Birthdays:
Jim Stafford turns 65.
Nick Valensi- The Strokes (1981)
Maxine Jones- En Vogue (1965)
Ronnie Milsap (1946)
Bob Bogle- The Ventures (1937)
Barbara Lynn is 67.
Pop diva Sade (1959)
They Are Missed:
David Seville (creator of the Chipmunks) died of a heart attack in 1972.
James "Pookie" Hudson, lead singer of the Spaniels, died of cancer in 2007.
Clara Ward died in 1973. With the Ward Singers, she helped gospel cross over from churches to concert halls, and was cited as an inspiration by Aretha Franklin.
Coasters singer Will Jones died in 2000 (age 71).
History:
Del Shannon recorded his first single, "Runaway" in 1967 which would top the US charts by April.
Wayne Newton performed his 25,000th Las Vegas show in 1996.
Jamaican authorities fired upon on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane in 1996, after mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono was with Buffett, but neither was hurt.
In 1987, the Beastie Boys became the first act censored on "American Bandstand."
In 2005, Elvis Presley's rereleased hit "One Night" knocked his "Jailhouse Rock" off the top of the U.K. singles chart, becoming the 1000th #1 since the chart was inaugurated.
In 1980, Paul McCartney was thrown into a Tokyo jail after he's discovered in possession of a half pound of marijuana at Narita International Airport. He was incarcerated for ten days.
Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive!" was released in 1976. The album took just five weeks to go Gold and turned Platinum in less than three months. It sold over 19 million copies in its first year.
In 1986, ABBA performed together for the last time at a show honoring their manager Stig Anderson on the Swedish TV show This Is Your Life.
In 1965, the Supremes' "Come See About Me" knocked the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" off the #1 spot in the US.
In 1970, Scotland Yard confiscated eight John Lennon lithographs from a London art gallery for being obscene.
Little Richard recorded "Lucille" in 1957.
The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool in 1957. It became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles who appeared at the club 292 times.
The Beatles played two shows at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, France in 1964, the first of an 18-night engagement. This first show was attended mostly by Paris' "top society" members (all dressed in formal evening attire). The French press had little good to say about The Beatles in the next day's papers, but The Beatles didn't care, because they'd just received news that their single ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ had hit #1 in the US, selling 10,000 copies an hour in New York City alone.
Bruce Springsteen appeared at Villanova University in 1973, appearing to an audience of 25 people.
George Michael went to #1 on the US album charts with his debut solo album 'Faith' in 1988. It went on to sell over 8 million copies.
Tina Turner gave herself a place in the record books in 1988 when she performed in front of 182,000 people in Rio De Janeiro. It was the largest audience ever for a single artist.
In 1988, 24 years after The Beatles first topped the chart, George Harrison went to #1 on the US singles chart with 'Got My Mind Set On You'.
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