Born – Ray Brown (1926) – Jazz bassist with Oscar Peterson. Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow (1935) – renowned New York DJ. Chris Farlowe (aka John Deighton, 1940) – British singer (“Out Of Time”). Pharoah Sanders (1940) – Jazz saxophonist. Paul Simon (1941) Neil Aspinall (1941) – roadie for The Beatles. Robert Lamm (1944) – keyboardist/vocalist for Chicago. Dorothy Moore (1946) – R&B singer (“Misty Blue”). Lacy J. Dalton (aka Jill Byrem, 1946) – Country singer/songwriter. Sammy Hagar (1947) John Ford Coley (1948) – England Dan & John Ford Coley. Pete Spencer (1948) – drummer for Smokie. Simon Nicol (1950) – guitarist for Fairport Convention. Marie Osmond (1959) Joey Belladonna (aka Joseph Bellardini, 1960) – vocalist for Anthrax.
R.I.P. – Ed Sullivan (1974) – cancer. Age 73. Entertainment writer, variety show host. Shirley Brickley (1977) – murdered by an intruder. Age 32. The Orlons. Wade Flemons (1993) – cancer. Age 53. Vocalist for Earth, Wind & Fire. Craig “Butch” Atkinson (1998) – complications from surgery. Age 50. Drummer for The Count Five. Peter Doyle (2001) – throat cancer. Age 52. The New Seekers. Tom Dawes (2007) – stroke. Age 64. Bassist for The Cyrkle. Al Martino (2009) – Age 82. Singer/entertainer. "General" Norman Johnson (2010) – lung cancer. Age 69. Chairmen Of The Board. Album releases – Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973) AC/DC – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978) Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) Sting - …Nothing Like The Sun (1987) Prince - (1992) Events – 1939 – Harry James and his band records “On A Little Street In Singapore” for Columbia Records. 1953 – Tony Bennett records “Stranger In Paradise” at CBS Studios in New York City. 1957 – The Ford Motor Company sponsors The Edsel Show on CBS-TV, featuring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney and The Four Preps all singing the praises of the new Ford Edsel. 1958 – The Everly Brothers record “Problems” at RCA Studios in Nashville. 1962 – Don Everly collapses from exhaustion during rehearsals at London's Prince of Wales Theatre for The Everly Brothers' upcoming tour of the UK. Brother Phil continues the tour alone. 1963 – Beatlemania begins in earnest when The Beatles perform at the London Palladium. 15 million people tune in to watch their performance on ITV’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium. 1963 – Lesley Gore sings a medley of her songs on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Tony Bennett. 1965 – The Who record “My Generation.” 1965 – The Beatles record “Drive My Car.” The session is the first to go past midnight, which, in coming years, will become the norm. 1968 - The Supremes' Florence Ballard gives birth to premature twin daughters, Michelle and Nicole. 1968 – John Lennon records “Julia:” the last song recorded for The Beatles double album. 1968 – The Beach Boys appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Do It Again” and “Good Vibrations.” 1970 – Janis Joplin's cremated ashes are scattered from an airplane into the Pacific Ocean at Stinson Beach in California. 1975 – Neil Young undergoes throat surgery in Los Angeles to remove a growth from his vocal cords. 1990 – Bob Dylan performs at West Point Military Academy, and sings his scathing anti-war "Masters Of War," and several cadets turn his protest song "Blowin' In The Wind" into a singalong. 1998 – Eric Clapton opens his Crossroads detox center in Antigua. 1999 – BBC radio DJ Johnny Walker is convicted of possessing cocaine and fined £2,000. Walker was set up by The News Of The World who filmed the DJ taking the drug in a London hotel. 2000 – UK newspaper The Mirror reports that Toni Braxton pulled out of this years U.S. Mobo Awards after one of her breast implants popped. 2000 – The Eagles' Don Henley is sued by a fan who claims the singer bashed her on the head with maracas after she tried to take his picture at a concert in Arkansas. 2001 – Merle Haggard, who has a history of heart disease, cancels the remainder of his U.S. tour after complaining of tightness in his chest. 2002 – The UK rock band Muse sues Celine Dion after she announces her forthcoming Las Vegas show will be called “Muse.” The band’s singer, Matt Bellamy, said, “We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.” 2004 – The Internal Revenue Service charges Isley Brothers’ Ronald Isley with five counts of tax evasion for failing to report income from 1997-2002. 2006 – Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley declares the day as "Diddy Day" in honor of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs' charity work. 2008 – In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announces that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asks fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." 2010 – Hollies' singer Graham Nash is appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace.
