1956: Nat King Cole was attacked on stage by five racial weirdos during a show at the Municipal Hall in Birmingham, Alabama. Police arrested the sick people, hauled them to jail, and Cole returned later that night to thrill the crowd in a second show.
1957: Ricky Nelson sang for the first time on the television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, singing "I'm Walking".
1958: Bobby Darin recorded "Splish Splash".
1958: Chuck Willis ("C.C. Rider") was killed in a car accident at the age of 30.
Shannon had a runaway smash
Shannon had a runaway smash
1961: Del Shannon released "Runaway".
1962: Former Beatles' bass player Stuart Sutcliffe died at the age of 21 of a brain aneurysm.
1965: Roger Miller spent a ninth week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "King of the Road", which was written in Boise, Idaho.
The unstoppable Supremes...
1964: The brand new Top Five in the U.S. were "I'm Telling You Now" by Freddie & the Dreamers, the former #1 "Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes at #2, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" by Herman's Hermits coming in at #3, "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars at 4 and "The Birds and the Bees" by Jewel Akens at position #5.
1965: We were first introduced to England's Tom Jones, who debuted on the chart with his first career single, "It's Not Unusual".
1965: Roger Miller spent a ninth week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "King of the Road", which was written in Boise, Idaho.
The unstoppable Supremes...
1964: The brand new Top Five in the U.S. were "I'm Telling You Now" by Freddie & the Dreamers, the former #1 "Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes at #2, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" by Herman's Hermits coming in at #3, "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars at 4 and "The Birds and the Bees" by Jewel Akens at position #5.
1965: We were first introduced to England's Tom Jones, who debuted on the chart with his first career single, "It's Not Unusual".
1965: Dusty Springfield, the Zombies and Bobby Vee completed a UK package tour at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales.
1967: Marvin Gaye recorded his version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
1967: "Something Stupid" by Frank and Nancy Sinatra became the first father-daughter song to ever hit #1.
1968: Cliff Richard had his ninth #1 in the UK with "Congratulations", the British entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
1968: Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead.
1970: Emerson, Lake & Palmer formed.
1970: The Temptations spent a second week at #1 with their biggest hit "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me". The rest of the Top Ten--"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, the quick-rising "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night, "She's a Lady" by Tom Jones at #4, "For All We Know" by the Carpenters, #6 was the former #1 "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin, the Partridge Family had #7 with "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted", Paul McCartney had #8 with with "Another Day", Ike and Tina Turner hit #9 with their version of "Proud Mary" and Brewer & Shipley entered the Top Ten with "One Toke Over the Line".
1970: Emerson, Lake & Palmer formed.
1970: The Temptations spent a second week at #1 with their biggest hit "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me". The rest of the Top Ten--"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, the quick-rising "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night, "She's a Lady" by Tom Jones at #4, "For All We Know" by the Carpenters, #6 was the former #1 "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin, the Partridge Family had #7 with "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted", Paul McCartney had #8 with with "Another Day", Ike and Tina Turner hit #9 with their version of "Proud Mary" and Brewer & Shipley entered the Top Ten with "One Toke Over the Line".
1970: Paul McCartney issued a press release announcing that the Beatles had broken up. "I have no future plans to record or appear with the Beatles again," McCartney said.
1971: He had written songs for other artists, most notably "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter, Paul & Mary, but on this date, John Denver took the beginning steps toward becoming one of The Top Artists of the Rock Era*. John made his debut on the charts with his first career single, "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
1972: Isaac Hayes took home the Oscar for the Best Original Song From a Motion picture with "Theme From 'Shaft'".
The Bellamy Brothers with their biggest hit...
1976: The brand new singles chart was out and Johnnie Taylor was on top with "Disco Lady". Gary Wright was headed for #1 but for now he'd have to settle for #2 with "Dream Weaver". He was followed by the #3 "Lonely Night (Angel Face), Captain & Tennille's hit of the Neil Sedaka song, the Bellamy Brothers at #4 with "Let Your Love Flow", Maxine Nightingale's "Right Back Where We Started From", Aerosmith's first Top Ten song "Dream On" at #6, "Boogie Fever", the #7 song by the Sylvers, Dr. Hook's "Only Sixteen" at #8, "Sweet Love", the great song from the Commodores at #9 and David Bowie's "Golden Years" at 10.
Fans were quickly finding out about this great album
The Bellamy Brothers with their biggest hit...
1976: The brand new singles chart was out and Johnnie Taylor was on top with "Disco Lady". Gary Wright was headed for #1 but for now he'd have to settle for #2 with "Dream Weaver". He was followed by the #3 "Lonely Night (Angel Face), Captain & Tennille's hit of the Neil Sedaka song, the Bellamy Brothers at #4 with "Let Your Love Flow", Maxine Nightingale's "Right Back Where We Started From", Aerosmith's first Top Ten song "Dream On" at #6, "Boogie Fever", the #7 song by the Sylvers, Dr. Hook's "Only Sixteen" at #8, "Sweet Love", the great song from the Commodores at #9 and David Bowie's "Golden Years" at 10.
Fans were quickly finding out about this great album
1976: Peter Frampton rose to #1 with the incredible Frampton Comes Alive, the biggest "live" album in rock history.
1978: Aretha Franklin married actor Glynn Turman. The Four Tops sang the Stevie Wonder song "Isn't She Lovely" at the wedding.
Huey Lewis & the News introduced themselves...
1982: "I Love Rock 'N Roll" spent a fourth week at #1 for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. The Go Go's edged up to #2 with "We Got the Beat", with Vangelis hitting #3 with "Chariots of Fire - Titles". #4 was the J. Geils Band's first big hit "Freeze Frame", followed in the Top Ten by Olivia Newton-John at #5 with "Make a Move On Me", Rick Springfield's "Don't Talk To Strangers" at #6, one of the top songs to ever peak at #2--Journey's "Open Arms" falling to #7, "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder at #8, Bertie Higgins' "Key Largo" at #9 and the first hit from Huey Lewis & the News, "Do You Believe in Love" at #10.
Huey Lewis & the News introduced themselves...
1982: "I Love Rock 'N Roll" spent a fourth week at #1 for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. The Go Go's edged up to #2 with "We Got the Beat", with Vangelis hitting #3 with "Chariots of Fire - Titles". #4 was the J. Geils Band's first big hit "Freeze Frame", followed in the Top Ten by Olivia Newton-John at #5 with "Make a Move On Me", Rick Springfield's "Don't Talk To Strangers" at #6, one of the top songs to ever peak at #2--Journey's "Open Arms" falling to #7, "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder at #8, Bertie Higgins' "Key Largo" at #9 and the first hit from Huey Lewis & the News, "Do You Believe in Love" at #10.
1984: Nate Nelson, lead singer for the Flamingos "(I Only Have Eyes For You" died of heart disease at the age of 52.
1985: Madonna began her North American Tour at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington. The Beach Boys were the opening act.
1991: Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits was a guest star on Quantum Leap on ABC-TV.
1991: Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits was a guest star on Quantum Leap on ABC-TV.
1993: Depeche Mode debuted on the album chart with Songs of Faith and Devotion.
1993: Canada's Snow spent a five straight week at #1 with "Informer".
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1994: Over 5,000 fans attended a U.S. public memorial service for Kurt Cobain at Seattle Flag Pavilion.
1993: Canada's Snow spent a five straight week at #1 with "Informer".
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1994: Mariah Carey had the #1 UK album with Music Box.
1999: Tom Petty was the guest performer on Saturday Night Live.
1999: Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, George Michael, Elvis Costello and Sinead O'Connor performed at a charity tribute concert for the late Linda McCartney at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
1999: TLC began a four-week stay at the top with "No Scrubs".
2002: The governor of South Carolina declared James Brown the "Godfather of Soul".
She gave us "The Loco-Motion" to remember her by
2002: The governor of South Carolina declared James Brown the "Godfather of Soul".
She gave us "The Loco-Motion" to remember her by
2003: Little Eva ("The Loco-Motion") died in Kinston, North Carolina at the age of 59 of cervical cancer.
2005: Natalie Imbruglia had the #1 album in the UK with Counting Down the Days.
2006: Coldplay singer Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow announced they had named their second child Moses Martin.
2011: Hall & Oates received the TV Land Music Icon Award.
2011: Hall & Oates received the TV Land Music Icon Award.
Born This Day:
1921: Sheb Wooley ("The Purple People Eater") was born in Erick, Oklahoma; died of leukemia in Nashville, Tennessee on September 16, 2003.
1921: Martin Denny ("Quiet Village" from 1959) was born in New York City; died in Honolulu, Hawai'i March 2, 2005.
1932: Nate Nelson of the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes for You") and the Platters; died on his birthday in 1984 of heart disease.
1936: Bobbie Smith, vocalist with the Spinners, was born in Detroit, Michigan; died March 16, 2013 in Detroit.
1947: Karl Russell of the Hues Corporation ("Rock the Boat")
1947: Bunning Livingston, percussion and vocals for Bob Marley and the Wailers
1948: Fred Smith, bassist with Television
1950: Ernest Stewart, keyboardist with K.C. & the Sunshine Band, died April 26, 1997 of an apparent asthma attack.
1950: Dave Pevertt, guitarist and vocalist with Savoy Brown and Foghat, was born in London; died of cancer February 7, 2000.
1950: Eddie Hazel, elite guitarist of Parliament and Funkadelic was born in Brooklyn, New York; died of internal bleeding and liver failure on December 23, 1992.
1953: Terre Roche, songwriter who worked with Paul Simon and Loudon Wainwright, was born in New York City.
1957: Steven Gustafson, bassist of 10,000 Maniacs, was born in Seville, Spain.
1959: Brian Setzer, great guitar player, songwriter and vocalist with the Stray Cats, was born in Massapequa, New York.
1959: Brian Setzer, great guitar player, songwriter and vocalist with the Stray Cats, was born in Massapequa, New York.
1959: Katrina Leskanich, lead singer and guitarist of Katrina and the Waves ("Walking On Sunshine"), was born in Topeka, Kansas.
1959: Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface), singer-songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and producer, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1959: Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface), singer-songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and producer, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1970: Mike Mushok, lead guitarist with Staind
1980: Bryce Dane Soderberg, bassist and singer with Lifehouse, was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1984: Mandy Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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