Birthdays:
Neil Finn of Crowded House, one of those musicians beloved by critics, was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand in 1958.
Goth vocalist Siouxsie Sioux was born in London in 1957.
Respected Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn was born in Pembroke, Ontario in 1945
Ramsey Lewis ("Wade In The Water") is 73
Cilla Black ("You're My World") is 65
History:
Buddy Holly released his only No. 1 hit, "That'll Be the Day” in 1957.
In 1969, only five months after his debut album, Neil Young released the seminal album 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere,' the first of many with Crazy Horse.
In 1974, five year-old Lisa Marie Presley first met Michael Jackson in Lake Tahoe, where her father had been performing. Little did she know…
"Moon River" was named Record and Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 1962.
Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on Bob Hope's "Star Spangled Review" show on NBC (Peggy Lee also performs) in 1950.
Today in 1972, the song "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites topped the charts and stayed there for a week.
2004- Usher had all three singles in the Top 3 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with "Burn" at No. 1. The last two acts to accomplish this feat were the Bee Gees and the Beatles.
At a U2 concert in Rome in 1987, the music was so loud that neighbors flood emergency services with calls claiming an earthquake has struck. U2's sound system set off earthquake alarms in two neighborhoods.
At a Coventry grammar school in England in 1964, 11 boys were suspended for cutting their hair like Mick Jagger.
Bob Dylan released his second album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" in 1963.
The furor over Jerry Lee Lewis’ marriage to his 13-year old cousin Myra caused his U.K. tour to be canceled after only two shows in 1958.
British radio banned the Sex Pistols’ “God Save The Queen” in 1977. It goes to the top of the charts anyway.
The Eagles embarked on their Hell Freezes Over Tour in 1994. The title is a reference to a prior Don Henley quote regarding the prospects of an Eagles reunion. Apparently, Henley misspoke.
Columbia and RCA Victor, two of America's biggest record labels, announced that they will raise the list price of L.P.s by one dollar on June 1, 1967. It was the first increase since 1953.
Rock is dangerous work. During a performance taped for Italian TV in 1980, David Lee Roth vaulted off drummer Alex Van Halen’s drum riser and right into some low hanging lights. The Van Halen front man suffered a fractured nose and multiple contusions.
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