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Certifications and Milestones
1999 : The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the biggest-selling artists of the century in the United States: The Beatles have sold the most albums (106 million), Garth Brooks is the best-selling male solo act, and Barbra Streisand the best-selling female. Elton John's Candle In The Wind'97 is the best-selling single of the century, and the best-selling album is the Eagles's Greatest Hits 1971-1975. |
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Awards and Honors (3)
| 1998 : Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun and Bobby "Blue" Band receive lifetime achievement awards from the Blues Foundation at a ceremony held at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. |
| 2004 : Kenny Chesney is the big winner at the Country Music Assn. (CMA) Awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Chesney, who had never previously won a CMA award, scores both the entertainer of the year and album of the year trophy. The latter is for his No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems set. |
| 2006 : The Rolling Stones's Bigger Bang tour is a big winner at the Billboard Touring Awards at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The awards, based on box-office figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, wrap up the third annual Billboard Touring Conference. The Stones' tour is recognized as the top tour, based on gross dollars, and top draw, based on ticket sales. The band grossed nearly $230 million for the period that the awards cover (Dec. 1, 2005-Sept. 29, 2006), and drew nearly 2 million fans to shows all over the world. |
Band Dynamics (1)
Births (13)
Certifications and Milestones (6)
| 1958 : Elvis Presley's massive hit Hound Dog b/w Don't Be Cruel becomes only the third record in history to sell more than three million copies, following two seasonal favorites: Bing Crosby's White Christmas and Gene Autry's Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. |
| 1963 : The Beatles' new single, I Want To Hold Your Hand becomes the first-ever UK single to receive advance orders of one million copies. |
| 1976 : Frank Zappa's LP Overnite Sensation is certified gold |
| 1976 : Fleetwood Mac's LP Mystery To Me is certified gold |
| 1977 : Donna Summer's I Feel Love is certified gold |
| 1999 : The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the biggest-selling artists of the century in the United States: The Beatles have sold the most albums (106 million), Garth Brooks is the best-selling male solo act, and Barbra Streisand the best-selling female. Elton John's Candle In The Wind'97 is the best-selling single of the century, and the best-selling album is the Eagles's Greatest Hits 1971-1975. |
Charts (8)
| 1954 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: I Need You Now by Eddie Fisher |
| 1959 : Johnny Mathis' LP Heavenly hits #1 |
| 1966 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Poor Side Of Town by Johnny Rivers |
| 1974 : Bachman-Turner Overdrive's You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet hits #1 |
| 1974 : Carole King's LP Wrap Around Joy hits #1 |
| 1978 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: MacArthur Park by Donna Summer |
| 1985 : The Miami Vice Theme from the TV show of the same name climbs to the No. 1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100. The theme is composed by Czechoslovakian artist Jan Hammer, who composed most of the original music for the television series. Hammer's composition for the '80s pop-culture television giant remains on top for one week. The Miami Vice soundtrack LP also goes to No. 1 and stays there for 11 weeks, beating out the previous and long-time (1959) record holder, "The Music from Peter Gunn." Hammer receives a congratulatory phone call from Henry Mancini, composer of "The Music from Peter Gunn," for his accomplishment. |
| 1988 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Wild, Wild West by The Escape Club. |
Concerts and Festivals (2)
| 1858 : Today marks the first performance of the New York Symphony Orchestra. |
| 1956 : Buddy Holly begins his first solo tour, opening for country singers George Jones and Hank Locklin. |
Deaths (1)
Good Deeds (1)
| 2006 : Alicia Keys and David Bowie perform "Changes" at a benefit for the Keep a Child Alive organization, which helps disadvantaged children in Africa. |
Health Issues (1)
| 1998 : Rick James suffers a stroke after a blood vessel ruptures in his neck while he is head banging during a performance in Denver, CO. A spokesman later comments, "The doctor called it a result of rock'n'roll neck, the repeated rhythmic whiplash motion of the head and neck." |
Incidents (1)
| 2010 : A three-alarm fire in a warehouse where Neil Young stored everything from vintage cars to guitar cases cause damage estimated at about $800,000. The cause is promptly being investigated, but fire officials say they don't find any evidence of arson. |
Legal Issues (4)
| 1990 : The IRS seizes Willie Nelson's bank accounts and real estate holdings to pay off $16 million in back taxes. |
| 1998 : Michael Jackson settles a lawsuit over stories and pictures in the London Daily Mirror that say his face had been disfigured by cosmetic surgery. "The photographs were taken honestly and were not tampered with, but the Mirror has since met with the plaintiff in person and acknowledges that the photographs do not accurately represent the plaintiff's true appearance," says a lawyer for the publisher. |
| 2007 : Ex-Mindbender Wayne Fontana is found guilty of arson after setting a police car on fire, then showing up to court dressed as Lady Justice. He is given 11 months sentence, but released after having already spent that time in a mental hospital since the incident. |
| 2010 : Rapper Wiz Khalifa is arrested in Greenville, North Carolina on drug charges after authorities smelled marijuana coming from his tour bus. Police find 60 grams of pot after searching the vehicle. Khalifa is booked and released on a $300,000 bond. The rapper's lawyers are able to reduce the charge to personal possession and Khalifa avoids jail time. |
Marriages and Breakups (2)
| 1968 : Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and his first wife, Maureen, in London. The couple holds the wedding reception at the local club "The Roundhouse", where the group plays its first London gig. |
| 2010 : Chris Tomlin ties the knot with his long term girlfriend, Lauren Bricken. |
Miscellaneous (7)
| 1959 : Sam Cooke is guaranteed $100,000 by RCA if he chooses to leave his current home, Keen Records. |
| 1961 : Liverpool record store owner Brian Epstein visits the local Cavern Club to check out the lunchtime show by a band he's heard a lot about... The Beatles. After weeks of soul-searching, he would become their manager. |
| 1966 : John Lennon visits London's Indica Gallery to see the exhibit Unfinished Paintings and Objects and meets the artist behind the showing, Yoko Ono. She presents him with a card that simply says, "Breathe," and he responds by panting. He attempts to hammer a nail into one of her interactive artworks, which invites viewers to do just that; since the exhibit does not open to the public till the next day, however, Ono refuses, leading the gallery's owner to beg her to reconsider due to John's fame. Ono still refuses, claiming to have never heard of The Beatles, but says he can hammer one in for five shillings. John responds that he'll let her have an imaginary five shillings if he can hammer in an imaginary nail. Two years later, the two would meet again and quickly fall in love. |
| 1966 : According to the "Paul Is Dead" rumors, this was the day Paul McCartney "blew his mind out in a car," meeting his doom and being replaced with a lookalike. |
| 1971 : Carly Simon attends James Taylor's concert at Carnegie Hall and the two fall madly in love. |
| 1996 : For the first time, Bob Dylan licenses one of his songs for commercial use, in this case, The Times They Are A Changin' to the Bank of Montreal. |
| 2006 : The Rolling Stones' "Bigger Bang" tour is reported to have taken in $230 million in just ten months, with the group playing to nearly two million people total. |
Movies (1)
| 1960 : Elvis Presley begins filming his seventh movie, Wild In The Country. |
Recordings (5)
| 1955 : The Everly Brothers, recently signed to Columbia as a country act, cut their first tracks in a studio lodged in Nashville's Old Tulane Hotel. The four recordings, which take only 22 minutes to lay down, yield no hits, and the duo is soon dropped from the label. |
| 1955 : Harry Belafonte: "Jamaica Farewell," "Come Back Liza" |
| 1960 : Dee Clark, "Your Friends" |
| 1969 : Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 1973 : Bob Dylan, "Wedding Song" |
Releases (6)
| 1962 : The Miracles, You've Really Got A Hold On Me |
| 1963 : The Kingsmen, Louie Louie |
| 1964 : Elvis Presley, Blue Christmas b/w Wooden Heart |
| 1971 : Elvis Presley, "Merry Christmas, Baby" |
| 1973 : Billy Joel, Piano Man |
| 1999 : Fiona Apple, When The Pawn Hits The Conflicts He Thinks Like A King What He Knows Throws The Blows When He Goes To The Fight And He'll Win The Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters The Ring There's Nobody To Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand And Remember That Depth Is The Greatest Of Heights And If You Know Where You Stand, Then You'll Know Where To Land And If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right. |
TV, Radio, Press (2)
| 1967 : The first issue of the rock periodical Rolling Stone hits the shelves in San Francisco, CA, with a cover featuring John Lennon, in a still from his upcoming movie How I Won The War, and a free roach clip with every issue. |
| 1973 : Cat Stevens' first network TV appearance, on ABC's In Concert. |
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