names the song "Peggy Sue" after her before re-naming it for Crickets drummer Jerry Allison's girlfriend), 1957
Mary Wilson of the Supremes has heart bypass surgery, 2006
Bob Dylan is bar mitzvahed, 1954
Bridgeport, Connecticut police cancel a dance featuring Fats Domino, fearing a riot, 1955
Florence Ballard makes her last appearance with the... Continue reading ...
Friday May 21 Marcie Blane ("Bobby's Girl") is 66 Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers ("Shout") is 69 Leo Sayer ("When I Need You") is 62 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith checks into a Pasadena, California rehabilitation facility, 2008 Fontella Bass is inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, 2000 Elton John becomes the first western act to tour the U.S.S.R., 1979 Ike Turner is refused entry into Japan because of a past drug conviction, 2003 Bette Midler is the only guest on Johnny Carson's last "Ton... Continue reading ...
Thursday May 20 Cher ("Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves") is 64 Joe Cocker ("You Are So Beautiful") is 64 Jill Jackson (Paula of Paul & Paula-- "Hey Paula") is 68 Susan Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is 50 The late Teddy Randazzo ("The Way Of A Clown" and writer of seven of Little Anthony's hits) is born in 1930 Rudy Lewis of the Drifters dies of a drug-related brain seizure, 1964 George Harrison visits the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time, 1967 Peter Cetera ("Glory Of Love" and member of Ch... Continue reading ...
Wednesday May 19 Pete Townshend of the Who ("Won't Get Fooled Again") is 65 Freddie Garrity of Freddie & the Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now") dies, 2006 Odia Coates (sang "You're Having My Baby" and other songs with Paul Anka) dies of cancer in 1991 Producer Frank Guida ("Quarter To Three", "If You Wanna Be Happy" and many others) dies, 2007 Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter become the parents of Wayne Albright Jennings, 1979 FBI agents visit Wand Records investigating the lyrics to "Louie Loui... Continue reading ...
Tuesday May 18 Albert Hammond ("It Never Rains In Southern California") is 68 The late Perry Como ("Hot Diggity") is born in 1912 The late "Big" Joe Turner (the original "Shake, Rattle & Roll") is born in 1911 The late Kai Winding ("More") is born in 1922 Diana Ross leaves Motown Records and signs a $20 million contract with RCA (the most lucrative ever at the time), 1981 Jackie DeShannon makes her network TV debut on CBS' "Jackie Gleason Show", 1963 The Barry Manilow "Ultimate Manilow" specia... Continue reading ...
Monday May 17 Lawrence Welk ("Calcutta") dies of pneumonia in 1992 Little Johnny Taylor ("Part Time Love") dies from a heart attack in 2002 Bob Flick of the Brothers Four marries actress Loni Anderson, 2008 Mick Jagger puts his hand through a window at a Log Island, New York restaurant, 1975 "Jerry Lee Lewis Day" is held in his home town of Ferriday, Louisiana, 1958 Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Little Richard appear together for the first time onstage, in Sheffield, England, 1995 The first Mon... Continue reading ...
Saturday May 15 Trini Lopez ("If I Had A Hammer") is 73 Mike Oldfield ("Tubular Bells") is 57 The late Eddy Arnold ("Make The World Go Away") is born in 1915 June Carter Cash ("Jackson" with husband Johnny Cash) dies of complications from heart surgery the previous week, 2003 Elvis Presley inhales the cap from one of his teeth and is taken to a Los Angeles hospital to have it removed from his lung, 1957 Ike Turner spends a day in a Los Angeles jail over a mistaken warrant, 2007 Paul McCartney ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday May 12 Steve Winwood ("Roll With It" and member of Traffic, Blind Faith and the Spencer Davis Group) is 62 Billy Swan ("I Can Help") is 68 James Purify of James & Bobby Purify ("I'm Your Puppet") is 66 The late George Carlin ("Wonderful WINO") is born in 1937 Burt Bacharach (wrote "Close To You" and most of Dionne Warwick's hits) is 81 Perry Como ("Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes") dies in 2001 Mick Jagger marries his first wife, Bianca, 1971 Jerry Lee Lewis is granted a divorce... Continue reading ...
Tuesday May 11 Eric Burdon ("Spill The Wine" and leader of the Animals) is 69 Ernie Fields ("In The Mood") dies, 1997 Led Zeppelin meet Elvis Presley after the King's concert at the Los Angeles Forum (Robert Plant and Elvis launch into an impromptu rendition of "Love Me"), 1974 The Everly Brothers perform for the first time at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, 1957 Buddy Holly & the Crickets audition for "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" TV program, but are rejected, 1957 Ritchie Valens receives a po... Continue reading ...
Monday May 10 Donovan ("Sunshine Superman") is 64 The late Danny Rapp of Danny & the Juniors ("Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay") is born in 1941 The late Larry Williams ("Bony Maronie") is born in 1935 Dave Mason ("We Just Disagree" and member of Traffic) is 64 The late Arthur Alexander ("You Better Move On") is born in 1940 Apple Records dissolves, 1975 Stevie Wonder gives a free concert for 125,000 people at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC for "Human Kindness Day", 1975 The Turtles and... Continue reading ...
Saturday May 8 The late Rick Nelson ("Traveling Man") is born in 1940 The late John Fred ("Judy In Disguise") is born in 1941 Toni Tennille of the Captain & Tennille ("Love Will Keep Us Together") is 70 Gary Glitter ("Rock & Roll Part II") is 66 Jack Blanchard (sang "Tennessee Bird Walk" with wife Misty Morgan) is 68 Dorsey Burnette's son, Billy (one-time member of Fleetwood Mac) is 57 Eddy Arnold ("Make The World Go Away") dies, 2008 Neil Bogart (head of Buddah and later, Casablanca Records w... Continue reading ...
Thursday May 6
- Bob Seger ("Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") is 65
- Mary MacGregor ("Torn Between Two Lovers") is 62
- Kai Winding ("More") dies in 1983
- Otis Blackwell (writer of such songs as "Don't Be Cruel", "Great Balls Of Fire" and "Handy Man") dies of a heart attack in 2002
- Paul Simon begins his first post-Simon & Garfunkel solo tour, in Boston, 1973
- Irma Thomas is inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, 2009
- IRS agents seize possessions from Jerry Lee Lewis' home over $1.6 m...
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Wednesday May 5 The late Johnnie Taylor ("Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone") is born in 1937 Ace Cannon ("Tuff") is 76 Jerry Wallace (Primrose Lane") dies of congestive heart failure, 2008 The Buffalo Springfield disband after one last Long Beach, California concert, 1968 Cleveland is named as the site for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Museum, 1986 Paul Simon, Chicago and Carole King all perform at a benefit concert for U.S. presidential candidate George McGovern, 1972 Frank Sinatra and Bruce Sp... Continue reading ...
Tuesday May 4 Dick Dale ("Miserlou") is 73 The late Tyrone Davis ("Turn Back The Hands Of Time") is born in 1938 Nick Fortuna of the Buckinghams ("Don't You Care") is 64 Peggy Santiglia of the Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back") and Dusk ("Angel Baby") is 66 The Moody Blues form in 1964 Model Twiggy recommends Mary Hopkin to Paul McCartney (who eventually produces her first record), 1968 The first Grammy Awards are given out ("Volare" is Record of the Year), 1959 Alan Freed's "Rock 'n' Roll Revue" ... Continue reading ...
Monday May 3 Frankie Valli ("Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and leader of the Four Seasons) is 73 The late James Brown ("Papa's Got A Brand New Bag") is born in 1933 Mary Hopkin ("Those Were The Days") is 60 Pete Seeger ("Little Boxes" and member of the Weavers) is 91 The late Dave Dudley ("Six Days On The Road") is born in 1928 Andy Williams marries his second wife, Debbie, 1991 The Walker Brothers disband in 1967 Canadian customs officials arrest Jimi Hendrix after finding heroin in his bag (he... Continue reading ...
Saturday May 1 Judy Collins ("Both Sides Now") is 71 Rita Coolidge ("We're All Alone") is 66 Sonny James ("Young Love") is 81 Ray Parker, Jr. ("Ghostbusters" and lead singer of Raydio) is 56 Johnny Paris of Johnny & the Hurricanes ("Red River Rock") dies, 2006 The real "Tom Dooley" (Tom Dula) is hanged for the murder of his lover, 1868 Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas (it lasts five years), 1967 The Kingston Trio form, 1957 "Marvin Gaye Day" is declared in his home town of... Continue reading ...
Friday April 30 Bobby Vee ("Take Good Care Of My Baby") is 67 The late Johnny Horton ("North To Alaska") is born in 1927 Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny ("Sleepwalk") is 69 Zola Taylor of the Platters (and who claimed to be married at one time to Frankie Lymon) dies from complications of pneumonia, 2007 Ray Charles makes his last public appearance as his recording studio is given landmark status by the city of Los Angeles, 2004 Herman's Hermits and the Zombies begin their first U.S. tour, 1965... Continue reading ...
Thursday April 29 Tommy James ("Hanky Panky") is 63 April Stevens ("Deep Purple" with brother Nino Tempo) is 74 Carl Gardner of the Coasters ("Yakety Yak") is 82 The late Lonnie Donegan ("Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor") is born in 1931 The late Ray Barretto ("El Watusi") is born in 1929 Beach Boy Brian Wilson's daughter, Carnie (of Wilson Phillips) is born in 1968 Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary undergoes a bone marrow transplant to battle leukemia (she dies of the disease four year... Continue reading ...
Tuesday April 27 Casey Kasem ("American Top 40") is 78 Vicki Sue Robinson ("Turn The Beat Around") dies of cancer in 2003 Al Hirt ("Java") dies of liver disease, 1999 Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach, 1981 David Bowie is detained on a train trip from Russia to Poland for having Nazi books (research for a project), 1976 Nearly three years to the day after it opened, New York's Studio 54 disco closes, 1980 The Tennessee state legislature votes to rename a stretch of road the "Jerry Lee L... Continue reading ...
Monday April 26 Bobby Rydell ("Kissing Time") is 68 Maurice Williams ("Stay") is 72 Duane Eddy ("Forty Miles Of Bad Roads") is also 72 Gary Wright ("Love Is Alive") is 67 Claudine Clark ("Party Lights") is 69 Jorgen Ingmann ("Apache") is 85 John "Buck" Wilkins (Ronny of Ronny & the Daytonas-- "GTO") is 64 The Beatles attend Roy Orbison's belated 28th birthday party in London, 1964 A Chapel Hill, North Carolina bridge sung about by James Taylor is named after him, 2003 Cher is there for opening... Continue reading ...
Sunday April 25 Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA ("SOS") is 65 The late Ella Fitzgerald ("A Tisket A Tasket") is born in 1918 Songwriter Jerry Leiber (wrote "Hound Dog", "Stand By Me", "Charlie Brown" and many other tunes with his partner, Mike Stoller) is 77 Bobby "Boris" Pickett ("Monster Mash") dies of leukemia, 2007 Jim Morrison's widow, Pamela dies of a heroin overdose, 1974 Pacific Gas & Electric are shot, but unhurt, as they leave a North Carolina concert, 1970 Paul McCartney disbands Wings, 1981 ... Continue reading ...
Saturday April 24 Barbra Streisand ("Stoney End") is 68 Robert Knight ("Everlasting Love") is 65 The late Freddie Scott ("Hey Girl") is born in 1933 Al Hibbler ("Unchained Melody") dies, 2001 18 year-old Brenda Lee marries her husband, Ronnie (and the couple is still together), 1963 Grace Slick is inadvertently invited to Tricia Nixon's White House party. Guards stop her escort, Abby Hoffman, from entering and both leave, 1970 Apple Records rejects David Bowie, 1968 NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Li... Continue reading ...
Friday April 23 The late Roy Orbison ("Oh, Pretty Woman") is born in 1936 The late Ray Peterson ("Tell Laura I Love Her") is born in 1935 The late Dale Houston of Dale & Grace ("I'm Leaving It Up To You") is born in 1940 Peter Ham of Badfinger ("Baby Blue") commits suicide in London, 1975 Cass Elliot collapses before a scheduled performance on NBC-TV's "Tonight Show", 1974 Carole King sues her record label for $400,000 in unpaid royalties and the rights to her old recordings, 1987 Carlos Santa... Continue reading ...
Thursday April 22 Glen Campbell ("Rhinestone Cowboy") is 74 Mel Carter ("Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me") is 67 Peter Frampton ("Show Me The Way") is 60 Larry Groce ("Junk Food Junkie") is 62 Paul Davis ("I Go Crazy") dies of a heart attack, 2008 Jerry Lee Lewis' son, Steve Allen Lewis drowns at the age of three, 1962 John Lennon legally changes his middle name from "Winston" to "Ono", 1969 The Carpenters sign with A&M Records, 1969 Two days after being released from a St. Paul, Minnesota hospita... Continue reading ...
Wednesday April 21 Ernie Maresca ("Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out") is 71 The late Paul Davis ("I Go Crazy") is born in 1948 Al Wilson ("Show And Tell") dies of kidney failure, 2008 Nina Simone ("I Loves You Porgy") dies in 2003 Elton John makes his solo concert debut, opening for T. Rex in London, 1970 Natalie Cole and John Denver guest on Frank Sinatra's ABC-TV special, "Frank Sinatra And Friends", 1977 Johnny Mathis records "Misty", 1959 Continue reading ...
Tuesday April 20 Johnny Tillotson ("Poetry In Motion") is 71 Phil Spector's father, Harvey commits suicide ("To Know Him Is To Love Him" on his gravestone eventually inspires Phil to write the Teddy Bears song of that name), 1949 Rick Nelson marries (pregnant) Kris Harmon (sister of actor Mark Harmon-- they separate in 1980 and divorce two years later), 1963 Gerry Marsden of Gerry & the Pacemakers receives the Freedom of Liverpool Award for for services to charity and his home town, 2009 The f... Continue reading ...
Monday April 19 Mark Volman (Flo of the Turtles-- "Happy Together") is 63 The late Dickie Goodman ("Flying Saucer") is born in 1934 The late Bobby Russell (sang "Saturday Morning Confusion" and wrote songs like "Honey" and "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia") is born in 1941 Mike Curb receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2009 Clyde McPhatter is discharged from the U.S. Army, 1956 Jackie Wilson debuts at the Copacabana in New York, 1962 A stage musical version of the film, "Jai... Continue reading ...
Sunday April 18 Hayley Mills ("Let's Get Together") is 64 Second Lt. Buddy Knox is called up for six months active duty by the U.S. Army Reserves, 1957 Etta James gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2003 The Neil Young movie, "Journey Through The Past" debuts at the Dallas Film Festival, 1973 Bobby Rydell guests as "The Singing Delinquent" on an episode of "Make Room For Daddy" on CBS-TV, 1960 The Jackson 5 and Bill Cosby guest on Diana Ross' solo ABC-TV special, "diana", 1971 "American... Continue reading ...
Friday April 16 The late Dusty Springfield ("I Only Want To Be With You") is born in 1939 Bobby Vinton ("Blue Velvet") is 75 The late Roy Hamilton ("You Can Have Her") is born in 1929 The late Henry Mancini ("Moon River") is born in 1924 Gerry Rafferty ("Baker Street" and member of Stealers Wheel) is 63 The late Ed Townsend ("For Your Love") is born in 1929 Anne Murray gives birth to her daughter Dawn, 1979 Stevie Wonder's wife, Yolanda gives birth to their son, Kieta, 1977 Barbra Streisand do... Continue reading ...
Thursday April 15 Dave Edmunds ("I Hear You Knocking") is 66 Roy Clark ("Yesteday, When I Was Young") is 77 The late Bob Luman ("Let's Think About Living") is born in 1937 John Fred ("Judy In Disguise") dies after being hospitalized with kidney problems, 2005 Billy Joel suffers a severe hand injury in a motorcycle crash, 1982 The Buffalo Springfield perform for the first time, opening for the Byrds in San Bernardino, California, 1966 Buddy Holly's Fender Stratocaster guitar is stolen at a St. ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday April 14 Thurston Harris ("Little Bitty Pretty One") dies of a heart attack in 1990 Burl Ives ("Little Bitty Tear") dies from cancer of the mouth in 1995 Don Ho ("Tiny Bubbles") dies of heart failure, 2007 Producer Phil Spector marries Ronnie Bennett of the Ronettes (four years after beginning an affair with her and two years after he divorced his first wife), 1968 George Harrison receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2009 Stephen Stills breaks his wrist in an aut... Continue reading ...
Tuesday April 13 Al Green ("Look What You Done For Me") is 64 Bill Conti ("Gonna Fly Now") is 68 Nathaniel Mayer ("Village Of Love") suffers a brain hemmorhage (and dies less than seven months later), 2008 Producer Phil Spector is found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson in Phil's Alhambra, California home, 2009 Bobby Darin (in "Captain Newman, MD") loses the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award to Melvyn Douglas (in "Hud"), 1964 David Crosby of the Byr... Continue reading ...
Monday April 12 David Cassidy ("Cherish") is 60 Ned Miller ("From A Jack To A King") is 85 John Kay of Steppenwolf ("Magic Carpet Ride") is 66 The late Tiny Tim ("Tiptoe Thru The Tulips") is born Herbert Khaury in 1930 The late Billy Vaughn ("Sail Along Silvery Moon") is born in 1919 Lou Reed marries singer Laurie Anderson, 2008 The Four Tops sing at Aretha Franklin's wedding (the marriage lasts six years), 1978 Gladys Knight marries her fourth husband (they're still married), 2001 Chubby Chec... Continue reading ...
Sunday April 11 The late Richard Berry (composer of "Louie Louie") is born in 1935 June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters ("Yes We Can Can") dies of cancer, 2006 Elton John sings at the funeral of young AIDS victim Ryan White, 1990 Elvis Presley's plane, travelling from Los Angeles to Nashville, almost crashes, 1956 Cher wins the Best Actress Academy Award for "Moonstruck", 1988 A Detroit housing project names streets after Aretha Franklin and seven Motown stars, 2002 Bob Dylan makes his New York... Continue reading ...
Friday April 9 The late Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes") is born in 1932 The late Terry Knight ("I Who Have Nothing" and one-time manager of Grand Funk) is born in 1943 Emil Stucchio of the Classics ("Till Then") is 65 Dave Prater of Sam & Dave ("Hold On I'm A-Comin'") dies in a car crash near Sycamore, Georgia, 1988 Brook Benton ("Kiddio") dies of bacterial meningitis in 1988 Wayne Newton marries his second wife, Kathleen, in 1994 Jeff Beck collapses onstage at a Yardbirds concert in France,... Continue reading ...
Thursday April 8 J.J. Jackson ("But It's Alright") is 69 Julian Lennon (the first Beatle baby) is born to John and Cynthia Lennon, 1963 Laura Nyro (writer of "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoney End", "And When I Die" and many others) dies of ovarian cancer in 1997 A street in his home town of Camden, New Jersey is named after songwriter and producer Leon Huff, 2009 Patty Duke wins the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for "The Miracle Worker", 1963 The musical, "Leader Of The Pack: The Songs Of ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday April 7 Bobby Bare ("Detroit City" and the real singer of "All-American Boy") is 75 John Oates of Hall & Oates ("Sara Smile") is 61 Janis Ian ("At Seventeen") is 59 The late Percy Faith ("Theme From A Summer Place") is born in 1908 Charlie Thomas of the Drifters ("There Goes My Baby") is 73 Carol Douglas ("Doctor's Orders") is 62 The late Mongo Santamaria ("Watermelon Man") is born in 1923 Stevie Wonder's daughter Aisha (heard crying at the beginning of "Isn't She Lovely") is born in... Continue reading ...
Monday April 5 Crispian St. Peters ("Pied Piper") is 66 Billy Bland ("Let The Little Girl Dance") is 78 The late Tony Williams of the Platters ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes") is born in 1928 Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA ("SOS") is 60 Gene Pitney ("Only Love Can Break A Heart") dies of a heart attack while on tour in Wales, 2006 Danny Rapp of Danny & the Juniors ("Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot, 1983 The late British producer Joe Meek ("Telstar", "Have I The Right" and... Continue reading ...
Sunday April 4
- The late Major Lance ("The Monkey Time") is born in 1941
- Hugh Masekela ("Grazin' In The Grass") is 71
- Michael Parks ("Long Lonesome Highway") is 72
- Kris Jensen ("Torture") is 68
- The late Margo Sylvia of the Tune Weavers ("Happy, Happy Birthday Baby") is
born in 1936
- The ashes of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia are scattered in the Ganges
River in India, 1996
- Wilson Pickett is arrested for cocaine possession while on probation, 1996
- A British court rules that Procol ...
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Saturday April 3
- The late Jan Berry of Jan & Dean ("Surf City") is born in 1941
- Billy Joe Royal ("Down In The Boondocks") is 68
- Tony Orlando ("Candida") is 66
- Wayne Newton ("Danke Shoen") is 68
- Doris Day ("Whatever Will Be, Will Be") is 86
- Jeff Barry (Raindrops member and writer with then-wife Ellie Greenwich of such tunes as
- "Hanky Panky", "Chapel Of Love" and "Be My Baby") is 72
- The late Don Gibson ("Oh, Lonesome Me") is born in 1928
- Sarah Vaughan ("Broken-Hearted Melody"...
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Friday April 2 The late Marvin Gaye ("Too Busy Thinking About My Baby") is born in 1939 Leon Russell ("Tight Rope") is 69 Edwin Starr ("Twenty Five Miles") dies of a heart attack, 2003 Steve Winwood leaves the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic, 1967 Roberta Flack guests on the ABC-TV soap opera, "Loving", 1993 The Beatles finish recording their "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album, 1967 The Beach Boys record "I Get Around" (and Brian Wilson gets so fed up with his father's criticism... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 31 Herb Alpert ("Whipped Cream") is 75 Shirley Jones of the Partridge Family ("Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted") is 76 Richard Chamberlain ("Three Stars Will Shine Tonight") is 75 The late Jon Jon Poulos of the Buckinghams ("Kind Of A Drag") is born in 1948 O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers ("Twist And Shout") dies of a cerebral hemmorhage in 1986 The Singing Nun, Sister Luc-Gabrielle ("Dominique") commits suicide, 1985 The Doobie Brothers announce their (temporary) breaku... Continue reading ...
Monday March 29 Terry Jacks ("Seasons In The Sun") is 64 The Beatles hold down the top five position on Billboard's Hot 100 chart (with seven more records in the bottom 70), 1964 Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show get their wish and appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, 1973 The Bee Gees are sued by a Chicago man for Plagiarism over the tune "How Deep Is Your Love" (they win on appeal), 1980 Elton John, David Crosby and Paul Simon are among those who perform at a tribute to the Beach Boys' Brian Wil... Continue reading ...
Sunday March 28 Rusty Draper ("Freight Train") dies of pneumonia in 2003 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (writer of Elvis Presley's "That's All Right Mama") dies from a stroke, 1974 David Crosby of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash is arrested for possession of drugs and a gun in San Diego (he had a seizure from toxic saturation while driving 65 MPH on a freeway there), 1982 Ral Donner first sees Elvis Presley onstage, at Chicago's International Ampitheatre, 1957 Van Morrison records "Brown Eyed Gir... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 27 The late Sarah Vaughan ("Broken-Hearted Melody") is born in 1924 Eric Clapton marries George Harrison's ex-wife, Pattie "Layla" Boyd (yes, he wrote the song for her) in Tucson, Arizona (it lasts nine years), 1979 Jeff Beck joins the Yardbirds as a replacement for Eric Clapton, 1965 Grand Funk fire their manager, Terry Knight, who promptly sues them, 1972 John Lennon's boyhood home in Liverpool is opened to the public, 2003 Diana Ross (in "Lady Sings The Blues") loses the Best... Continue reading ...
Friday March 26 Diana Ross ("Touch Me In The Morning") is 66 Johnny Crawford ("Cindy's Birthday") is 64 Alan Arkin of the Tarriers ("Banana Boat Song" and later an Academy Award winning actor) is 74 The late Rufus Thomas ("Walking The Dog") is born in 1917 Fred Parris of the Five Satins ("In The Still Of The Night") is 74 Vicki Lawrence ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia") is 61 The late Teddy Pendergrass of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ("The Love I Lost") is born in 1950 Steven Tyle... Continue reading ...
Thursday March 25 Elton John ("Your Song") is 63 Aretha Franklin ("Chain Of Fools") is 68 The late Johnny Burnette ("Dreamin'") is born in 1934 Bonnie Guitar ("Dark Moon") is 86 Anita Bryant ("In My Little Corner Of The World") is 70 The late songwriter Hoyt Axton ("Joy To The World", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar" and others) is born in 1938 Buck Owens ("Act Naturally") dies of an apparent heart attack, 2006 Dion DiMucci marries his wife, Sue, 1963 Roy Orbison marries his second wife, Barba... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 24 The late Billy Stewart ("Summertime") is born in 1937 Nick Lowe ("Cruel To Be Kind") is 61 Dave Appell of the Applejacks ("Mexican Hat Rock") is 88 The late Nervous Norvus ("Transfusion"-- real name is Jimmy Drake) is born in 1912 Harold Melvin ("If You Don't Know Me By Now") dies after suffering a stroke, 1997 Henson Cargill ("Skip A Rope") dies following complications from surgery, 2007 Bill Wyman, bass player with the Rolling Stones is knocked unconscious by an electrical... Continue reading ...
Tuesday March 23 Chaka Khan ("I Feel For You" and lead singer of Rufus) is 57 Billy Joel marries model Christie Brinkley (it lasts ten years), 1985 Carole King gives birth to daughter Louise, 1960 Eleven teens are arrested at the "Rock & Roll Stage Show" featuring Frankie Lymon in Hartford, Connecticut, 1956 Anita Bryant and the Lettermen appear before 30,000 people at a "Rally For Decency" in Miami, after Jim Morrison's indecent exposure onstage there, 1969 John Lennon's book, "In His Own Wri... Continue reading ...
Monday March 22 Jeremy Clyde of Chad & Jeremy ("Summer Song") is 66 George Benson ("This Masquerade") is 67 Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") dies of a heart attack in 1986 Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooly") dies of lymphoma, 1991 Chaka Khan gives birth to her son, Damien, 1979 Carl Perkins is injured in a Dover, Delaware car accident on his way to perform on NBC-TV's "Perry Como Show", 1956 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their "bed-in for peace" in Amsterdam, 1969 Sammy Davis, Jr. opens ... Continue reading ...
Sunday March 21 Solomon Burke ("Just Out Of Reach") is 74 The late Billy Joe Hunter (actually record label owner Lew Bidell-- "Percolator") is born in 1919 The late Johann Sebastian Bach (wrote "Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum, "A Lover's Concerto" by the Toys and Apollo 100's "Joy") is born in 1685 Dean Martin's son, Dean Paul Martin (Dino of Dino, Desi & Billy-- "I'm A Fool") dies in a plane crash while serving in the Air National Guard, 1987 Johnny Bristol ("Hang On In There, Baby") d... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 20
- The late Jerry Reed ("Amos Moses") is born in 1937
- Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer ("Lucky Man") is 60
- Joe Rivers of Johnnie & Joe ("Over The Mountain, Across The Sea") is 73
- John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar, 1969
- David Bowie marries his wife, Angela (subject of the Rolling Stones' song, "Angie" four years later), 1970
- Eric Clapton's four year-old son falls to his death from the window of a 53rd-story New York City apartment, 1991
- Quincy Jones i...
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Friday March 19 Clarence "Frogman" Henry ("But I Do") is 73 Robin Luke ("Susie Darlin'") is 68 Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters ("Yes We Can Can") is 64 Luther Ingram ("If Loving You Is Wrong") dies of heart failure, 2007 Jefferson Airplane becomes Jefferson Starship, 1974 Elvis Presley buys Graceland mansion for $102,500 ($37,000 of which is mortgaged), 1957 Aretha Franklin is admitted to a hospital after an allergic reaction to antibiotics (she stays there five days), 2004 Gary Leeds of t... Continue reading ...
Sunday March 14 Phil Phillips ("Sea Of Love") is 79 Michael Murphey ("Wildfire") is 65 Producer Quincy Jones (produced records by Michael Jackson and Lesley Gore, as well as "We Are The World") is 77 Rick Dees ("Disco Duck") is 60 Mary Ann Ganser of the Shangri-Las ("Leader Of The Pack") dies of a barbiturate overdose, 1970 Songwriter Doc Pomus ("Save The Last Dance For Me", "Suspicion", "Hushabye" and many others) dies of lung cancer in 1991 Eric Clapton is hospitalized in St. Paul, Minnesota... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 13 Neil Sedaka ("Breaking Up Is Hard To Do") is 71 Songwriter Mike Stoller (wrote "Hound Dog", "Kansas City" and most of the Coasters songs, with partner Jerry Leiber) is 76 Joni Mitchell meets the daughter she gave up for adoption 32 years earlier, 1997 Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds, 1965 An emergency plane landing in a South Bend, Indiana field nearly kills the Kingston Trio, 1959 Bob Seger receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1988 Elvis Presley's "Charro!" movie... Continue reading ...
Thursday March 11 Cheryl Lynn ("Got To Be Real") is 53 Katie Kissoon of Mac & Katie Kissoon ("Chirpy, Chirpy Cheep Cheep") is 59 The late Little Johnny Taylor ("Part Time Love") is born in 1943 The late Lawrence Welk ("Calcutta") is born in 1903 The late Art Todd ("Chanson D'Amour" with wife Dotty) is born in 1914 Sir Paul McCartney is knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace, 1997 Jimmy Sohns of the Shadows of Knight is arrested for distributing cocaine, 1982 Blood, Sweat & ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 10 Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean ("Drag City") is 70 LaVern Baker ("Jim Dandy") dies from heart failure in 1997 Andy Gibb ("I Just Want To Be Your Everything") dies from a viral infection of his heart, 1988 At the invitation of country star Porter Wagoner, James Brown performs at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, singing "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Tennessee Waltz" and "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", 1979 Sonny & Cher guest on an episode of NBC-TV's "Man From U.N.C.L.E.", 1967 Grand Fun... Continue reading ...
Monday March 8 Micky Dolenz of the Monkees ("I'm A Believer") is 65 "Little" Peggy March ("I Will Follow Him") is 62 Randy Meisner ("Hearts On Fire" and member of Poco and the Eagles) is 64 Songwriter Carole Bayer-Sager ("Groovy Kind Of Love", "Midnight Blue", "Nobody Does It Better" and many others) is 63 Diana Ross makes her first solo concert appearance, in Framingham, Massachusetts, 1970 The Fillmore East concert hall opens in New York City, 1968 Elvis Presley's "Stay Away Joe" movie debut... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 6 Mary Wilson of the Supremes ("Where Did Our Love Go") is 66 Kiki Dee ("I've Got The Music In Me") is 63 Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson ("Pillow Talk", and one-half of Mickey & Sylvia-- "Love Is Strange") is 74 King Floyd ("Groove Me") dies of complications from a stroke and diabetes, 2006 Richard Manuel of the Band ("Up On Cripple Creek") commits suicide, 1986 Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor divorce, 1964 David Crosby of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash is arrested on marijua... Continue reading ...
Friday March 5 Paul Evans ("Midnight Special") is 72 Eddie Hodges ("I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door") is 63 The late Andy Gibb ("Shadow Dancing") is born in 1958 The late Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers") is born in 1939 Murray Head ("Superstar") is 64 John Belushi of the Blues Brothers ("Soul Man") dies of a drug overdose, 1982 Patsy Cline ("Crazy") dies in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, along with country stars Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins, 1963 Michael "Smitty" Smith, drummer for P... Continue reading ...
1:04 AM 3/4/2010Thursday March 4 Chris Rea ("Fool If You Think It's Over") is 59 Bobby Womack ("Looking For A Love") is 66 Neil Sedaka's long-time lyricist, Howard Greenfield ("Stupid Cupid", "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", "Love Will Keep Us Together" and many others) dies of AIDS, 1986 Chastity (now Chaz) Bono is born to Sonny & Cher, 1969 Glenn Hughes of the Village People ("Macho Man") dies of lung cancer annd is buried in his leather biker outfit, 2001 John Lennon's "The Beatles are more pop... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 3 Norman "Hurricane" Smith ("Oh Babe, What Would You Say") dies of cancer, 2008 The Buffalo Springfield form (as "The Herd") in 1966 A stalker is arrested trying to break into Roberta Flack's New York apartment, 1995 Samuel Cardinal Stritch bans rock 'n' roll from Chicago Archdiocese Roman Catholic schools, 1957 Petula Clark performs before England's Princess Margaret at the London Palladium, 1967 Johnny Cash guests on NBC-TV's "Columbo", 1974 The documentary movie, "This Is El... Continue reading ...
Tuesday March 2 The late Karen Carpenter ("Close To You") is born in 1950 Lou Reed ("Walk On The Wild Side") is 66 Eddie Money ("Two Tickets To Paradise") is 61 John Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is 54 Dusty Springfield ("Wishin' And Hopin'") dies of breast cancer in 1999 Hank Ballard ("Finger Poppin' Time") dies of throat cancer, 2003 Elvis Presley's Army plane refuels in Scotland-- his only appearance in the U.K., 1960 Filming begins on the Beatles movie, "A Hard Day's Night", 1964 Michae... Continue reading ...
Monday March 1 Roger Daltrey of the Who ("Won't Get Fooled Again") is 66 Harry Belafonte ("Banana Boat Song") is 83 Johnny Cash marries June Carter, 1968 Bob Dylan's wife, Sara files for divorce, 1977 Shirley Jones of the Partridge Family files for divorce from her husband, actor Marty Ingalls (she later withdraws the petition), 2002 Jim Morrison is arrested for indecent exposure after a Miami Doors Concert, 1969 Fans at Ottawa, Ontario's Colliseum riot after waiting an hour for Eric Burdon & ... Continue reading ...
Friday February 26 Fats Domino ("Blueberry Hill") is 82 Mitch Ryder ("Jenny Take A Ride") is 65 The late Johnny Cash ("A Boy Named Sue") is born in 1932 Cornell Gunter of the Coasters ("Charlie Brown") is shot to death in his car in Las Vegas, 1990 Buddy Miles ("Them Changes") dies of congestive heart failure, 2008 Harry Chapin's revue, "The Night That Made America Famous" opens on Broadway, 1975 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (his first million-seller) debuts on the Billboard charts, 1956... Continue reading ...
Friday February 26
- Fats Domino ("Blueberry Hill") is 82
- Mitch Ryder ("Jenny Take A Ride") is 65
- The late Johnny Cash ("A Boy Named Sue") is born in 1932
- Cornell Gunter of the Coasters ("Charlie Brown") is shot to death in his car in Las Vegas, 1990
- Buddy Miles ("Them Changes") dies of congestive heart failure, 2008
- Harry Chapin's revue, "The Night That Made America Famous" opens on Broadway, 1975
- Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (his first million-seller) debuts on the Billbo...
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Thursday February 25 James Brown receives a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, 1992 Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Grammys, 1998 "Elvis Presley Day" is declared in Memphis and the state of Tennessee as the King performs his first post-Army concert (and first since 1957), a charity benefit in Memphis, 1961 Steve Wonder is given the Library of Congress award by President Barack Obama at the White House, 2009 Frank Sinatra guests on an episode of "Magnum, P.... Continue reading ...
Wednesday February 24 The late George Harrison ("My Sweet Lord") is born in 1943 Joanie Sommers ("Johnny Get Angry") is 69 Rupert Holmes ("Escape" and member of the Street People-- "Jennifer Thompkins") is 63 Johnnie Ray ("Cry") dies of liver failure in 1990 Arthur Lyman ("Yellow Bird") dies of throat cancer in 2002 Larry Norman, vocalist with People ("I Love You"), dies of heart failure, 2008 Diana Ross files for divorce from her husband of five weeks, but they later reconcile (though they fi... Continue reading ...
Monday February 22 The late Ernie K-Doe ("Mother-In-Law"-- his real last name was "Kador") is born in 1936 The late Oliver ("Jean"-- his real last name was "Swofford") is born in 1945 Bobby Hendricks ("Itchy Twitchy Feeling" and one-time member of the Drifters) is born in 1938 The late Norman "Hurricane" Smith ("Oh Babe, What Would You Say") is born in 1923 Florence Ballard of the Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again") dies of cardiac arrest, 1976 Earth, Wind & Fire perform at a dinner for U.S. go... Continue reading ...
Sunday February 21 New York DJ Murray-the-K (Kaufman-- called himself the "Fifth Beatle") dies of cancer, with Tony Orlando at his bedside, 1982 Janet Vogel of the Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You") dies of carbon monoxide poisoning, 1980 Jerry Lee Lewis marries his first wife at the age of seventeen, 1952 Johnny Cash is released from a Nashville hospital after recovering from pneumonia, then wins a Grammy that night for Best Male Vocal Country Performance, 2001 Crystal Gayle is inducted int... Continue reading ...
Saturday February 20 Walter Becker of Steely Dan ("Peg") is 60 Jerome Geils of the J. Geils Band ("Must Of Got Lost") is 64 Cher files for divorce from from Sonny, 1974 Ricky Nelson joins the cast of his parents' radio show, 1949 "Johnny Cash Day" is declared in Los Angeles, 1975 Kiss immortalize their hand prints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, 1976 The biographical TV movie, "Little Richard" airs on NBC, 2000 Ringo Starr's X-rated film, "Candy" premieres in 1969 The Beach Boys rec... Continue reading ...
Saturday February 20 Walter Becker of Steely Dan ("Peg") is 60 Jerome Geils of the J. Geils Band ("Must Of Got Lost") is 64 Cher files for divorce from from Sonny, 1974 Ricky Nelson joins the cast of his parents' radio show, 1949 "Johnny Cash Day" is declared in Los Angeles, 1975 Kiss immortalize their hand prints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, 1976 The biographical TV movie, "Little Richard" airs on NBC, 2000 Ringo Starr's X-rated film, "Candy" premieres in 1969 The Beach Boys rec... Continue reading ...
Friday February 19 Lou Christie ("Lightnin' Strikes") is 67 Smokey Robinson ("The Way You Do The Things You Do") is 70 Unwed Joni Mitchell gives birth to a daughter who is given up for adoption, 1965 Gene Vincent joins the U.S. Navy, 1952 Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records, 1958 Gerry Marsden of Gerry & the Pacemakers begins a 3 1/2 year run in the London stage production of "Charlie Girl", 1968 Tower of Power member Rich Stevens (he sang lead on "You're Still A Young Man") i... Continue reading ...
Thursday February 18 Yoko Ono is 77 Dennis DeYoung of Styx ("Babe") is 63 Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive ("Takin' Care Of Business") is 57 John Travolta ("Let Her In") is 56 Irma Thomas ("Wish Someone Would Care") is 69 Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees marries Lulu in London (Robin Gibb is the Best Man-- the marriage lasts four years), 1969 James Taylor marries his second wife, Caroline, in 2001 The New Jersey State Legislature passes a resolution hooring Denise LaSalle, 2009 Sam Moore... Continue reading ...
Sunday February 14 Lillie Bryant of Billy & Lillie ("La Dee Dah") is 70 Phyllis McGuire of the McGuire Sisters ("Sincerely") is 79 Buddy Knox ("Party Doll") dies of cancer in 1999 The Captain & Tennille ("Love Will Keep Us Together") marry in Virginia City, Nevada, 1974 Rod Stewart and Olivia Newton-John attend Elton John's first wedding (the one to wife Renate) in Sydney, Australia (it lasts less than five years), 1984 Harry Nilsson suffers a heart attack (he recovers this time, but another e... Continue reading ...
Music news on this day in historySaturday February 13 Peter Tork of the Monkees ("Words") is 66 The late "Tennessee" Ernie Ford ("Sixteen Tons") is born in 1919 The late King Floyd ("Groove Me") is born in 1945 Peter Gabriel ("Games Without Frontiers" and one-time member of Genesis) is 59 Miss Toni Fisher ("The Big Hurt") dies of a heart attack in 1999 Waylon Jennings (country star and the person who, as a member of the Crickets, gave up his seat to the Big Bopper on "the day the music d... Continue reading ...
Friday February 12
Gene McDaniels ("Chip Chip") is 75
The late Lorne Greene ("Ringo") is born in 1915
Ray Manzarek of the Doors ("Touch Me") says he's 71
Eldee Young of the Ramsey Lewis Trio ("Hang On Sloopy") and Young/Holt Unlimited ("Soulful Strut") dies of a heart attack, 2007
Sal Mineo ("Start Movin'") is stabbed to death during an apparent robbery, 1976
Sammi Smith ("Help Me Make It Through The Night") dies after a long illness, 2005
"Screamin'" Jay Hawkins ("I Put A Spell On You") dies ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday February 10 Roberta Flack ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") is 71 The late Ral Donner ("You Don't Know What You've Got") is born in 1943 Freddie Bell ("Giddy Up A Ding Dong") dies, 2008 Producer Phil Spector is seriously burned in a car crash, but recovers, 1974 The Oklahoma State Senate passes a resolution hooring Wanda Jackson, 2009 The San Diego school board apologizes to Pete Seeger for asking him to sign a loyalty oath before performing at a school there 49 years earlier ,... Continue reading ...
Tuesday February 9
Carole King ("It's Too Late") is 69
Barry Mann ("Who Put The Bomp" and prolific songwriter) is 71
Barbara Lewis ("Hello Stranger") is 67
Major Harris ("Love Won't Let Me Wait") is 63
Bill Haley ("Rock Around The Clock") dies of a heart attack in 1981
Tyrone Davis ("Can I Change My Mind") dies after a stroke, 2005
Percy Faith ("Theme From A Summer Place") dies of cancer in 1976
Bobby Darin enters a Los Angeles hospital for surgery to replace a faulty heart valve (he survives ... Continue reading ...
Monday February 8 The late "England" Dan Seals ("I'd Really Love To See You Again") is born in 1950 Ray Sharpe ("Linda Lu") is 72 Larry Verne ("Please Mr. Custer") is 74 Del Shannon ("Hats Off To Larry") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, 1990 Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood form Blind Faith, 1969 Peter and Gordon split up, 1967 Buddy Holly signs a recording contract with Decca Records (the contract leaves off the "E" in his last name, "Holley" so he drops it from his stage name, as well),... Continue reading ...
Saturday February 6 Fabian ("Turn Me Loose") is 67 Natalie Cole ("This Will Be") is 60 The late Donnie Brooks ("Mission Bell") is born, 1936 Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys ("God Only Knows") dies of complications from cancer, 1998 Jesse Belvin ("Goodnight My Love") dies in an auto accident in Hope, Arkansas (his wife dies of her injuries a week later), 1960 Frankie Laine ("Moonlight Gambler") dies of cardiovascular disease, 2007 Hugo Montenegro ("The Good, The Bad & The Ugly") dies of emphysema... Continue reading ...
Thursday February 4 Alice Cooper ("Eighteen") is 62 Florence LaRue Gordon of the Fifth Dimension ("Up- Up And Away") is 66 Karen Carpenter ("Close To You") dies of a heart attack brought on by anorexia nervosa, 1983 John Lennon and Yoko Ono separate (for about a year), 1974 Frankie Avalon and Jimmy Clanton are hired to take over headlining the Winter Dance Party after Buddy Holly's death, 1959 Johnny Burnette undergoes an emergency appendectomy in Hollywood (forcing him to cancel a tour of Eng... Continue reading ...
Wednesday February 3 Melanie ("Brand New Key") is 63 The late Johnny Cymbal ("Mr. Bass Man") AKA Derek ("Cinnamon") is born in 1945 Dave Davies of the Kinks ("Well Respected Man") is 63 Dennis Edwards of the Temptations ("Cloud Nine") is 67 "The Day The Music Died"-- Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper die in a plane crash north of Mason City, Iowa, 1959 British producer Joe Meek ("Telstar", "Have I The Right" and more) shoots his landlady, then himself, to death, 1967 Producer Phil ... Continue reading ...
Tuesday February 2 Graham Nash of the Hollies ("Stop Stop Stop") and Crosby, Stills & Nash ("Marakesh Express") is 68 The late Clyde "Skip" Battin of Skip & Flip ("It Was I") is born in 1934 The late Arthur Lyman ("Yellow Bird") is born in 1933 Todd Rundgren names his newborn son "Rebop", 1992 Keith Emerson's hands are injured during an Emerson, Lake and Palmer concert when a rigged piano explosion goes off prematurely, 1973 "Carl Perkins Day" is celebrated in Jackson, Tennessee, 1969 RCA rele... Continue reading ...
Monday February 1 Don Everly of the Everly Brothers ("Walk Right Back") is 73 Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook-- "Cover Of Rolling Stone") is also 73 Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio ("Tijuana Jail") is 76 The late Rick James (the original "Super Freak") is born in 1952 Mongo Santamaria ("Watermelon Man") dies in 2003 Diana Ross weds a Norwegian businessman (it lasts almost 14 years), 1986 Elvis Presley daughter, Lisa Marie, is born (exactly 9 months to the day after the King marries Priscilla), 1968 The Ca... Continue reading ...
Sunday January 31 KC (Harry Wayne Casey) of KC & the Sunshine Band ("Get Down Tonight") is 59 The late Terry Kath of Chicago ("25 Or 6 To 4") is born in 1946 The late Chuck Willis ("C.C. Rider") is born in 1928 Barbara Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Indian Lake") dies of emphysema in 1985 Slim Harpo ("Baby Scratch My Back") dies of a heart attack while recording in London, 1970 Aretha Franklin sings at the funeral of gospel great Mahalia Jackson in Chicago, 1972 Bob Dylan is reported to be in the a... Continue reading ...
 Saturday January 30
Phil Collins ("Follow You, Follow Me" with Genesis, later a solo star) is 59
Marty Balin ("Hearts" and member of Jefferson Airplane/Starship) is 68
The late Horst Jankowski ("A Walk In The Black Forest") is born in 1936
Norma Tanega ("Walking My Cat Named Dog") is 71
Producer Bob Thiele (produced Teresa Brewer-- who he also married; Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and many more) dies in 1996
The Beatles perform "Get Back" on the roof of Apple Records in London for the "Let... Continue reading ...
Friday January 29 The late Ivo Robic ("Morgen") is born in 1923 Cozy Cole ("Topsy II") dies of cancer, 1981 Mary Wilson of the Supremes is injured and her son is killed in a California auto accident, 1994 Emerson, Lake & Palmer disband (the first time), 1979 Peter, Paul & Mary sign with Warner Brothers Records, 1962 Billy Joel sings the national anthem at Superbowl XXIII in Miami, 1989 According to Troy Shondell, Buddy Holly sees Troy's performance in Davenport, Iowa, four days before "the day... Continue reading ...
Wednesday January 27 The late David Seville ("Witch Doctor" and leader of the Chipmunks) is born in 1919 Bobby "Blue" Bland ("Turn On Your Love Light") is 80 Nedra Talley of the Ronettes ("Be My Baby") is 64 Gene McFadden of McFadden & Whitehead ("Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now") dies of cancer, 2006 Little Richard enrolls at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama to get his divinity degree, 1958 "Fats Domino Day" is declared in his home town of New Orleans, 2007 The Bee Gees make their first-ever a... Continue reading ...
 Tuesday January 26 Huey "Piano" Smith (the original "Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu") is 76 Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff") is 67 The late Marshall Lieb of the Teddy Bears ("To Know Him Is To Love Him") is born in 1939 Tommy Dee ("Three Stars") dies, 2007 Patti Smith falls off a stage in Tampa, Florida, requiring 22 stitches, 1977 Rolf Harris is appointed a member of the Order of Australia, 1989 The British Invasion begins in America, as "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles goes to #... Continue reading ...
Monday January 25 Etta James ("At Last") is 72 Ray Peterson ("Corrina Corrina") dies of cancer, 2005 Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick and Paul Kantner become the parents of a baby girl they name "god" (later they change it to "China"), 1971 Billy Joel totals his Mercedes on a Long Island, New York highway (but receives only facial cuts), 2003 Neil Diamond sings the national anthem at Superbowl XXI, 1987 Clarence Carter and Eddie Floyd are inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 2003 Yoko... Continue reading ...
 Friday January 22 The late Sam Cooke ("Twistin' The Night Away") is born in 1931 Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers") dies of carbon tetrachloride poisoning while refinishing floors in his home (though some accounts say food poisoning), 1987 Ron Holden ("Love You So") dies of a heart attack in Roarito Beach, Mexico, where he had been performing, 1997 James Taylor and Carly Simon become the parents of son Benjamin, 1977 Sam Cooke signs with RCA Records, 1960 Barry Manilow sings the national anthem... Continue reading ...
 Friday January 22 The late Sam Cooke ("Twistin' The Night Away") is born in 1931 Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers") dies of carbon tetrachloride poisoning while refinishing floors in his home (though some accounts say food poisoning), 1987 Ron Holden ("Love You So") dies of a heart attack in Roarito Beach, Mexico, where he had been performing, 1997 James Taylor and Carly Simon become the parents of son Benjamin, 1977 Sam Cooke signs with RCA Records, 1960 Barry Manilow sings the national anthem... Continue reading ...
Wednesday January 20 The late Earl Grant ("The End") is born in 1931 Ray Anthony ("Peter Gunn") is 88 The late Ron Townson of the Fifth Dimension ("Aquarius") is born in 1933 Songwriter Lee Pockriss ("Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", "Johnny Angel", "Catch A Falling Star" and many others) is 82 Alan Freed (disk jockey who coined the term "rock 'n' roll") dies of uremic poisoning, 1965 Diana Ross marries Bob Silberstein (she files for divorce in five months, though they later ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday January 20 The late Earl Grant ("The End") is born in 1931 Ray Anthony ("Peter Gunn") is 88 The late Ron Townson of the Fifth Dimension ("Aquarius") is born in 1933 Songwriter Lee Pockriss ("Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", "Johnny Angel", "Catch A Falling Star" and many others) is 82 Alan Freed (disk jockey who coined the term "rock 'n' roll") dies of uremic poisoning, 1965 Diana Ross marries Bob Silberstein (she files for divorce in five months, though they later ... Continue reading ...
Monday January 18 Bobby Goldsboro ("Honey") is 69 The late David Ruffin of the Temptations ("My Girl") is born in 1941 Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson, 1996 Pete Best's defamation lawsuit against the Beatles is settled out-of-court, 1969 Paul Simon drops out of law school to become a full-time musician, 1965 Neil Sedaka receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1978 "Bobby Vinton Day" is celebrated in Chicago as Mayor Richard Daley dubs him the "Polish Prince", 1... Continue reading ...
Sunday January 17 Chris Montez ("Let's Dance") is 67 Mick Taylor (one-time member of the Rolling Stones) is 62 The late Eartha Kitt ("C'est Si Bon") is born in 1927 Billy Stewart ("Summertime") dies, along with three members of his band, in an auto accident near Smithfield, North Carolina, 1970 Olivia Newton-John gives birth to daughter Chloe, 1986 Isaac Hayes suffers a stroke, but recovers (this time), 2006 Elva Connes marries John Miller and becomes "Mrs. Miller" ("Downtown"), 1934 Bobby Ryd... Continue reading ...
Thursday January 14 Clarence Carter ("Patches") is 74 Jack Jones ("Wives And Lovers") is 72 Jerri Hall files for divorce from Mick Jagger, 1999 Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army, 1960 C.W. McCall (real name Bill Fries) is named to the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, 2009 The first "Be-In" is held, in San Francisco, with Big Brother & the Holding Company and Jefferson Airplane, 1967 Diana Ross performs for the last time in concert with the Supremes, at Las Vegas' Frontier ... Continue reading ...
Tuesday January 12 Glenn Yarbrough ("Baby The Rain Must Fall") is 79 Ray Price ("For The Good Times") is 84 Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees ("Nights On Broadway") dies of an intestinal blockage in 2003 Randy VanWarmer ("Just When I Needed You Most") dies from leukemia, 2004 Anita Bryant sings the national anthem at Superbowl III, 1969 "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV with the Zombies and Gerry & the Pacemakers, 1965 The Supremes appear as nuns on an episode of "Tarzan" on NBC-TV, 1968 Elvis Presl... Continue reading ...
Monday January 11
The late Slim Harpo ("Baby Scratch My Back") is born in 1924
Neil Sedaka undergoes an angioplasty at a New York hospital, 2001
Diana Ross is named to Mr. Blackwell's annual worst-dressed women list, 1994
Gary Glitter is released from a British jail after serving six months for possession of child pornography, 2000
The Whisky-a-Go-Go nightclub (where many of Johnny Rivers' hits were recorded) opens in West Hollywood, 1963
Al Hirt plays the national anthem at Superbowl IV, 1970... Continue reading ...
Sunday January 10 The late Jim Croce ("Time In A Bottle") is born in 1943 Rod Stewart ("Maggie May") is 65 Scott McKenzie ("San Francisco") is 71 The late Johnnie Ray ("Just Walkin' In The Rain") is born in 1927 Donald Fagen of Steely Dan ("Do It Again") is born in 1948 Ronnie Hawkins ("Mary Lou") is born in 1935 The late Sal Mineo ("Start Movin'") is born in 1939 The late Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler (worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, LaVern Baker and many others) is born in... Continue reading ...
Saturday January 9 Crystal Gayle ("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue") is 59 Joan Baez ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down") is 69 Jimmy Page of the Yardbirds ("Over Under Sideways Down") and Led Zeppelin ("Whole Lotta Love") is 66 The late Domenico Modugno ("Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu") is born in 1928 Roy Head ("Treat Her Right") is 67 Scott Engel Walker of the Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore") is 66 The late Bill Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is born in 1948 Eddie Cochra... Continue reading ...
Friday January 8 The late Elvis Presley ("All Shook Up") is born in 1935 "Little" Anthony Gourdine ("Tears On My Pillow") is 69 David Bowie ("Changes") is 62 Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger") is 73 Robby Krieger of the Doors ("Light My Fire") is 65 The late Soupy Sales ("The Mouse") is born in 1926 The late concert promoter Bill Graham (Fillmores East and West) is born in 1931 An Elvis Presley stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service (and becomes its best-seller to this day), 1993 Governor Jimmy... Continue reading ...
Wednesday January 6 The late Doris Troy ("Just One Look") is born in 1937 Nino Tempo ("Deep Purple" with sister April Stevens) is 75 The late Van McCoy ("The Hustle") is born in 1944 Lou Rawls ("Dead End Street") dies of cancer, 2006 Georgeanna Tillman Gordon of the Marvelettes ("Please Mr. Postman") dies of sickle cell anemia and lupus in 1980 James Brown's wife, Adrienne, collapses and dies after mixing PCP and prescription pain-killing drugs while recuperating from liposuction surgery in Be... Continue reading ...
Thursday January 7 Paul Revere ("Hungry") is 72 Kenny Loggins ("Your Mama Don't Dance" with Jim Messina) is 62 The late Danny Williams ("White On White") is born in 1942 The late Eldee Young of Young/Holt Unlimited ("Soulful Strut") and the Ramsey Lewis Trio ("Wade In The Water") is born in 1936 Bob McFadden ("The Mummy") dies of ALS, 2000 Carly Simon and James Taylor become the parents of daughter Sarah, 1974 Chubby Checker's "The Twist" returns to #1 (the only rock song to do that by the sam... Continue reading ...
Tuesday January 5 The late Wilbert Harrison ("Kansas City") is born in 1929 The late Sam Phillips (the legendary Sun Records owner who signed Elvis Presley, among others) is born in 1923 Sonny Bono ("I Got You Babe" with then-wife Cher) dies in a skiing accident in South Lake Tahoe, California, 1998 Beatles road manager Mal Evans is killed during a confrontation with Los Angeles police, 1976 Pat Boone begins filming the movie "Bernardine", 1957 Pat Boone is the mystery guest on CBS-TV's "What'... Continue reading ...
Sunday January 3 Stephen Stills ("Love The One You're With" and member of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash) is 65 Beatles producer George Martin is 84 Byron MacGregor ("The Americans") dies in 1995 Stephen Stills undergoes successful prostate cancer surgery on his 63rd birthday, 2008 Davy Jones leaves the Monkees, leaving only Micky Dolenz, 1970 Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys refuses induction into the U.S. Army, claiming he is a conscientious objector, 1967 Bobby Darin and Connie ... Continue reading ...
Saturday January 2 The late Roger Miller ("King Of The Road") is born in 1936 Larry Williams ("Bony Maronie") is found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, 1980 Customs officials in Newark, New Jersey confiscate a shipment of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Two Virgins" album, contending the nude cover is obscene, 1968 Continue reading ...
Friday January 1
- "Country" Joe McDonald (the infamous "Fish cheer" at Woodstock) is 68
- Del Reeves ("Girl On The Billboard") dies of emphysema, 2007
- Eric Clapton surprises the guests at his daughter's christening by marrying her mother at the service, 2002
- Elvis Presley is unhurt but totals his BMW on Germany's Autobahn while stationed there in the U.S. Army, 1959
- The last ABBA concert is held, in Stockholm, 1982
- The Beatles audition for Decca Records in England, who turn them dow...
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Thursday December 31 Burton Cummings ("Stand Tall" and one-time Guess Who lead singer) is 62 The late John Denver ("Sunshine On My Shoulder") is born in 1943 Donna Summer ("Love To Love You Baby") is 61 Rick Nelson ("Hello Mary Lou") dies in a plane crash near DeKalb, Texas, 1985 Floyd Cramer ("Last Date") dies of cancer in 1997 John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas ("California Dreamin'") marry (it lasts seven years), 1962 Paul McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partne... Continue reading ...
Wednesday December 30 Davy Jones of the Monkees ("Daydream Believer") is 64 Mike Nesmith ("Joanne" and member of the Monkees) is 67 The late Del Shannon ("Hats Off To Larry") is born in 1934 The late Bo Diddley ("Bo Diddley") is born in 1928 The late Skeeter Davis ("I Can't Stay Mad At You") is born in 1931 Paul Stookey ("Wedding Song" and member of Peter, Paul & Mary) is 72 Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra ("Do Ya") is 62 Johnny Moore of the Drifters ("Under The Boardwalk") dies of ... Continue reading ...
Monday December 28 Alex Chilton of the Box Tops ("Soul Deep") is 59 The late Dorsey Burnette ("Tall Oak Tree") is born in 1932 The late Roebuck "Pops" Staples of the Staple Singers ("I'll Take You There") is born in 1915 Edgar Winter ("Free Ride") is 63 The late Billy Williams ("I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter") is born in 1910 Bobby Comstock ("Garden Of Eden") is 66 Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations") drowns in 1983 The body of Barry Cowsill of the Cowsills ... Continue reading ...
Sunday December 27 Elvis Presley's original guitarist, Scotty Moore ("Heartbreak Hotel") is 78 Dick St. John of Dick & Dee Dee ("Thou Shalt Not Steal") dies of injuries sustained in a fall off a ladder, 2003 Bob Luman ("Let's Think About Living") dies of pneumonia in 1978 Walter Scott, lead singer of Bob Kuban & the In-Men ("The Cheater"), is shot to death by his wife's lover (his body is discovered three years later), 1983 Delaney Bramlett of Delaney and Bonnie ("Only You Know And I Know") di... Continue reading ...
Saturday December 26 Producer Phil Spector (of the "Wall Of Sound") is 69 Duke Fakir of the Four Tops ("Bernadette") is 74 Curtis Mayfield ("Superfly") dies from complications of diabetes in 1999 Led Zeppelin arrive for their first U.S. tour, 1968 Stan Freberg presents a check for $1,000 to the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California as his royalties from the first year's release of "Green Chri$tma$" (all proceeds from which he's given to charity), 1958 The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour"... Continue reading ...
Friday December 25 Jimmy Buffett ("Come Monday") is 63 The late Chris Kenner ("Land Of 1000 Dances") is born in 1929 James Brown ("Papa's Got A Brand New Bag") dies of congestive heart failure, 2006 Dean Martin ("Volare") dies of acute respiratory failure in 1995 Johnny Ace ("Pledging My Love") dies playing Russian roulette backstage at a Houston concert, 1954 Eartha Kitt ("Santa Baby") dies of colon cancer, 2008 Damita Jo (DuBlanc-- recorded the "answer songs" "I'll Save The Last Dance For Yo... Continue reading ...
Thursday December 24 The late Lee Dorsey ("Working In The Coal Mine") is born in 1924 Mike Curb ("Burning Bridges") is 65 Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back") dies in 2006 Nick Massi, bass singer with the Four Seasons ("Big Girls Don't Cry") dies of cancer, 2001 ABBA members Bjorn and Agnetha divorce in 1978 James Taylor, Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell go Christmas carolling in Hollywood, 1974 Miami police cut the power to a noisy Manfred Mann concert, causing a two-hour riot, 1972 To... Continue reading ...
Wednesday December 23 The late Eugene Record of the Chi-Lites ("Have You Seen Her") is born in 1940 The late "Little" Esther Phillips ("Release Me") is born in 1935 Carly Simon marries her second husband, Jim (they divorce nineteen years later), 1987 Elton John and Bernie Taupin begin writing songs together, 1969 Cat Stevens converts to Islam, changing his name to Yusef Islam, 1977 Chuck Berry is arrested for transporting a minor across a state line for an immoral purpose (he's eventually sent... Continue reading ...
 Tuesday December 22 Twin Bee Gees Robin and the late Maurice Gibb ("Run To Me") are born in 1949 Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me") is 63 Dave Dudley ("Six Days On The Road") dies of a heart attack in 2003 Joe Ames of the Ames Brothers ("The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane") dies of a heart attack at his home in Germany, 2007 Isaac Hayes files for bankruptcy in 1976 Ike & Tina Turner are robbed of $86,000 in concert receipts, 1975 The stage version of Harry Nilsson's "The Point" ... Continue reading ...
Monday December 21 The late Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys ("God Only Knows") is born in 1946 Ray Hildebrand of Paul & Paula ("Hey Paula") is 68 Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz") is 67 Gwen McCrae ("Rockin' Chair") is 66 Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman") is 56 Nick Gilder ("Hot Child In The City") is 58 The late Frank Zappa ("Dancin' Fool") is born in 1940 Barry Gordon ("Nuttin' For Christmas") is 61 Crosby, Stills & Nash form in 1968 Martha Reeves disbands the Vandellas in 1972 Beach Boy Mike Loves sett... Continue reading ...
Sunday December 20 Bobby Darin ("Mack The Knife") dies after heart surgery in 1973 René Herrera of René & René ("Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero") dies of cancer in 2005 Charles Randolph Grean ("Quentin's Theme") dies in 2003 Jethro Tull is formed, 1967 Elvis Presley receives his draft notice (but applies for and gets a 60-day deferment), 1957 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles, 1975 Nearly forty years after it was recorded, Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher is awarded part of the songwriting credit for ... Continue reading ...
Friday December 18 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones ("Get Off Of My Cloud") is 66 Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicky on NBC-TV's "Tonight Show", 1969 Fans rush James Brown's limo at Sam Cooke's wake in Chicago, forcing him to leave, 1964 Rod Stewart leaves Faces in 1975 Paul Simon is named to the board of trustees of Boston's Berklee College of Music, 2008 S/Sgt. Barry Sadler records "The Ballad Of The Green Berets", 1965 Sam Cooke records "Twistin' The Night Away", 1961 Continue reading ...
Thursday December 17
- The late Eddie Kendricks ("Keep On Truckin'" and member of the Temptations) is born in 1939
- The Beach Boys play a royal command performance for Princess Margaret at London's Royal Albert Hall, 1970
- The Supremes open the Houston Astrodome with a concert there (also starring Judy Garland), 1965
- Carl Perkins writes "Blue Suede Shoes", 1955
- Olivia Newton-John appears in the NBC-TV movie "A Mom For Christmas", 1990
- Andy Williams records "Love Story", 1970
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Wednesday December 16 Benny Andersson of ABBA ("SOS") is 63 The late Ludwig von Beethoven (composer of Walter Murphy's "A Fifth Of Beethoven") is born in 1770 Nicolette Larson ("Lotta Love") dies of cerebral edema in 1997 Dan Fogelberg ("Longer") dies of prostate cancer, 2007 The Who disband (until the seemingly unending series of "reunions"), 1983 George Harrison is deported from Germany for being too young to perform with the Beatles there, 1960 Ray Charles receives a star on the Hollywood W... Continue reading ...
Tuesday December 15 Dave Clark ("Bits And Pieces") is 67 The late Jesse Belvin ("Goodnight My Love") is born in 1932 The late disk jockey Alan Freed (who coined the term "rock 'n' roll") is born in 1922 Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes ("Nathan Jones") is 70 The late Jerry Wallace ("Primrose Lane") is born in 1928 Rufus Thomas ("Walking The Dog") dies of heart failure in 2001 Jackie Brenston ("Rocket 88") dies of a heart attack in 1979 John "Sean" Byrne, lead vocalist with the Count Five ("Psych... Continue reading ...
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