Birthdays:
Andy Taylor- Duran Duran (1961)
Brad Walst- Three Days Grace (1977)
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has a birthday (1972)
Ice-T (1958)
James Ingram (1956)
They Are Missed:
The late Sonny Bono was born in 1935.
Walter (Brownie) McGhee, one of the most important figures in folk and blues revival, died of stomach cancer in 1996. He was best known for his popular acoustic blues act of the 1950s and 1960s with harmonicist Sonny Terry.
Bill Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996)
In 2004, R&B singer Doris Troy, best known for her 1963 hit "Just One Look", died in her sleep in Las Vegas. She was 64.
History:
Today in 1980, the song "Do That to Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille topped the charts and stayed there for a week.
At the Brit Awards in 1998, Chumbawamba drummer Danbert Nobacon dumps a bucket of ice water on U.K. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
Jerry Lee Lewis surrendered to federal authorities to answer income tax evasion charges in 1984. He was later acquitted.
Jack White appeared on CBS' 60 Minutes in 2005. The White Stripes frontman claimed he almost gave up Rock & Roll to become a priest. He was accepted by a seminary but decided to go to public school instead. "I had just gotten a new amplifier… and I didn't think I was allowed to take it with me," said White.
In 2005, Jimi Hendrix memorabila went on the block with a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar fetching nearly $190,000. The London auction also featured a poem written by Hendrix in 1967 and an autographed copy of the Experience's first single, "Hey Joe."
The Beatles flew to India to study with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968.
In 1963, "Please Please Me" becomes the Beatles' first U.K. No. 1.
In 1971, The Rolling Stones were sued by the Hell's Angel accused of stabbing Meredith Hunter at Altamont in 1969. Alan David Pasaro alleges that the Stones have invaded his privacy by including footage of the fatal attack in their documentary Gimme Shelter. Pasaro was tried and acquitted for the stabbing death.
In 1972, John Lennon performed with Chuck Berry on The Mike Douglas Show. Lennon and Yoko Ono were hosts of the afternoon talk show all this week.
In 2005, 3 Doors Down topped the charts with their third album, Seventeen Days.
In 1967, Petula Clark was at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1967 with ‘This Is My Song’, the singers second UK #1.
Led Zeppelin made their Australian live debut in 1972 when they kicked off a six date tour at the Subiaco Oval, Perth.
In 1985, Bruce Springsteen went to #1 on the UK album chart with "Born In The USA," his first UK #1 album.
The Beatles performed for the second time on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964. They had made their first appearance on the show only a week before.
Ricky Nelson began his first British tour in 1972.
Britney Spears shaved her head in 2007. I know it's kind of worthless news, but it was a slow news day.
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