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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19s Day27 - Jazz singer Cleo Laine is born on this day.

1936 - Charlie Daniels is born today.

1939 - Jim Post of Friend & Lover (”Reach Out of the Darkness”) is born on this day.

1940 - Wayne Fontana (”Groovy Kind of Love”) is born.

1941 - Curtis Lee (”Pretty Little Angel Eyes”) is born today.

1948 - Telma Hopkins (Dawn) is born on this day.

1948 - Rickie Lee Reynolds of Black Oak Arkansas is born.

1957 - The Four Lads record “Put a Light in the Window.”

2007 - Country singer Porter Waggoner died in Nashville at age 80 of  lung cancer.

2007 - Robert  Goulet dies of intestinal pulmonary fibrosis.

#1 Songs This Week:

1973 - David  Cassidy: “Daydreamer/The Puppy  Song,” UK

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

1989 - Janet Jackson: ‘Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814,’ LP

1995 - Coolio featuring LV: “Gangsta’s Paradise,” UK

2001 - Mary J Blige: “Family Affair”

2206 - Rod Stewart: ‘Still the  Same…Great Rock Classics of Our Time,’ LP

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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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1911 - The great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson is born.

1946 - Keith Hopwood of Herman’s Hermits is born on this day.

1953 - Keith Strickland of the B-52’s is born today.

1961 - Bob Dylan signs his first recording contract with Columbia Records.

1963 - Natalie Merchant of 10,000  is born.

1994 - Wilbert Harrison (”Kansas City”) dies from a stroke.

1999 - Hoy Axton dies of a heart attack.

#1 Songs This Week:

1948 - Pee Wee Hunt: “Twelfth Street Rag”

1957 - Elvis Presley: “Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice”

1960 - Drifters: “Ssave the Last Dance For Me”

1974 -  Ken Boothe: “Everything I Own,” UK

1974 - Dionne Warwick and the Spinners: “Then Came You”

1974 - Barry White: ‘Can’t Get Enough,’ LP

1985 - Whitney Houston: “Saving All My Love For You”

1988 - Phil Collins: “Groovy Kind of Love”

1990 - Janet Jackson: “Black Cat”

1991 - U2: “The Fly,” UK

2008 - T.I.: “Whatever You Like”

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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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1930 - J P Richardson “The Big Bopper” is born today.

1936 - Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones is born on this day.

1944 - Ted Templeman of Harper’s Bizarre is born today.

1946 - Jerry Edmonton of Steppenwolf is born.

1948 - Dale Griffin of Mott the Hoople is born on this day.

1960 - Neil Sedaka records “Calendar Girl.”

1962- James Brown records a live album at the Apollo Theatre in Harllem.

1978 - The movie version of “The Wiz with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson debuts in New York City.

1980 - Monica is born today.

2000 - Shelley Fabares receives a liver transplant.

#1 Songs This Week:

1943 - Al Dexter: “Pistol Packin Mama”

1951 - Tony Bennett: “Because of You”

1960 - Brenda Lee: I Want To Be Wanted”

1960 - Frank Sinatra: ‘Nice ‘n’ Easy,’ LP

1970 - Pink Floyd: ‘Atom Heart Mother,’ LP

1970 - Santana: ‘Abraxas,’ LP

1977 - Debby Boone: “You Light Up My Life’

1987 - Michael Jackson: “Bad”

1987 - Sting: ‘Nothing Like the Sun,’ UK LP

1991 - Mariah Carey: “Emotions”

1992 - Simple Minds: ‘Glittering Minds 81 - 92,’ UK LP

2004 - Usher and Alicia Keys: “My Boo”

2004 - George Strait: ‘50 Years of Hits,’ LP

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1939 - Charles Foxx (”Mockingbird”today  with  sister Inez) is born on this day.

1940 - Fred Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is born today.

1941 - Greg Ridley of Humble Pie is born.

1949 - Michael Burston of Motorhead is born on this day.

1956 - Country singer Dwight Yoakum is born today.

1959 - Weird Al Yankovic is born.

1962 - 12-year old ‘Little’ Stevie Wonder recorded his first single with Motown Records “Thank You For Loving Me All The Way.”

#1 Songs This Week:

1941 - Freddie Martin: “Piano Concerto in B Flat”

1955 - Roger Williams: “Autumn Leaves”

1961 - Dion: “Runaround Sue”

1976 - Chicago: “If You Leave Me Now”

1985 - Whitney Houston: “Saving All My Love For You”

1988 - D Mob: “We Call It Acieed,” UK

1993 - Meatloaf: “I’d Do Anything For Love,” UK & US

19991 - Santana featuring Rob Thomas: “Smooth”

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

2005 - Arctic Monkeys: “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor,” UK

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1939 - Ray Jones. bass player for Billy J Kramer is born on this day.

1942 - Annette Funicello is born.

1943 - Bobby Fuller of the Bobby Fuller Four (”I Fought the Law”) is born today.

1945 - Eddie Brigati of the Young Rascals is born.

1964 - The Who, known as the High Numbers then, auditoned for EMI Records and were turned down.

1969 - Tommy Edwards died after suffering a brain aneurysm in Henrico County, Virginia.

1985 - Zachary Walker Hanson of Hanson is born on this day.

1992 - Boyz II Men receive eawards for the longest running #1 song “End of the Road” breaking Elvis’ previous record of 11 weeks held by “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog.”

1993 - Annette receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on her 51st birthday.

#1 Songs This Week:

1942 - Glenn Miller: “(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo”

1953 - Stan Freberg: “St George and the Dragonet”

1961 - Dion: “Runaround Sue”

1964 - Sandie Shaw: “(There’’s) Always Something There To Remind Me,” UK

1966 - The Supremes: ‘The Supremes A Go-Go,’ LP

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

1982 - John Cougar Mellencamp: “Jack and Diane”

1983 - Culture Clug: ‘Color By Numbers,’ UK LP

1988 - U2: ‘Rattle and Hum’ UK LP

1992 - Boyz II Men: “End of the Road”

2000 - All Saints: ‘Saints and Sinners,’   LP

2006 - Ludacris featuring Pharrell: “Money Maker”

2000 - Ja Rule: ”Rule 3:36,’ LP

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1917 - Jazz Trumpeter Dizzy  Gillespie is born.

1937 - Norman Wright of the Vikings is born today.

1940 - Manfred Mann is born on this day.

1940 - Jimmy Beaumont of the Skyliners (”Since I Don’t Have You”) is born.

1941 - Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGs is born today.

1942 - Elvin Bishop (”Fooled Around and Fell in Love”) is born.

1943 - Ron Elliott of the Beau Brummels is born on this day.

1945 - Kathy Young (”A Thousand Stars”) is born.

1946 - Lee Loughnane of the Grateful Dead is born today.

1947 - Tetsu Yamauchi of Faces is born.

1952 - Brent Mydland of the Grate Dead is born on this day.

1953 - Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go’s is born today.

1954 - Eric Faulkner of the Bay City Rollers is born.

1957 - Steve Lukather of  Toto is born on this day.

1958 - Buddy Holly’s last recording session took place in New York.  He recorded “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” which became a No 1 hit.

#1 Songs This Week:

1947 - Francis Craig: “Near You”

1957 - Elvis Presley: “Jailhouse Rock”

1967 - Lulu: “To Sir With Love”

1972 - Chuck Berry: “My Ding-a-Ling”

1972 - Curtis Mayfield: ‘Superfly (OST),’ LP

1989 - Phil Collins: “Groovy Kind of Love”

1989 - Kylie Minogue:  ‘Enjoy Yourself, ‘ UK LP

1990 - Janet Jackson: “Black Cat”

1995 - Simply  Red: ‘Life,’ UK LP

1995 - Mariah Carey: ‘Daydream,’ LP

2004 - Ciara featuring Petey Pablo: “Goodies”

2006 - Evanescence: ‘The Open Door,’  LP

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