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| 1930 | | Terry Parson born in the UK. He began as a vocal impersonator, but in the 60s as Matt Monroe had a successful career as a legitimate pop vocalist. |
| 1934 | | Billy Paul (real name Paul Williams), who had a #1 pop hit in '72, "Me and Mrs. Jones", born in Philly. |
| 1935 | | Soul, pop & R&B singer Lou Rawls, who sang gospel with the Pilgrim Travelers and backup for Sam Cooke, is born in Chicago, Il. |
| 1938 | | Drummer Sandy Nelson born. Between his first hit, "Teen Beat," and his second, "Let There Be Drums," he lost a foot in a motorcycle accident, but continued to churn out teen dance albums. |
| 1944 | | Eric Bloom of Soft White Underbelly, Stalk-Forest Group and Blue Oyster Cult - all the same band - born.
Doors drummer John Densmore is born in LA.
Drummer Charlie Grima of Wizzard and Mongrel born in the UK. |
| 1945 | | Stage and film actress and cabaret singer who went from camp act on the gay bath house circuit to arena rock venues, Bette Midler is born in Paterson, NJ. |
| 1946 | | Bubblegummer Gilbert O'Sullivan born in Ireland with the first name Raymond. |
| 1949 | | Shocking Blue bassist Klaaseje Van der Wal born in Holland. |
| 1951 | | Jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius, best known for work with Weather Report. born. |
| 1954 | | Country music publisher Fred Rose (Acuff-Rose) dies from a heart attack at the age of 57 in Nashville - a town he just about owned. |
| 1957 | | Sam Cooke, performing "You Send Me", and Buddy Holly & the Crickets, doing "That'll Be the Day", debut on Ed Sullivan. |
| 1959 | | Steve Batt, who drummed with Japan as Steve Janson, born. |
| 1963 | | Glass Tiger keyboardist Sam Reid born in Canada. |
| 1964 | | Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr has his tonsils removed. |
| 1966 | | Bluegrass artist Carter Stanley, of the Stanley Brothers, dies. |
| 1969 | | Bluesman Magic Sam (32) has a heart attack and dies. |
| 1975 | | Singer Bette Midler is rushed to the hospital to have her appendix removed AND it's her birthday. |
| 1976 | | The Sex Pistols appear on the UK TV program Today as a last minute replacement for Queen. The show's host, Bill Grundy, encouraged the band to say something outrageous. One did, saying, "You dirty fucker. What a rotten fucker." The Thames TV switchboard was jammed with callers. Grundy was suspended from the show the next day. |
| 1980 | | The Talking Heads begin a UK tour in London supported by a then-unknown Irish band called U2. |
| 1981 | | Vince Clarke leaves Depeche Mode and forms Yazoo. |
| 1982 | | Michael Jackson's "Thriller" LP is released. |
| 1986 | | R&B singer Lee Dorsey dies of emphysema. |
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