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| 1904 | | Blues musician Mississippi Fred McDowell born. |
| 1905 | | Tex Ritter (Woodward Maurice Ritter) born near Murvaul, Texas. |
| 1926 | | Ray Price born in rural Perryville, Texas. |
| 1930 | | Pop-folkie Glenn Yarborough (Limeliters, solo) is born. |
| 1936 | | Charlie Gracie is born. |
| 1939 | | William Lee Golden of the Oakridge Boys is born. |
| 1941 | | Long (6' 7") John Baldry born in London. |
| 1945 | | Maggie Bell born in Glasgow. |
| 1946 | | Sly & The Family Stone trumpet player Cynthia Robinson born.
Jazz-Rock-Soulfunkster George Duke born. |
| 1949 | | Detroit Emerald Abe (Abraham) Tillmon is born. |
| 1953 | | Michael Barker of Magnum is born. |
| 1958 | | Teen pop program, Top Numbers, debuts on UK TV. |
| 1959 | | Berry Gordy borrows $800 to found Motown Records.
Roxette's Per Gessle is born. |
| 1963 | | Beatles first UK number one 45 released "Please Please Me".
In the UK, "Swan On The River", one of the songs Bob Dylan performs on a BBC radio play, The Madhouse On Castle Street, will never be officially recorded. |
| 1965 | | TV show 'Hullabaloo" premiers on NBC. The Hullabaloo Show Theme is performed by the Hullabaloo Singers and Orchestra! Like all mainstream entertainment of the time it is mostly safe pop and new folk with a dash of Hollywood - hosted by Jack Jones, with guests the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, dancer/actress Joey Heatherton and from London, Brian Epstein presented the Zombies and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
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| 1967 | | Mark Moore of S Express is born |
| 1977 | | In the British court to answer charges for cocaine possession from the previous May 19 when he wrecked his car, Rolling Stone Keith Richards is found guilty and fined £750 plus court costs, an additional £250. He was also acquitted of possessing LSD and glad he was nailed in the UK where drug laws are practically non existent. |
| 1979 | | Drummer Aynsley Dunbar joins the Jefferson Starship, replacing John Barbata who was injured in a car crash. |
| 1981 | | Recording Industry Association of American donates 800 LPs to the White House, (But they end up at the Library of Congress) including classics by Dylan, Kiss and "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols". Ronnie & Nancy send a thank you note. |
| 1983 | | Frank Zappa uses his own money ($300,000.) to hire the London Symphony Orchestra to record his compositions. |
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