1934 - Doc Green of the Drifters is born on this day.

1935 - Rick Nelson’s parents, Ozzie and Harriet, are married today.

1940 - Fred Cash of the Impressions is born today.

1945 - Butch Rillera of Redbone is born.

1945 - Ray Royer of Procol Harum is born on this day.

1947 - Tony Wilson of Hot Chocolate is born today.

1949 - Hamish Stewart of Average White Band is born.

1950 - Robert ‘Kool’ Bell of Kool & The Gang is born today.

1951 - Johnny Ramone of the Ramones is born on this day.

1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis records “Great Balls of Fire.”

1964 - The Beatles record “She’s a Woman.”

1966 - Ginger Baker, drummer for Cream, collapsed during a performance at Susssex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He recovered in a local hospital.

1985 - Little Richard is seiously hurt in an auto accident when he falls asleep at the wheel and hits a telephone pole in West Hollywood.

1987 - Check Berry was given a star on the Hollywood  Walk of Fame.

#1 Songs This Week:

1845 - Perry Como: “Til the End of  Time”

1955 - The Four Aces: “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing”

1955 - Jimmy Young: “Theme from ‘The Man from Laramie,’” UK

1964 - Roy Orbison: “Oh, Pretty Woman,” UK & US

1965 - The Beatles: “Yesterday”

1977 - David Soul: “Silver Lady,” UK

1979 - Michael Jackson: “Don’t Stop ‘Til You’ve Had Enough”

1988 - Def Leppard: “Love Bites”

1988 - U2: “Desire,” UK

1994 - Boyz II Men: “I’ll Make Love To You”

2000 - All Saints: “Black Coffee,” UK

2000 - Christine Aguilera: “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”

2000 - Radiohead: ‘Kid A,’ UK  LP

2000 - Mystikal: ‘Let’s Get Ready,’ LP

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1933 - David Sommerville of the Diamonds (”The Stroll) is born today.

1939 - Lolly Vegas of Redbone is born on this day.

1941 - Ron Meagher of the Beau Brummels is born today.

1945 - Singer songwriter Don McLean is born.

1950 - Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics is born on this day.

1951 - Sting (Gordon Sumner) is born today.

1955 - Phil   the Human League is born.

1957 - Connie Francis records “Who’s Sorry Now.”

1956 - Soul singer Freddie Jackson is born on this day.

1961 - Phil Spector  releases the first single (”There’s No Other Like My Baby” by the Crystals) on his new record album The Phillies.

1971 - Tiffany is born.

1980 - Leaville Degree of the Whispers started a two-year prison sentence in Boron, California for his part in a diamond robbery.

1983 - Agnetha Falkstog of Abba was tkaen to the hospital with a concussion sustained ina car accident in Skane, Sweden.

1986 - The Everly Brothers are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2000 - Paul Anka files for divorce from his wife of 37 years.

2007 - Britney Spears was order by a judge to hand over custody of her two sons to her ex-husband Kevin Federline until further notice.  The star was order to undergo random drug and alcohol tests twice a week as part of her custody dispute with Federline.

#1 Songs This Week:

1942 - Glenn Miller: “I’ve Got A Gal in Kalamazoo”

1955 - The Four Aces: “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing”

1965 - McCoys: “Hang On Sloopy”

1971 - Rod Stewart: “Maggie May/Reason To Believe”

1971 - Rod Stewart: ‘Every Picture Tells a Story,’ UK & US LP

1976 - ‘The Best of the Stylistics, Vol 2,’ UK LP

1982 - Dire Straits: ‘Love Over Gold,’ UK LP

1983 - Bonnie Tyler: “Total Eclipse of the Heart”

1990 - Maxi Priest: “Close To You”

1992 - Meatloaf: ‘Bat Out of Hell II - Back Into Hell,’ UK LP

1995 - Oasis: ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory,’UK LP 

2005 - Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx: “Gold Digger”

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1902 - TV show host Ed Sullivan is born on this day.

1938 - Ben E King, Benjamin Earl Nelson of the Drifters and solo artist is born today.

1943 - Nick Nicholas of Steppenwolf is born.

1950 - Paul Burgess of 10CC is born on this day.

1955 - Johnny Horton marries Hank Williams’ widow Billie Jean.

1955 - George Lynch of  Dokken is born.

1966 - Kenny Wilson of Marilyn Manson is born today.

1984 - Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls is born.

1987 - Hilary Duff is born on this day.

1991 - Jazz trumpet artist Miles Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia.

#1 Songs This Week:

1949 - Frankie Laine: “That Lucky Old Sun”

1954 - Rosemary  Clooney: “Hey There”

1968 - The Beatles: “Hey Jude”

1968 - Mary Hopkins: Those Were The Days,” UK

1968 - The Rascals: ‘Time Peace/The  Rascals Greatest Hits,’ LP

1974 - Bad Company: ‘Bad Company,’ LP

1974 - Andy Kim: “Rock Me Gently”

1980 - The Police: “Don’t Stand So Close To Me,” UK

1980 - Queen: “Another One Bites the Dust”

1985 - Kate Bush: ‘Hounds of Love,’ UK LP

1991 - Garth Brooks: ‘Ropin’ the Wind,’ LP

1995 - Mariah  Carey: “Fantasy”

1997 - LeAnn Rimes: ‘You Light Up My Life Inspirational Songs,’ LP

2003 - Muse: ‘Absolution,’ UK LP

2003 - John Mayer: ‘Heavier Things,’ LP

2003 - Beyonce’ featuring Sean Paul: “Baby Boy”

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1920 - Jazz artist Charlie Parker is born today.

1924 - Dinah Washington is born on this day.

1942 - Sterling Wilson of Velvet Underground is born today.

1943 - Dick Halligan of Blood, Sweat and Tears is born.

1945 - Chris Copping of Procol Harum is born on this day.

1953 - Rick Downing of  Blue Oyster Cult is born today.

1958 - Elizabeth  Fraser of the Cocteau Twins is born.

1958 - Michael Jackson is born on this day.

1962 - Elvis Presley’s “Kid Gallahad” opens.

1964 - “Oh Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison is released today.

1966 - The Youngbloods record “Get Together.”

1975 - Kyle Cook of Matchbox 20 is born today.

1977 - Three people were arrested in Memphis for trying to steal Elvis Presley’s body.  As a result, his body was moved to Graceland.

1990 - Elton John entered a rehab center in Chicago and received treatment for bullimia, alcohol and drugs.

1995 - The IRS places a $600,000 lien on Aretha Franklin’s home due to a tax dispute.

2005 - 77-years old Fats Domino was rescued from his home in New Orleans because of flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.  He had earlier told his agent he was staying in his home despite the order to evacuate.

#1 Songs This Week:

1940 - Tommy Doresey: “I’ll Never Smile Again”

1955 - Mitch Miller: “The Yellow Rose of Texas”

1961 - The Highwaymen: “Michael”

1976 - Bee Gees: “You Should Be Dancing”

1970 - Edwin Starr: “War,” UK

1981 - Aneka: “Japanese Boy”

1981 - Electric Light Orchestra: ‘Time,’  UK  LP

1987 - Def Leppard: ‘Hysteria,” UK LP

1987 - Los Lobos: “La Bamba”

1987 - Rick Astley: “Never Gonna Give You Up,” UK

1999 - Enrique Iglesias: “Bailamos”

2008 - Riahnna: “Disturbia”

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1926 - Georgia Gibbs “Dance with Me Henry”) is born.

1941 - Chris Curtis of the Searchers is born on this day.

1942 - Vic Dana (”Red Roses for a Blue Lady”) is born.

1950 - Bill and Dick Cowsill of the Cowsills are born today.

1954 - Michael Chetwood of T’Pau is born.

1966 - Dan Vickrey of Counting Crows is born on this day.

1969 - Adrian Young of  No Doubt is born today.

1970 - Jimi Hendrix performs his final concert at the Isle of Wight Festival.

1987 - Sonny Bono announces he is running for mayor of Palm Springs, California.

2003 - Rolling Stone magazine named Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist in Rock history.

2004 - Singer Laura Branigan died of a brain aneurysm.

#1 Songs This Week:

1940 - Tommy Dorsey: “I’ll Never Smile Again”

1957 - Debbie Reynolds: “Tammy”

1963 - The Angels: “My Boyfriend’s Back

1965 - Sonny & Cher: “I Got You Babe,” UK

1972 - Looking Glass: “Brandy You’re a Fine Girl”

1978 - Frankie Valli: “Grease”

1984 - Tina Turner: “What’s Love Got to Do With It”

1995 - Hootie & the Blowfish: ‘Cracked Rear View,’ LP

1995 - Blur: “Country Horse,” UK

1995 - Seal: “Kiss From a Rose”

2001 - Maxwell: ‘Now,’ LP

2001 - Staind: ‘Break the Cycle,’ UK LP

2002 - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland: “Dilemma”

2006 - Rick Ross: ‘Port of Miami,’ LP

2007 - ‘High School Musical 2 (OST),’ LP

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1918 - Leonard Bernstein is born on this day.

1933 - Wayne Shorter, saxophonist with Miles Davis and Weather Report is born today.

1942 - Walter Williams of the O’Jays is born.

1949 - Gene Simmons of Kiss is born on this day.

1951 - Rob Halford of Judas Priest is born today.

1955 - Singer songwriter Elvis Costello is born.

1961 - Country artist Billy Ray Cyrus is born on this day.

1962 - Vivian Campbell, guitarist for Dio, Whitesnake and Def Leppard is born today.

1965 - Erik Dahlgren of the Wannadies is born.

1966 - Norman Rogers (DJ Terminator X) of Public Enemy is born on this day.

1970 - Elton John plays his first American show at the Troubador in Los  Angeles.

1973 - Henry McCullough leaves Wings.

1973 - Allman Brothers Butch Trucks breaks his leg in an auto accident in Macon, Georgia only yards away from the spot Duane Allman was killed two years earlier.

1973 - Bobby Darin performs his last concert at the Las Vegas Hilton. He died in December, 1973 after open heart surgery.

1994 - Jimmy Biffett crashed his seaplane on take-off from Nantucket, Massachusetts.  He swam away from the wreckage.

1994 - Billy Joel divorces model Christie Brinkley.

2001 - Singer Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas at the age of 22.

#1 Songs This Week:

1946 - Freddy Martin: “To Each His Own”

1957 - Paul Anka: “Diana,” UK

1958 - The Elegants: “Little Star”

1960 - The Shadows: “Apache,” UK

1962 - Little Eva: “The Loco-Motion”

1967 - Bobbie Gentry: “Ode to Billy Joe”

1973 - Donny Osmond: “Young Love,” UK

1973 - Stories: “Brother Louie”

1979 - Cliff Richard: “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” UK

1979 - The Knack: “My Sharona”

1986 - Steve Winwood: “Higher Love

1990 - Bombalurina: “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” UK

1990 - Maria Carey: “Vision of Love”

2002 - Eve Cassidy: “Imagine,” UK

2007 - Sean Kingston: “Beautiful Girls”

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1915 - Al Hibbler (”Unchained Melody”) is born on this day.

1927 - Fess Parker (”The Ballad of Davy Crockett”) is born today.

1931 - Eydie Gorme (”Blame It On the Bossa Nova”) is born.

1934 - Ketty Lester is born today.

1942 - Barbara George (”I Know”) is born on ths day.

1945 - Gary Loizzo of American Bread (”Bend Me Shake Me”) is born today.

1948 - Barry Hay of Golden Earring is born.

1949 - Scott Asheton of Iggy Pop and the Stooges is born on this day.

1953 - James Taylor of Kool & the Gang is born today.

1957 - Tim Farriss of INXS is born.

1957 - Ricky Nelson records “Be-bop Baby.”

1957 - the Everly Brothers record “Wake Up Little Susie.”

1958 - Madonna (Maddona Louise Veronica  Ciccone) is born on this day. 

1966 - Colgem Records release the first Monkees single “Last Train to Clarksville.”

1970 - Christine McVie joins Fleetwood Mac.

1972 - Emily Erwin of the Dixie Chicks is born.

1975 - Peter Gabriel announces his departure from Genesis.

1977 - The music died - Elvis Presley dies today.

#1 Songs This Week:

1943 - Tommy Dorsey: “In The Blue of the Evening”

1954 - The Crew-Cuts: “Sh-Boom”

1969 - Zager & Evans: “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)”

1973 - Maureen McGovern: “The Morning After”

1986 - Madonna: “Papa Don’t Preach”

1986 - Madonna: ‘True Blue,’ LP

1996 - Los Del Rio: “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”

2000 - Sisqo: “Incomplete”

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1896 - Leon Theremin, a Russian inventor most famous for the theremin. the first electronic musical instrument, is born on this day.

1933 - Bill Pinkney of the Drifters is born today.

1933 - Bobby Helms (”Jingle Bell Rock”) is born.

1938 - Stix Nesbert Hooper of the Crussaders is born on this day.

1941 - Johnny  Thunder (”Loop de Loop” is born.

1942 - Peter York of the Spencer Davis Group is born today.

1948 - Kate Taylor, folk singer and sister of James, is born on this day.

1950 - Tommy Aldridge of  Whitesnake is born.

1951 - Bobby Caldwell (”What You Won’t Do For Love”) is born today.

1966 - Bobby Darin records “If I Were A Carpenter.”

1967 - MCA (Adam Yauch) of the Beastie Boys is born on this day.

1969 - Woodstock was held on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre farm on Bethel outside New York.  It was attended by over 400,00 people.

1972 - Mike Graham of Boyzone is born today.

1980 - George Harrison publishes his autobiography I, Me, Mine.

2004 - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts was treated for throat cancer after being dianosed in June.

#1 Songs This Week:

1941 - Sammy Kaye: “I’ll Never Smile Again”

1951 - Rosemary Clooney: “Come On-a My House”

1960 - Elvis Presley: “It’s Now or Never”

1964 - Dean Martin: “Everybody Loves Somebody”

1977 - The Emotions: “Best of My Love”

1981 - ‘Official Album of the Royal Wedding,’ UK LP

1982 - Survivor: “Eye of the Tiger”

1987 - Michael Jackson: “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” UK

1992 - INXS: ‘Welcome to Whoever You Are,” UK LP

1997 - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112: “I’ll Be Missing You”

1998 - Boyzone: “No Matter What,” UK

2004 - Terror Squad: “Lean Back”

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1938 - Dave “Baby” Cortez is born today.

1948 - Tony Santini of Sha-Na-Na is born.

1949 - Cliff Fish of Paper Lace is born on this day.

1951 - Dan Fogelberg is born today.

1952 - Big Mama Thornton records the original version of “Hound Dog.”

1958 - feargall Sharkery of the Undertones is born.

1959 - Danny  Bonaduce of the Partidge Family is born on this day.

1959 - Brenda Lee records “Sweet Nothin’s”

1964 - The Supremes record “Baby Love.”

1965 - Mike Smith, lead singer of the Dave Clark Five, suffered two broken ribs when fans pulled him off the stage while the group was playing in Chicago.

1969 - The Guess Who record “American Woman.”

1971 - King Curtis (”Soul Twist”) is stabbed to death in front of his New York City apartment.

1977 - Bachman Turner Overdrive split up.

1980 - Todd Rundgren is held hostage in his Woodstock, New York home while it is burglarized.

1982 - Country singer LeAnn Rimes is born today.

1990 - Curtis Mayfield is paralyzed from the neck down when a tower fell on him at a concert in Brooklyn, New York.

#1 Songs This Week:

1945 - Johnny Mercer: “On The Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe”

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

1964 - Manfred Mann: “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” UK

1966 - Lovin Spoonful: Summer in the  City”

1966 - Beatles: ‘Revolver,’ LP

1968 - The Rascals: “People Got to Be Free”

1972 - Gilbert O’Sullivan: “Alone Again (Naturally)”

1977 - Yes: ‘Going For the One,’ UK LP

1983 - KC and the Sunshine Gang: ‘Give It Up,’ UK LP

1986 - Madonna: “Papa Don’t Preach”

1900 - Mariah Carey: “Vision of Love”

2000 - Melanie C: “I Turn To You,” UK

2006 - Fergie: “London Bridge

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