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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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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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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1925 - The Grand Ole Opry opens.

1926 - Chuck Berry is born on this day.

1938 - Ronnie Bright of The Coasters is born today.

1943 - Russ Gigure of the Association is born on this day.

1947 - Singer songwriter Laura Nyro is born.

1949 - Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon is born on this day.

1952 - Keith Knudsen of the Doobie Brothers is born today.

1961 - Wynton Marsalis is born on this day.

1963 - Chuck Berry is releases from prison after serving 19 months for transporting a minor across state lines for immoral purposes.

1969 - Rod Stewart joins Faces.

1974 - Al Green is burned by his girlfriend who then commits suicide.

1987 - Zach Efron from High School Musical is born.

2000 - Actress/singer Julie London died after suffering a stroke

#1 Songs This Week:

1946 - Frankie Carle: “Rumors Are Flying”

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

1967 - Bee Gees: “Massachusetts,” UK

1969 - The Temptations: “I Can’t Get Next To You”

1974 - Sweet Sensations: :Sad Sweet Dreamer,” UK

1974 - Billy Preston: “Nothing from Nothing”

1975 - John Denver: ‘Windsong,’ LP

1981 - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: “It’s My Party,” UK

1986 - Janet Jackson: “When I Think Of You”

1986 - Huey Lewis & The News: ‘Fore!,’ LP

1995 - Marah Carey: “Fantasy”

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

1998 - Jay-Z: ‘Vol 2…Hard Knock Life,’ LP

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1940 - Chris Farlowe (”Out of Time”) is born on this day.

1952 - Paul Simon is born today.

1944 - Robert Lamm of Chicago is born.

1947 - Sammy Hagar of Montrose and Van Halen is born on this day.

1948 - John Ford Coley of  England Dan & John Ford Coley is born today.

1950 - Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention is born.

1958 - The Everly Brothers record “Problems.”

1959 - Marie Osmond is born on this day.

1965 - The Who recorded “My Generation” at Pye Studios, London.

1968 - Carlos Marin of Il Divo is born today.

1974 - Ed Sullivan dies.

1975 - Neil Young underwent an operation at a Los Angeles hospital to remove an object from his vocal chords.

1977 -Shirley Brickley of the Orlons was shot and killed by an intruder at her Philadelphia home at the age of 32.

#1 Songs This Week:

1946 - Farnkie Carle: “Rumors Are Flying”

1957 - Everly Brothers: “Wake Up Little Susie”

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

1958 - Frank Sinatra: ‘Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely,” LP

1973 - Rolling Stones: ‘Goat’s Head Soup,’ LP

1979 - Michael Jackson: Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”

1979 - The Police: ‘Regatta de Blanc,’ UK LP

1984 - Stevie Wonder: “”I Just Called To Say I Love You”

1998 - Barenaked Ladies: “One Week”

2002 - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland: “Dilemma”   

2002 - Las Ketchup: “The Ketchup Song,” UK

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1946 - Gary Mallabar of the Steve Miller Band is born on this day.

1949 - Daryl Hall of  Hall and Oates is born today.

1950 - Andrew Woolfolk of Earth, Wind and Fire is born.

1960 - Aretha Franklin made her stage debit at the Village Vanguard in New York City.

1962 - Scott Johnson of the Gin Blossoms is born on this day.

1975 - ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts on NBC-TV with gust host George Carlin.

1988 - Former Beatle drummer Ringo Starr amd his wife Barbara entered treatment for alcohol abuse at a clinic in Tuscon, Arizona.

 1999 - Deborah Rowe the wife of Michael Jackson filed for divorce after 3 years.

2005 - Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

#1 Songs This Week:

1944 - Dinah Shore:  “I’ll Walk Alone”

1958 - Tommy Edwards: “It’s All in the Game”

1961 - The Highwaymen: “Michael,” UK

1964 - Manfred Mann: “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”

1969 - Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg: “Je t’aime…Moi non plus,” UK

1974 - John Denver: “Annie’s Song,” UK

1975 - Neil Sedaka: “Bad Blood”

1979 - The Police: ‘Zenyatta Mondatta,’ UK LP

1986 - Janet  Jackson: “When I Think Of  You”

1986 - Madonna: “True Blue,” UK

1997  - Elton John: “Candle in the Wind  ‘97″

1997  - The Verve: ‘Urban Hymns,’ UK LP

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

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1936 - James Darren (”Goodbye Cruel World”) is born today.

1938 - Eddie Cochran (”Summertime Blues”) is born on this day.

1941 - Chubby Checker is born today.

1945 - Antonio Martinez of Los Bravos is born.

1947 - Lindsay Buckingham is born on this day.

1950 - Ronnie Laws of Earth, Wind and Fire is born today.

1952 - The first “Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet” (with son Ricky) TV show starts a 14-year run on ABC-TV.

1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan is born on this day.

1955 - “The Mickey Mouse Club” with Annette debuts on ABC- TV running  four years.

1957 - “The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom” debuts on ABC-TV lasting two years.

1962 - Tommy Lee, drummer for Motley Crue is born today.

1965 - Johnny Cash is arrested at the Mexican border by US customs official with over 1,000 amphetamine pills.

1967 - Singer songwriter Woody Guthrie died from Huntington’s Chorea disease.

1969 - Gwen Stefani of No Doubt is born.

1971 - Kevin Richardson of Backtreet Boys is born on this day.

1978 - Members of Aerosmith bailed 30 fans out of jailed after they were arrested for smoking pot at an Aerosmith concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1984 - Ashlee Simpson (’Autobiography,’ LP) is born today.

2000 - Benjamin Orr of the Cars died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53.

2000 - John Lennon’s assassin Mark Chapmen was denied parole after serving 20 years of his sentence.

2002 - Darryl DeLoach of Iron Butterfly died of liver cancer at the age of 56.

#1 Songs This Week:

1948 - Margaret Whiting: “A Tree in the Meadow”

1956 - Elvis Presley: “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel”

1958 - James Brown: “Try Me”

1961 - Ray Charles: “Hit the Road Jack”

1965 - Ken Dodd: “Tears,” UK

1974 - Olivia Newton-John: “I Honestly Love You”

1979 - Robert John: “Sad Eyes”

1987 - M/A/R/S: “Pump Up the Volume,” UK

1988 - Def Leppard: “Love Bites”

1992 - Abba: ‘Gold - Greatest Hits,’ UK LP

1998 - Monica: “The First Night”

1999 - Tom Joens: ‘Reload,’ UK LP

1999 - Eve: ‘Let There Be … Eve,’ LP

2004 - Ciara featuring Petey Pablo: “Goodies”

2004 - Joss Stone: ‘Mind Body and Soul,’ UK LP

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1907 - Gene Autry, America’s singing cowboy is born on this day.

1935 - Jerry Lee Lewis is born today.

1939 - Tommy Boyce (”I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” with Bobby Hart) is born.

1942 - French violinist Jean Luc Ponty is born today.

1948 - Mike Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is born on this day.

1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets record “Maybe Baby.”

1959 - Little Anthony and the Imperials record Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop.”

1967 - Motown releases Gladys Knight’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.”

1968 - Brad Smith of Blind Melon is born today.

1976 - Obviously enjoying his birthday, Jerry Lee Lewis was shooting holes in an office door and accidentally shot his bass player Norman Owens in the chest.  Owen survived but sued his boss.

1976 - Boy George is expelled from school.

#1 Songs This Week:

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

1958 - Tommy Edwards: “It’s All In The Game”

1960 - Ricky Valance: “Tell Laura I Love Her,” UK

1973 - Grand Funk Railroad: “We’re An American Band”

1978 - Exile: “Kiss You All Over”

1979 - The Police: “Message In A Bottle,” UK

1984 - Prince and the Revolution: “Let’s Go Crazy”

1990 - Maria McKee: “Show Me Heaven,” UK

1990 - Nelson: “(I Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection”

1996 - New Edition: ‘Home Again,’ LP

1997 - Boyz II Men: “4 Seasons of Loneliness”

2002 - Kelly Clarkson: “A Moment Like This”

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