Last Month | Yesterday | Tomorrow | Next Month | Every Month   May 3 1919   Folk revivalist and activist Pete Seeger born in New York. 1928   Hit Me!! The Godfather of Soul, Soul Brother Number One, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, The "B" in R&B, Mr. James Brown born in Barnwell, SC. (just raised in Augusta, GA.) 1937   Falsetto lead singer with the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli (Frank Castelluccio) born. 1939   The first mainstream American pop-polka sensation, and one of the countries earliest 'ethnic' crossover hits, ³The Beer Barrel Polka² (Decca, 2462) is recorded by the Andrews Sisters. The success of the song launches a polka craze, causing one writer for an accordion trade paper to bellow, ³everyone from debutantes to trained bears has been dancing to polka.² 1944   Troggs ("Wild Thing) bassist Peter Staples born in Andover. 1950   "Those Were The Days" singer Mary Hopkins born in Ystradgynlais, Wales. 1955   Steve Jones, guitarist for the Sex Pistols, born. 1959   David Ball of Soft Cell born. 1965   Simon Smith of the Wedding Present born. 1971   The Grand Funk Railroad invite 150 reporters to an exclusive press conference. Six turn up. Manager Terry Knight calls it "the grossest case of non-recognition in the history of the business." 1972   Stone the Crows' Les Harvey is electrocuted on stage at the Top Rank Ballroom, Swansea, in front of an audience of 12,000. 1976   Paul McCartney, with his band Wings, makes his first live appearance in the US in almost 10 years at a concert in Fort Worth, Texas. 1995   Hole singer Courtney Love turns down a million dollar offer to pose nude for Playboy.