1913 - Frankie Laine is born on this day.

1930 - Rolf Harris (”Tie Me Kangaroo Down”) is born today.

1942 - Graeme Edge, drummer for the Moody Blues is born.

1945 - Eric Clapton is born on this day.

1946 - Dave Ball of the Turtles is born today.

1948 - Jim Dandy of  Black Oak Arkansas is born.

1950 - Dave Ball of Procol Harum is born today.

1955 - Singer/songwriter Randy VanWarmer is born on this day.

1955 - Fats Domino records “Blue Monday”

1956 - Johnny Cash records “I Walk the Line.”

1960 - MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell) is born today.

1963 - Lesley Gore makes her first appearance on TV on American Bandstand.

1964 - Tracy Chapman is born on this day.

1968 - Celine Dion is born.

1979 - Norah Jones is born on this day.

1989 - Gladys Knight performs without the Pips for the first time since grammar school. She was at Bally’s in Las Vegas.

2004 - Timi Yuro who sang “Hurt” died of cancer of the brain at age 62.

#1 Songs This Week:

1957 - BuddyKnox: “Party Doll”

1963 - The Chiffons: “He’s So Fine”

1974 - John Denver: “Sunshine On My Shoulders”

1975 - John Denver: ‘John Denver’s Greatest Hits’

1985 - Phil Collins: ‘One More Night”

1985 - Phil Collins: ‘No Jacket Required,’ LP

1991 - Chensey Hawks: “The One and Only,” UK

1991 - Gloria Estefan: “Coming Out of  the Dark”

1991 - Eurythmics: ‘Greatest Hits,’ UK LP

1996 - Beatles: ‘Anthology 2,’ UK LP

1996 - Prodigy: “Firestarter”

 1997 - Scarface: “The Untouchable,” LP

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1871 - Queen Victoria opened Royal Albert Hall

1943 - Chad Allen of the Guess Who is born on this day.

1943 - Evangelo Papathanassiou (”Chariots of Fire”) is born today.

1946 - Singer/songwriter Terry Jacks (”Seasons in the Sun”) is born.

1947 - Bobby Kimball of  Toto is born on this day.

1959 - Peter Ferrell of Jane’s Addiction is born today.

1964 -The Beatles hold the top 5 positions on Billboard’s Hot 100 and seven more in the bottom 70.

1966 - Mick Jagger required eight stitches as a result of a fan in Marseilles who threw a chair at him while on stage.

1966 - Fans mobbed the Walker Brothers as they entered the Cheshire.  Two of the band members received concussions as a result.

1967  - John Popper of Blues Traveler is born on this day.

1980 - Orchestra leader Mantovani died at the age of 74.

1980 - Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ spent its 303rd week on the US album charts beating out Carole King’s ‘Tapestry.’

1985 - Jeanine Deckers, the Singing Nun, died of an overdose of sleeping pills in a suicide pact with a friend at the age of 52.

#1 Songs This Week:

1957 - Perry Como: “Round and Round”

1963 - Shadows: Foot Trapper, UK

1969 - Blood Sweat & Tears, LP

1975  - LaBelle: “Lady Marmalade”

1981 - Shakin Stevens: “This Ole House,” UK

1986 - Falco: “Rock Me Amadeus”

1986 - Cliff Richard and the Young Ones: “Living Doll,” UK

1990 - Bonnie Raitt: ‘Nick of Time,’ LP

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1945 - Chuck Portz of the Turtles is born on this day.

1948 - John Evans of Jethro Tull is born today.

1948 - Milan Williams of the Commodores is born.

1954 - Reba McIntyre is born on this day.

1957 - Eddie Cochran records “Summertime Blues.”

1960 - Brenda Lee records : “Im Sorry.”

1967 - Van Morrison records “Brown-Eyed Girl.”

1969 - Cheryl James (Salt) of Salt ‘n’ Pepa is born today.

1974 - Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup who wrote “That’s Alright Mama,” Elvis Presley died of a stroke at age 69.

1976 - Genesis begins their first North American tour since Peter Gabriel left the band. Phil Collins appears as lead singer.

1987 - Aretha Franklin is the most successful US female chartmaker with her George Michael duet “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me”. It becomes her 17th top 10 hit.

1996 - Phil Collins leaves Genesis.

#1 Songs This Week:

1961 - Everly Brothers: “Walk Right Back”

1970 - Simon & Garfunkel: “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” UK

1971 - Temptations: “Just My Imagination”

1974 - Wednesday: “Last Kiss”

1979 - Rod Stewart: “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”

1980: Pink Floyd: “Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)”

1982- Blondie:”Rapture”

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1934 - Sarah Vaughan is born on this day.

1935 - Ramsey Lewis is born.

1950 - Tony Banks of Genesis is born today.

1953 - Walter Stocker of Air Supply and the Babys is born.

1959 - Andrew Farriss of INXS is born on this day.

1965 - Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds.

1970 - Brendan Stock of  Blues Traveler is born.

1970 - Mariah Carey is born today.

1971 - “One Toke Over The Line” was banned by WNBC radio station because of alleged refernces to the drug culture.  Other stations followed suit.

1972 - Grand Funk fires their manager Terry Knight who turns around and sues them.

1973 - Jerry Garcia is busted for speeding on the NJ turnpike but the $15 ticket turns into $2000 when the polic spot pot, cocaine and LSD in his car.  He spends three hours in jail.

1975 - Fergie, US R & B singer is born today.

#1 Songs This Week:

1957 - Perry Como: “Round and Round”

1959 - Russ Conway: “Side Saddle”

1963 - Chiffons: “He’s So Fine”

1965 - Supremes: “Stop! In The Name of Love”

1967 - The Young Rascals: “Groovin”

1968 - Beatles: “Lady Madonna,” UK

1970 - Edison Lighthouse: “Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes”

1977 - 10cc: “Things We Do For Love”

1978 - Bee Gees: “Stayin Alive’

1982 - Goomday Dance Band: “Seven Tears,” UK

1993 - Hot Chocolate: ‘Greatest Hits,’ UK LP

1997 - Spice Girls: “Mama/Who Do You Think You Are,’ UK

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1917 - Rufus Thomas (”Walking the Dog”) is born on this day.

1936 - Fred Parris of the Five Satins is born.

1944 -  Diana Ross (Diane Earle) is born today.

1948 - Richard Tandy of Electric Light Orchestra is born.

1948 - Steven Tyler of Aeosmith is born on this day.

1949 - Franklin Sheehan of Boston is born on this day.

1950 - Teddy Pendergrass is born.

1965 - Mick Jagger, Bryan Jones and Bill Wyman were all shocked from a faulty microphone onstage during a show in Denmark.  Bill Wyman was knocked unconcious for a few minutes.

1968 - James Jonas Iha of Smashing Pumpkins is born on this day.

1968 - Blues artist Little Willie John dies in prison after being convicted of manslaughter.

1968 - Kenny Chesney is born today.

1970 - Peter Yarrow pleaded guilty to taking ‘immoral liberties’ with a 14-year old girl.

1973 - Noel Coward died today.

#1 Songs This Week:

1956 - Kay Starr: “Rock and Roll Waltz”

1960 - Marvin Gaye: “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” UK

1977 - Hall & Oates: Rich Girl”

1983 - Duran Duran: “Is There Something I Should Know,” UK

1983 - Tears For Fears: ‘The Hurting,’ UK LP

1988 - Michael Jackson: “Man in the Mirror”

1988 - Aswad: “Don’t Turn Around,” UK

1988 - Morrissey: ‘Viva Hate,” UK LP

1994 - Soundgarden:  ’Superunknown,’ LP

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1934 - Johnny Burnett (You’re Sixteen”) is born on this day.

1938 - Hoyt Axton is born today.

1940 - Anita Bryant is born on this day.

1942 - Aretha Franklin, “The Queen of Soul,” is born.

1947 -Jack  Hall of the Charlie Daniels Band is born on this day.

1947 - Elton John is born today.

1947 - Singer songwriter Duncan Browne is born on this day.

1949 - Neil Jones of Amen Corner is born today.

1951 - Maizie Williams of Boney M is born.

1958 - Ray Charles records “Georgia On My Mind.”

1959 - Elvis Presley has his GI haircut after being swonr in as a private in the US Army the day before.  He will earn $78 per month.

1960 - Roy Orbison records “Only The Lonely.”

1966 - Jeff Healey, Canadian guitarist, is born on this day.

1968 - The 58th and final episode of ‘The Monkees’ airs on TV.

1969 - Singer songwriter Cthy Dennis is born today.

1975 - Juvenile (Terry Gray) is born on this day.

1976 - Jackson Browwe’s wife Phillis Major committed suicide.

1978 - Bill Kenny, lead singer of the Ink Spots dies.

1990 - Tommy Lee of the Motley Crue is arrested for indecent exposure after he moons the audience in Augusta.

2000 - ‘NSync sets a new worl record for selling a million tickets in one day netting them $42.5 million for otheir upcoming tour.

#1 Songs This Week:

1967 - Turtles: “Happy Together”

1972 - Lindisfarne: “Fog on the Tyne,” UK

1972 - Roberta Flack: ’First Take,’ LP 

1972 - America: “Horse With No Name”

1978 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets: ‘20 Golden Hits,’ UK LP

1989 - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: ‘Anything For You,’ UK LP

1989 - Madonna: “Like A Prayer,” UK

1989 - Mike and the Mechanics: “The Living Years”

2001 - Shaggy: “Angel”

2006 ; Juvenile: “Reality Check”

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1937 - Billy Stewart (”Summertime”) was born on this day.

1945 - Billboard published the first LP chart with Nat King Cole at the top with ‘A Collection of Favorites.’

1946 - Lee Oskar of War is born on this day.

1951 - Dougie Thompson of Supertramp is born.

1959 - The re-formed Drifters with Ben E King as their lead singer release “There Goes My Baby.”

1973 - During a show in Buffalo, New York. Lou Reed was bitten on the bottom by a fan who jumped onstage. The man was thrown out of the theater and Lou Reed completed the show.

#1 Songs This Week:

1945 - Nat King Cole: ‘A Collection of Favorites”

1956 - Ray Charles: “Drown In My Own Tears”

1956 - Les Baxter: “Poor People of Paris”

1973 - O’Jays: “Love Train”

1973 - Alice Cooper: ‘Billion Dollar Babies,’ UK LP

1979  - Bee Gees: “Tragedy”

1984 - Lionel Richie: “Hello”

1984 - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins: “Easy Lover”

1990 - Sinead O’Connor: ‘I Don’t Want What I Havne’t Got,” UK LP

2002 - Gareth Gates: “Unchained Melody,” UK

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1949 - Ric Ocasek of The Cars is born on this day.

1952 - Dave Bartram of Showaddy is born today.

1953 - Chaka Khan is born.

1956 - Eleven teenagers are arrested at the “Rock & Roll Stage Show” featuring Frankie Lymon.

1959 - Ray Peterson records “The Wonder of You.”

1963 - Johnny Cash records “Ring of Fire.”

1964 - A book of verse, In His Own Write, written by John Lennon is published today.

1967 - John McLaughlin (Marti Pellow) of the Lemonheads is born on this day.

1969 - Anita Bryant and the Lettermen appear before 30,000 people at a “Rally for Decency” in Miami after Jim Morrison display of public indedency onstage there.

1973 - John Lennon is force to leave the US by immigration authorities.

#1 Songs This Week:

1961  - Elvis Presley: “Wooden Heart”

1963 - Ruby & the Romantics: “Our Day Will Come”

1974 - Cher: “Dark Lady”

1985 - John Fogarty: “Centerfield”

1991: Timmy T: One More Try”

1991 - REM: ‘Out of Time,’ UK LP

1992 - Janet Jackson sign with Virgin Record for $16,000,000.

1996 - Deline Dion: “Because You Loved Me.”

1997 - U2: ‘Pop,’ LP

1998 - Celine Dion: “Falling Into Yo,.” UK LP

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1936 - Roger Whittaker is born on this day.

1943 - George Benson is born today.

1943 - Keith Relf of the Yardbirds is born.

1944 - Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy is born today.

1947 - Patrick Olive of Hot Chocolate is born on this day.

1948 - Andrew Lloyd Webber is born today.

1948 - Randy Hobbs, bass guitar player  for the Johnny Winter group and the McCoys is born.

1956 - Sammy Davis, Jr opens in ‘Mister Wonderful.”

1961 - Dee Clark records “Raindrops.”

1968 - Mickey Dale of Embrace is born.

f1971 - Police arrested all the members of the Allman band for heroin and marijuana possession.

1974 - Ten Years After play for the last time at the Rainbow Theatre in London.

1979 - Aaron Wirght North of Ninch Inch Nails is born today.

1986 - Mark Dinning (”Teen Angel”) dies of a heart attack.

1991 - Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio dies of lymphoma.

#1 Songs This Week:

1975 - Frankie Valli: “My Eyes Adore You”

1975 - Bay City Rollers: “Bye Bye Baby,” UK

1975 - Led Zeppelin: ‘Physical Graffiti,’ LP

1980 - Johnny Mathis: ‘Tears and Laughter,’ UK LP

1980 - Pink Floyd-”Another Brick in the Wall”

1980 - The Jam: “Going Underground/Dreams of Children,” UK

1986 - Heart - “These Dreams”

1997 - Puff Daddy with Mase: “Can’t Hold Me Down”

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