|
Awards and Honors
1998 : Sonny And Cher get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For Sonny, who died January 5, 1998, it's a posthumous honor. |
|
Awards and Honors (1)
| 1998 : Sonny And Cher get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For Sonny, who died January 5, 1998, it's a posthumous honor. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 2000 : The Allman Brothers Band announce that founding guitarist Dickey Betts will not be a part of their summer tour. Reason: “sadly, there are creative differences.” |
Births (13)
| 1940 : Mickey Newbury |
| 1945 : Pete Townshend |
| 1945 : Pete Townshend (The Who) |
| 1947 : Jerry Hyman (Blood, Sweat & Tears) |
| 1947 : Steve Currie (T-Rex) |
| 1949 : Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) |
1951 : Joey Ramone (Ramones), (Jeffrey Ross Hyman) in Queens, New York.
Singer/songwriter
Founding member of Ramones.
Ramones SongFacts
Ramones ArtistFacts |
| 1952 : Grace Jones |
| 1952 : Barbara Joyce Lomas (B.T. Express) |
| 1954 : Phil Rudd (AC/DC), (Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis). Drummer |
| 1962 : Iain Harvie (Del Amitri) |
| 1972 : Jenny Berggren (Ace Of Base) |
| 1979 : Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter become the parents of Wayne Albright Jennings. |
Charts (2)
| 1965 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: The Beatles' Ticket To Ride |
| 1990 : Five weeks after debuting at No. 39 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, Madonna’s Vogue moves into the No. 1 spot. |
Concerts and Festivals (2)
| 2000 : Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary celebrate their 40th year together with a U.S. tour that kicks off with a three night stand in Las Vegas. |
| 2007 : At Porter Wagoner's 50th anniversary celebration at the Grand Ole Opry, Dolly Parton sings "I Will Always Love You" to Wagoner, who she wrote the song about in 1974. |
Deaths (4)
| 1954 : Charles Ives |
| 1991 : Odia Coates |
| 2006 : Freddie Garrity (Freddie & the Dreamers) |
| 2007 : Frank Guida |
Debuts (1)
| 2009 : The first episode of the TV show Glee airs, featuring a Glee Club performance of Journey's Don't Stop Believin' that brings the song back to the charts. The Glee version made #4 - which was 5 spots higher than journey's original. |
Legal Issues (1)
| 1965 : FBI agents visit Wand Records investigating the lyrics to Louie Louie |
Marriages and Breakups (1)
| 1979 : Two months after they are married, Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd finally get a wedding reception, as Clapton gets a break in touring. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison are guests, and jam together for the first time in almost 10 years. |
Recordings (2)
| 1958 : Ritchie Valens, "Come On, Let's Go"; Peggy Lee, Fever |
| 1960 : The Drifters, "Save The Last Dance For Me" |
Releases (1)
| 1961 : The Everly Brothers form their Calliope Records label (its first release is Don performing "Pomp And Circumstance" as "Adrian Kimberley"). |
TV, Radio, Press (2)
| 1960 : Annette Funicello performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York, missing her high school graduation. |
| 1985 : The Motown Returns To The Apollo TV special airs on NBC. |
|
|
January ( 1180 Events )
February ( 1194 Events )
March ( 1346 Events )
April ( 1308 Events )
May ( 1346 Events )
June ( 1204 Events )
July ( 1201 Events )
August ( 1219 Events )
September ( 1210 Events )
October ( 1553 Events )
November ( 1180 Events )
December ( 1180 Events )
|
You can easily select between:
- One of many pre-designed looks.
- Create your your own custom widget design in matter of minutes. (available after authentication.)
Attention: This widget system is accessible for registered users only. You need to be logged in before you can choose and manage your widget!
Get the Music History Event of the Day delivered directly to you.
|
