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| 1904 | | Phil Harris is born. |
| 1908 | | Mandolin great James "Yank" Rachel born. Played with Sonny Boy Williamson and Sleepy John Estes. |
| 1937 | | Bob Bogle of the Ventures is born. |
| 1942 | | William Francis, keyboards player for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show born.
Barbara Lynn (Barbara Lynn Ozen) is born. |
| 1942 | | Raymond Philips of the Nashville Teens is born. |
| 1944 | | Country star and funny guy Jim "Spiders and Snakes" Stafford is born. |
| 1946 | | Ronnie Milsap born blind in Robbinsville, North Carolina. |
| 1947 | | Fairport Convention vocalist Sandy Denny born. |
| 1958 | | Alan Sytner opens The Cavern Club in a basement on Mathew Street in Liverpool, UK. Originally a jazz club, by the early 60s it will be an important outlet for R&B and rock, and the reason it's remembered, an early home base for The Beatles. [According to GuinnessDayxDay & Arrow93, the year is '57] |
| 1960 | | Sultry song stylist Sade (Adu) is born in Nigeria. Coming to the UK as a model, she played the dance club circuit with the band Pride, soloing in '84. DayRock/Tobler lists name as (Helen Folasade Adu). |
| 1962 | | Paul Webb of Talk Talk is born. |
| 1970 | | Two days after it opens, an exhibition of erotic lithographs by John Lennon at Bag One Gallery is closed by London police. Eight prints are removed under the Obscene Publications Act.
Brendan O'Hare of Teenage Fanclub born |
| 1972 | | Novelty recording artist David Seville (Ross Bagdasarian) dies at age 52. He was responsible for The Chipmunks, wrote and performed "Witch Doctor" (#1 in 1958), and co-wrote "Come On-a My House", a big hit for Dean Martin and Rosemarry Clooney. Catch him in the Hitchcock thriller, Rear Window as the playboy-pad, can't-decide-if-he's-gay, struggling pianist. |
| 1973 | | Gospel singer Clara Ward, a major inspiration to Aretha Franklin, dies of a stroke. |
| 1975 | | Synthesizer expert Paul Beaver (Beaver & Krause) dies of a stroke. He is known for his film scoring for the Graduate and Catch-22 and as a session musician on tracks by the Doors, the Byrds and the Rolling Stones.
Frampton Comes Alive. Pete's biggest seller and the LP that changed industry thinking forever, that one single title could sell 10 or more million. |
| 1979 | | Cher and Greg Allman divorce. |
| 1980 | | Paul McCartney begins 10 day jail sentence (he'll serve 8) in Japan for possession of marijuana found in his luggage (some reports say half a pound!), canceling a scheduled Wings tour.
David Whitfield dies. |
| 1986 | | The Sex Pistols win a lawsuit against former manager Malcom McLaren. [AMA says settled out of court???] |
| 1987 | | For the first time in it's long bland history, American Bandstand censors an act : The Beastie Boys. |
| 1989 | | Jive Records releases "Self-Destruction". 14 Rap performers unite to Stop The Violence at Rap concerts. |
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