Last Month | Yesterday | Tomorrow | Next Month | Every Month   April 1 1917   Ragtime composer Scott Joplin dies penniless in NYC. 1939   Isley Brother, Rudolph Isley born. 1946   Bass player Ronnie Lane, known for his work with the Small Faces, born in Plaistow, East London. 1952   Billy Currie of Ultravox born. 1960   Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra perform at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami for a TV special to be broadcast in May. Guests include Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Mitch Miller. 1966   David Bowie releases his first solo single, "Do Anything You Say" for Pye Records in the UK. 1983   Gloria Stevens, editor, writer and photographer for 16 magazine and the woman credited with discovering Jim Morrison, dies from cancer at the age of 51. 1984   During an argument, singer Marvin Gaye, 45, is shot dead by his father. He began his career in the late '50s as a doo wop singer in the group, the Marquees. Later, as a member of the Moonglows, he was spotted by Motown Record's founder Berry Gordy who signed him to his new label. His hits include a string with vocalist Tammi Terrell ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough"), "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "What's Goin' On?", "Let's Get It On", and most recently, "Sexual Healing". 1988   Partners Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman borrow 20 Grand to launch Sub Pop Records. Six years later they sell 49% of the biz to Warners for 20 Mil.