Dec. 30 Born Bo Diddley (born Ellis McDaniels) (1928) Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick) (1931) Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover) (1934) David Thomas "Davy" Jones (the Monkees) (1945)
R.I.P. Bertrand Russell "Bert" Berns, aka Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd (producer & songwriter - "Twist and Shout", "Hang on Sloopy", "I Want Candy".and "Piece of My Heart" (heart attack) (1967) Event 1979 Emerson, Lake & Palmer announce their official breakup.
