Birthdays:
Crooner Al Martino (1927)
Colin Cooper - Climax Blues Band (1939)
Martin Murray - Honeycombs (1941)
Tony Silvester - Main Ingredient (1941)
Kevin Godley - 10CC (1945)
David Hope - Kansas 1949)
Rocker John Mellencamp (1951)
Ricky Phillips - Bad English/Styx (1951)
Tico Torres - Bon Jovi (1953)
Yo-Yo Ma (1955)
David Taylor - Edison Lighthouse (1959)
Simon Cowell (1959)
Toni Braxton (1967)
Thom York - Radiohead (1968)
Taylor Hicks - 2006 American Idol winner (1976)
They Are Missed:
Early British rocker Johnny Kidd was killed in a car accident in Lancashire, England in 1966. He led the Pirates, the first truly raunchy band in British rock history. Their big hit was 1960's "Shakin' All Over."
Operatic pop vocalist Mario Lanza die in 1959 (age 38).
Smiley Lewis, New Orleans R&B singer, died of stomach cancer in 1966. Wrote "I Hear You Knocking" (covered by Dave Edmunds).
History:
In 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer to be hired by New York's Metropolitan Opera Company.
RCA Victor had all ready received a half-million advanced orders for Elvis Presley's Christmas album in 1957. So far only 200,000 copies had been pressed.
The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon/McCartney penned song "I Wanna Be Your Man" at De Lane Lea Studios in London in 1963.
In 1964, the Beatles appeared on an episode of "Shindig!" taped on location in London. They perform "I'm a Loser," "Kansas City" and "Boys."
Cass Elliot of the Mama's & Papa's spent the night in a London jail in 1967 after a dispute over a hotel bill.
In 1967, the Beatles rejected an offer of $1 million to play Shea Stadium from promoter Sid Bernstein. He orginally brought the group to Shea in August 1965.
In 1975, John Lennon won his lengthy fight to stay in the US when the three judge US Court of Appeals in New York ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was contrary to US ideas of due process and is invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America.
Toto's "Hold The Line" was released in 1978.
Janet Jackson scored her second #1 single in 1989 with "Miss You Much."
Jefferson Airplane played a concert in 1989 where admission was a can of food for the San Francisco Food Bank.
"Brave And Crazy," from Melissa Etheridge, entered the US album chart in 1989. It stays on the survey for 58 weeks.
Alanis Morissette went to #1 on the US album chart in 1995 with "Jagged Little Pill." The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30 million.
Ja Rule started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2001 with "Pain Is Love."
Faith Hill was at #1 on the US album chart in 2002 with "Cry."
In 2004, it was announced that Melissa Etheridge had cancelled her tour and would undergo surgery and treatment for breast cancer.
In 2006, Lynyrd Skynyrd shared the stage with several Country acts at a fund-raising concert in Atlanta. Proceeds go toward a memorial at Fort Benning, GA, honoring the 173rd Airborne Brigade. "It's the least we can do to help build a memorial for the 173rd Airborne who have lost so many and helped protect this country," says Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant. Brigade soldiers fought in World War II and Vietnam. 2006
Rascal Flatts were at #1 on the US album chart in 2007 with "Still Feels Good" the American country pop bands fifth studio album and third #1.
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