1942 - Helen Reddy is born today.

1944 - Jon Anderson of Yes is born on this day.

1944 - Taffy Danoff of Starland Vocal Band is born today.

1948 - Glen Tipton of  Judas Priest is born.

1955 - Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions is born on this day.

1962 - Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is born today.

1963 - Rock Nelson’s daughter Tracy is born on this day.

1970 - Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is born.

1974 - Al Green was taking a shower at his Memphis home when his ex- girlfriend Mary Woodson poured a pot of boiling hot grits over him and then killer herself .  Green suffered second degree burns.

1984 - Katy Perry (”I Kissed a Girl”) is born on this day.

1985 - Ciara Princess Harris (”Goodies”) is born.

1991 - Concert promoter Bill Graham died in a helicopter crash north of San Francisco today.

1992 - Roger Miller dies of lung and throat cancer in a Los Angeles hospital.

2000 - Wiliam Martin of Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs dies from a heart attack.

2002 - Richard Harris dies of cancer.

#1 Songs This Week:

1942 - Bing Crosby: “White Christmas”

1950 - Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers: “Goodnight Irene”

1966 - ? & the Mysterians: “96 Tears”

1969 - The Archies: “Sugar, Sugar,” UK

1975 - Art Garfunkel: “I Only Have Eyes For You,” UK

1978 - Nick Gilder: “Hot Child in the City”

1980 - Barbra Streisand: ‘Guilty,’ LP

1983 - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton: “Islands in the Stream”

1986- Bon Jovi: ‘Slippery When Wet,’ LP

1986 - Cyndi Lauper: “True Colors”

1997 - Spice Girls: “Spice Up the World,” UK

1998 - Beautiful South: ‘Quench,’ UK LP

1998 - Monica: “The First Night”

2001 - Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule: “I’m Real”

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