Birthdays:
Brian Welch - Korn (1970)
Mark Debarge – Debarge (1959)
Elaine McFarlane - Spanky And Our Gang (1942)
Tommy Devito - Four Seasons (1936)
Nick Drake (1948)
Paula Abdul (1963)
Ann Wilson – Heart (1950)
Larry Dunn - Earth, Wind & Fire (1953)
Simon Wright - AC/DC, Dio (1963)
They Are Missed:
Bobby Helms, who recorded "Jingle Bell Rock," died in 1997 at age 63.
Bandleader of the Royal Canadians, the legendary Guy Lombardo, was born in London, Ontario in 1902. His band was known for its live New Year's Eve broadcasts of the theme, "Auld Lang Syne" and for being the only dance band to sell more than 100 million records.
Original Molly Hatchet guitarist Duane Roland died in 2006 (age 53) of natural causes at his residence in St. Augustine, FL. Roland was part of the Southern-rock group's three-guitar attack from ‘76 until ‘90. "We are terribly shocked and saddened by the loss of Duane,” read the band’s online post. "He was and always will be part of the Molly Hatchet family."
The late Shirley Goodman of Shirley & Lee ("Let The Good Times Roll") and Shirley & Company ("Shame, Shame, Shame") was born in 1936.
The late Al Wilson ("Show & Tell") was born in 1939.
History:
The Harmonicats go to #1 in 1947 with "Peggy O' My Heart."
In 1958, Buddy Holly recorded his first tracks without the Crickets.
In 1976, Eddy Arnold entered the country chart with his single "Cowboy." It was his 100th hit.
Pat Boone went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1961 with “Moody River.”
Nat "King" Cole recorded his future #2 hit "Ramblin' Rose” in 1962.
The Rolling Stones scored their first #1 on the American charts in 1965 with "Satisfaction.”
In 1971, almost exactly a year to the day after the appearance of “Gasoline Alley,” Rod Stewart released his self-produced masterpiece, “Every Picture Tells a Story.” It topped the Billboard album chart for four weeks.
David Geffen made his first signing to Geffen Records in 1980 and it was disco queen Donna Summer.
During an interview with Life Magazine in 1967, Paul McCartney admitted that he had taken the drug LSD. Groovey, man, groovey...
Asia’s self-titled debut album topped the LP charts in 1982.
Today in 1965 the song "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by the Four Tops topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
Carole King started a five week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1971 with “It's Too Late,” from her “Tapestry” album.
In 1977, six men wielding knives and iron bars outside Shepherd's Bush underground station beat up Paul Cook from The Sex Pistols. Cook required 15 stitches to a head wound.
In 1991, the Allman Brothers Band released “Shades of Two Worlds,” one of the strongest albums of their career.
In 2003, the opening date of the Lollapalooza tour - featuring Audioslave and Queens of the Stone Age - was cancelled because organizers say Jane's Addiction's stage wouldn’t fit the Ionia County Fairgrounds venue in Michigan.
The White Stripes released their sixth album, "Icky Thump" in 2007. Frontman Jack White says his decision to record the album on vintage reel-to-reel equipment was a stylistic choice. "In the technological age, everyone wants to find out what the newest toy is," says White. "That attitude doesn’t really coincide with what sounds the best."
“Agents of Fortune,” one of Blue Oyster Cult’s best albums, was released in 1976. The LP contains the darkly majestic “Don’t Fear The Reaper.”
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