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| 1933 | | Country / pop crossover aertist Willie Nelson born in Abbott, TX. |
| 1943 | | Singer Bobby Vee born in Fargo, ND. Bob Dylan used to claim that he was Bobby Vee and even auditioned to be his pianist. |
| 1953 | | Osmond brother Merrill born. |
| 1958 | | Brooklyn born Carole King's first single, "The Right Girl," is released. She will go on to write hits, "Loco-Motion", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "One Fine Day" and hundred of others, with a second career later as a performer. She will later marry collaborator Jerry Coffin, and Neil Diamonds, "Oh Carol" was written for her. |
| 1966 | | Folk singer Richard Farina is killed in a motorcylce accident on his wife's 21st birthday. He was married to Joan Baez's sister Mimi, who was also his singing partner. He was returning from a party celebrating the publishing of his book, "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me". |
| 1968 | | Frankie Lymon, of the Teenagers dies of a herion overdose. |
| 1970 | | Allmann Brothers Band road managerTwiggs Lyndon is arrested for murder. In a crowded bar, he stabbed a club manager for breach of contract. |
| 1973 | | Watergate stoolie John Dean resigns. |
| 1982 | | Rock writer/critic Lester Bangs dies of a heart attack (?) at the age of 33. |
| 1983 | | Blues legend Muddy Waters dies from a heart attack in Chicago. He was 68. |
| 1994 | | Brendan O'Hare, drummer for Teenage Fanclub, leaves the band. |
| 1994 | | When singer Dolores O'Riordon injures her knee on the ski slopes (very alternative!) the Cranberries cancel a UK tour. |
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