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Charts
1986 : Cyndi Lauper's True Colors, written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, hits #1. The song becomes an anthem of acceptance and is reinterpreted many times over the years. |
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Awards and Honors (4)
| 2000 : The Del McCoury Band is named entertainer of the year for the fourth consecutive year at the International Blue grass Music Association Awards in Louisville, Ky. |
| 2005 : The MTV Video Music Awards Latin America are canceled. The awards show, derailed by Hurricane Wilma, is originally scheduled to take place the day earlier, but is then moved up a day. Ultimately the show is postponed. |
| 2005 : Yusuf Islam, the singer/songwriter formerly know as Cat Stevens, is named songwriter of the year at the ASCAP Awards in London. Islam also receives the song of the year honor for "First Cut Is The Deepest," which was first released in 1967. |
| 2007 : Trini Lopez is given the Lifetime Achievement honor at the Latinos of Distinction Awards in Ontario, California. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 1966 : The brilliant but erratic guitarist Jeff Beck leaves The Yardbirds after two years in the band and forms the Jeff Beck Group. |
Births (13)
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 1981 : Debbie Harry's (ex-Blondie) first solo album, Koo Koo is certified gold. |
Charts (7)
| 1949 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: That Lucky Old Sun by Frankie Laine. |
| 1957 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley. |
| 1969 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: I Can't Get Next to You by The Temptations. |
| 1974 : Billy Preston's Nothing From Nothing hits #1 |
| 1974 : Bachman-Turner Overdrive's Not Fragile hits #1 |
| 1985 : Thanks to an innovative video that takes place in a comic book, Take On Me gives the Norwegian group a-ha a #1 hit in America. |
| 1986 : Cyndi Lauper's True Colors, written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, hits #1. The song becomes an anthem of acceptance and is reinterpreted many times over the years. |
Concerts and Festivals (6)
| 1961 : The Beatles join Gerry and the Pacemakers for a show in Liverpool, where both bands are from. |
| 1963 : The Greatest Record Show, a package tour of American rock and pop acts, begins at London's Finsbury Park Astoria, featuring Lesley Gore, Brook Benton, Dion, Trini Lopez and Timi Yuro. |
| 1964 : The incredibly influential English concert called the "American Negro Blues Festival" kicks off, featuring Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Sonny Boy Williamson, among others. It is the first glimpse of these bluesmen for many upcoming British R&B and rock legends. |
| 1966 : The Yardbirds, now featuring Jeff Beck on lead guitar and Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar, arrive in New York City to start their first American tour. |
| 1977 : In Greenville, South Carolina, Lynyrd Skynyrd play their last show before the plane crash that would kill three of their members. Nazareth is the opening act. |
| 1997 : On stage at the Grand Ole Opry, Vince Gill honors his late friend and influence, John Denver. Gill plays Take Me Home Country Roads and invites the audience to sing along. |
Deaths (5)
| 1986 : Moses Asch |
| 1988 : Son House |
| 1995 : Don Cherry |
| 1997 : Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper) |
| 2011 : John-Alex Mason |
Incidents (1)
| 1994 : Pink Floyd play Earl's Court in London - a section of seats collapses, but there are no serious injuries. |
Legal Issues (1)
| 2001 : Luciano Pavarotti is acquitted of tax evasion in a trial in his home town of Modena, Italy. The opera star, who was accused of owing the government $18 million for income earned from 1989-95, faced a nominal 18-month prison sentence. |
Miscellaneous (1)
| 1970 : Working from a design sketched out by his wife and himself, Elvis Presley orders a dozen 14-karat gold pendants from a Beverly Hills jeweler featuring the letters "TCB" set around a lightning bolt. Designed as totems for the Memphis Mafia (and also for security issues), the symbol stands, in Elvis' words, for "Taking Care of Business in a Flash." They would eventually come to symbolize the '70s era for Presley. |
Movies (2)
| 1970 : The Australian outlaw film Ned Kelly, featuring Mick Jagger in his first starring role, is released to scathing reviews. |
| 2004 : Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart are the lead performers on the Alfie soundtrack, released on Virgin. Jagger sings lead on about one-third of the songs, including first single Old Habits Die Hard. Another version with Jagger, Stewart and Sheryl Crow is included as a bonus track. |
Recordings (5)
TV, Radio, Press (2)
| 1958 : Jan & Arnie appear on CBS-TV's Jack Benny Show. |
| 1977 : Singer-songwriter Judy Collins appears on The Muppet Show, performing Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns." |
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