1944 - Denny Lane of the Moody Blues is born on this day.

1946 - Peter Green of John Mayall’s  Bluesbreakers is born today.

1955 - Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot is born.

1955 - Roger O’Donnell of The Cure is born on this day.

1957 - Bobby Helms records “Jingle Bell Rock.”

1961 - Randy Jackson of the Jackson is born.

1965 - Peter Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies is born today.

1970 - Toby Smith of Jamiroquai is born.

1971 - Duane Allman of the Allman Brother Band dies in a motorcycle crash near Macon, Georgia.

#1 Songs This Week:

1946 - Frankie Carle: “Rumors Are Flying”

1951 - Tony Bennett: “Cold Cold Heart”

1955 - Roger Williams: “Autumn Leaves”

1966 - ? & the Mysterians: “96 Tears”

1978 - Anne Murray: “You Needed Me”

1979 - Lena Martell: “One Day at a Time,” UK

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

1988 - Dire Straits: ‘Money for Nothing,’ UK

1988 - Enya: “Orinoco Flow,” UK

1996 - Los del Rio: “Macarena”

2000 - Limp Bizkit: ‘Chocolate Starfish’

2000 - Spice Girls: “Holler/Let Love Lead the Way,” UK

2991 - Mary J Blige: “Family Affair”

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