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Legal Issues
2003 : Phil Spector is charged with murder after police are called to his home in Alhambra, California and discover Lana Clarkson dead from a gunshot wound. He was convicted of the crime in 2009. |
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Awards and Honors (2)
| 1969 : It's "Carl Perkins Day" in Jackson, Tennessee, where Perkins moved when he was 18. |
| 1999 : Freddy Fender is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 2011 : The White Stripes break up. In a statement on the group's website, frontman Jack White and drummer Meg White write, "The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health. It's for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way." |
Births (17)
| 1912 : Burton Lane |
| 1927 : Stan Getz |
| 1932 : Arthur Lyman |
| 1934 : Clyde "Skip" Battin (Skip and Flip) |
| 1940 : Alan Caddy (the Tornados, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates) |
| 1942 : Graham Nash (The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) |
| 1946 : Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) |
| 1947 : Peter Lucia (Tommy James and The Shondells) |
| 1948 : Alan McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire) |
| 1950 : Ross Valory ( Journey, The Steve Miller Band) |
| 1957 : Tony Butler (Big Country) |
| 1966 : Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) |
| 1971 : Ben Mize (Counting Crows) |
| 1975 : Billy Mohler (The Calling) |
| 1977 : Shakira |
| 1992 : Todd Rundgren and wife Michele become the proud parents of a son they name "Rebop." |
| 2011 : Leonard Cohen's first grandchild is born to proud parents Lorca Cohen, Rufus Wainwright and "deputy dad" Jorn Weisbrodt. Little Viva Katherine, named after Wainwright's mother, the folk singer Kate McGarrigle, is born only a year after Cohen reportedly remarked on childhood to both Lorca and Rufus: "You know, it's pretty much the only amazing thing there is." |
Charts (1)
Concerts and Festivals (2)
Deaths (5)
| 1594 : Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina |
| 1979 : Sid Vicious (The Sex Pistols) |
| 1996 : Gene Kelly |
| 2007 : Billy Henderson |
| 2007 : Joe Hunter |
Incidents (1)
| 1973 : Emerson, Lake and Palmer keyboard player Keith Emerson injures his hands when a rigged piano explodes prematurely during a San Francisco gig, leaving him with minor cuts and a broken fingernail. |
Legal Issues (2)
| 1993 : Willie Nelson settles his $17 million tax debt with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service by paying them nine million dollars in cash and assets already seized. |
| 2003 : Phil Spector is charged with murder after police are called to his home in Alhambra, California and discover Lana Clarkson dead from a gunshot wound. He was convicted of the crime in 2009. |
Miscellaneous (2)
| 1956 : The Coasters sign with Atlantic Records. |
| 1973 : Elvis Presley meets Muhammed Ali in Las Vegas. The two exchange gifts, and Ali later says, "I felt sorry for him because he didn't enjoy life the way he should. He stayed indoors all the time. I told him he should go out and see people." |
Recordings (4)
Releases (2)
TV, Radio, Press (2)
| 1957 : Fats Domino makes an appearance on The Perry Como Show, singing his hits "Blue Monday" and Blueberry Hill. |
| 1973 : NBC debuts The Midnight Special rock variety show, its response to ABC's popular In Concert series. The first host: Helen Reddy. |
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