Blues artist Willie "Smokey" Hogg born in Centerville, Tennessee.
1933
Big Leon Brooks born to sing the blues.
1937
Singer songwriter Ray Collins born. Ray was in the Soul Giants when Frank Zappa joined, they became the Muthers, then the Mothers of Invention until Ray left in the '70s to play with Geronimo Black, then found the Grandmothers.
1938
Tokens vocalist Hank Medress born.
1944
Charlie Coe, who played bass with the revolutionary Paul Revere & the Raiders, born.
Sax man and member of Blood, Sweat and Tears, Fred Lipsius, born.
1945
Well traveled drummer Andrew McCulloch, who played with Shylimbs, King Crimson, Arthur Brown, Fields and Greenslade.
1946
Another Reb, Paul Revere & the Raiders drummer Joe Correro born.
1954
First Choice vocalist Annette Guest born.
1977
A teapot explodes burning Joey Ramone as he gets ready to go on-stage in New Jersey.
Mary Kay Place, parlays her role as a country singer in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" into a real life top ten Country hit, "Something To Brag About".
1980
The Feds release Chuck Berry after 2.5 months in California's Lompoc Prison Farm for income tax evasion.
