1933 - Floyd Cramer is born today.

1934 - Bonnie Lou (”Daddy-O”) is born today.

1949 - Byron Allred of the Steve Miller Band is born on this day.

1949 - Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band is born today.

1951 - Ken Downing of Judas Priest is born.

1953 - Peter Dodd of the Thompson Twins is born on this day.

1958 - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran is born today.

1960- - Ben E King records “Spanish Harlem” and “Stand By Me”

1967 - Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots is born.

1875 - Bruce Springsteen is featured on the cover of both Time and Newsweek on the same day.

1984 - Kelly Osbourne is born on this day.

#1 Songs This Day:

1949 - Frankie Laine: “That Luck Old Sun”

1952 - Patti Page: “I Went To Your Wedding”

1957 - The Crickets: “That’ll  Be The Day,” UK

1962 - The Shadows: ‘Out of the Shadows,’ UK

1964 - The Supremes: “Baby Love”

1966 - The Four Tops: “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” UK

1973 - Gladys Knight & the Pips: “Midnight Train to Georgia”

1973 - Status Quo: “Hello,” UK

1977 - Baccara: “Yes, Sir I Can Boogie,” UK

1982 - Men at Work: “Who Can It Be Now?”

1990 - Janet Jackson: “Black Cat”

1990 - Paul Simon: ‘The Rhythm of the Saints,’ UK LP

1997 - Elton John: “The Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind (1997)”

2007 - Soulja Boy (Tell ‘Em): Crank That (Soulja Boy)”

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