BIRTHDAYS
Johnny Burnette (1934) singer/songwriter [“You’re Sixteen”] (died 1964) age 30 – boating accident
Hoyt Axton (1938) singer/guitarist/songwriter [“Della and the Dealer”/”When the Morning Comes”], also actor (died 1999) age 61 – heart attack
Anita Bryant (1940) singer [“Paper Roses”]
Aretha Franklin (1942) singer/songwriter/pianist (died 2018) age 76 – pancreatic cancer
Sir Elton John [born Reginald Dwight] (1947) singer/songwriter/composer/pianist
Jack Hall (1947) Charlie Daniels Band bassist
Brinsley Schwarz (1947) Brinsley Schwarz and Graham Parker and the Rumour guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/co-founder and solo guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/singer
Michael Stanley (1948) Michael Stanley Band singer/guitarist/songwriter/founder (died 2021) age 72 – lung cancer
Neil Jones (1949) Amen Corner bassist/songwriter/co-founder [“Bend Me, Shape Me”] (died 2018) age 69 – unknown causes
Ronnie McDowell (1950) country singer [“The King is Gone”]
Maizie Williams (1951) Boney M singer
Steve Norman (1960) Spandau Ballet multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/co-founder [current]
Frank Ferrer (1966) The Psychedelic Furs drummer and Guns N’ Roses drummer [current]
Jeff Healey (1966) singer/guitarist/songwriter (died 2008) age 41 – cancer
DEATHS
Alvis “Buck” Owens Jr. (2006) singer/guitarist [“I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail”] (born 1929) age 76 – heart attack
Dan Seals (2009) England Dan & John Ford Coley singer/guitarist [“I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”] (born 1948) age 61 – cancer
Bobby Hendricks (2022) The Drifters lead tenor singer and solo singer (born 1938) age 84 – Alzheimer’s disease
Taylor Hawkins (2022) Foo Fighters drummer/songwriter (born 1972) age 50 – cardiovascular collapse
CHARTS
In 1967, “Happy Together” by The Turtles hits No. 1 – 3 weeks (only No. 1 single)
In 1972, “A Horse With No Name” by America hits No. 1 – 3 weeks (first of two No. 1 singles)
In 1989, “The Living Years” by Mike + The Mechanics hits No. 1 – 1 week (only No. 1 single)
NEW RELEASES
(Albums)
In 1963, Capitol Records releases the second studio album from The Beach Boys, “Surfin’ U.S.A.”; Billboard 200: 17; 500,000 copies U.S.; “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “Shut Down”
In 1970, Capitol Records releases the first live album from Jimi Hendrix, “Band of Gypsys”; Billboard 200: 5; 2 million copies U.S.; “Machine Gun”
In 1972, Warner Bros. Records releases the sixth studio album from Deep Purple, “Machine Head”; Billboard 200: 7; 2 million copies U.S.; “Highway Star,” “Smoke on the Water,” “Space Truckin’,” “Never Before”
In 1974, Columbia Records releases the fifth studio album from Earth, Wind & Fire, “Open Our Eyes”; Billboard 200: 15; 1 million copies U.S.; “Mighty Mighty,” “Devotion”
In 1976, Capitol Records releases the fifth studio album from Wings, “Wings at the Speed of Sound”; Billboard 200: 1 (7 weeks); 3.5 million copies (1 million copies U.S.); “Silly Love Songs,” “Let ‘Em In”
In 1985, Capitol Records releases the debut studio album from The Power Station, ” The Power Station”; Billboard 200: 6; “Some Like It Hot,” “Bang a Gong (Get It On)”
(Singles)
1965, “For Your Love,” The Yardbirds
1966, “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” Dusty Springfield
1968, “Mony Mony,” Tommy James & the Shondells
1974, “Sundown,” Gordon Lightfoot
1975, “When Will I Be Loved,” Linda Ronstadt
COMINGS/GOINGS
In 1986, Guns N’ Roses signs a recording contract with Geffen Records.
In 2002, former Soundgarden lead singer/guitarist Chris Cornell walks out of a rehearsal with former Rage Against the Machine lead guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commorford, and drummer Brad Wilk. He later returns and the quartet later forms Audioslave.
In 2015, singer Zayn Malik announces he was quitting One Direction.
NOTEWORTHY
In 1955, the movie, “Blackboard Jungle,” which included the song “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & the Comets opens in U.S. movie theaters.
In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their one-week-long “bed-in” at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel in New York City in an effort to promote world peace.
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