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Charts
2002 : Return of the King: 25 years after his death, Elvis Presley has a #1 album in 17 countries - including the United States - when Elv1s 30 No. 1 Hits makes its debut. |
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Awards and Honors (4)
| 1986 : The Everly Brothers are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 2002 : At the 2002 Jammy Awards, Trey Anastasio picks up two awards, his band Phish wins one. |
| 2003 : For the third year in a row, Radiohead takes the "best act in the world today" honors at the Q Awards in London. Q Magazine hated on their Hail to the Thief album, however, so the band refused to appear. |
| 2003 : The Del McCoury Band wins top honors at the 14th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in Louisville, Ky. The group takes home the entertainer of the year award for the eighth time. Band members Mike Bub and Jason Carter win in the instrumentalist categories for bassist and fiddler of the year, respectively. |
Births (14)
| 1933 : David Somerville (The Diamonds) |
| 1939 : Lolly Vegas (Redbone) |
| 1941 : Ron Meagher (The Beau Brummels) |
| 1945 : Don McLean |
| 1950 : Mike Rutherford (Genesis) |
| 1951 : Sting |
| 1955 : Phillip Oakey (The Human League) |
| 1958 : Freddie Jackson |
| 1960 : Robbie Nevil |
| 1962 : Sigtryggur Baldursson (The Sugarcubes) |
| 1967 : Bud Graugh (Sublime) |
| 1970 : Dion Allen (Az Yet) |
| 1971 : Tiffany |
| 1973 : Lene Grawford Nystrom (Aqua) |
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 1977 : The LP Gene Simmons is certified platinum. |
Charts (7)
| 1960 : Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay enters the charts |
| 1965 : The McCoys' Hang On Sloopy hits #1 |
| 1971 : Rod Stewart's Maggie May b/w Reason To Believe hits #1 |
| 1971 : Rod Stewart's LP Every Picture Tells A Story hits #1 |
| 1971 : John Lennon's LP Imagine enters the charts |
| 1995 : Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill reaches the top of the Billboard 200 in its 15th week giving the Maverick label, founded by Madonna, its first No. 1. She's the third female artist to have a debut album reach No. 1 in the 1990s. |
| 2002 : Return of the King: 25 years after his death, Elvis Presley has a #1 album in 17 countries - including the United States - when Elv1s 30 No. 1 Hits makes its debut. |
Concerts and Festivals (4)
| 1945 : Elvis Presley, then just ten years old, makes his first public appearance at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show singing "Old Shep" in a talent contest. He comes in second. |
| 1954 : Elvis Presley bombs at the Grand Ole Opry, which does not approve of his take on traditional country music. The Opry's talent director, Jim Denny, famously tells Presley he should go back to driving a truck. Elvis swears never to return. |
| 1965 : Manfred Mann plays Prague in Czechoslovakia, becoming the first Western band to take the stage behind the infamous Communist "Iron Curtain." |
| 1985 : Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA tour ends with the last of four shows at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. |
Deaths (3)
| 1998 : Gene Autry |
| 2001 : Manny Albam |
| 2005 : Shirley Horn |
Incidents (2)
| 1977 : After a plot is uncovered to steal it, Elvis Presley's body is moved from its Memphis mausoleum to its final resting place in the Meditation Garden at Graceland. |
| 1983 : ABBA's Agnetha Faltskog is involved in a car crash in Skane, Sweden, and suffers a concussion, but soon recovers. |
Legal Issues (3)
| 1967 : The entire Grateful Dead are arrested for marijuana possession in San Francisco. |
| 1968 : Motown sues their most prolific songwriting team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, for their refusal to write more songs until their royalty rate is increased. The trio are eventually released from the label and go on to start their own Invictus and Hot Wax labels. |
| 1997 : Juanita L. Evans files suit against Wu-Tang members RZA and Method Man, rapper Redman, and a Pennsylvania university and its student government. Evans claims that she was distracted by Redman and therefore did not see Method Man when he leaped off stage and landed on her. Evans was knocked unconscious. |
Marriages and Breakups (2)
| 2000 : Paul Anka files papers to end his 37-year marriage to former fashion model Anne de Zogheb. |
| 2004 : 55-year-old Billy Joel marries Katie Lee, his third wife. She becomes a writer and TV personality while married to Joel, a union that lasts 5 years. |
Miscellaneous (2)
| 1998 : Paul McCartney conducts an "incognito" live Internet Q&A session and "music remix" in the guise of the Fireman at www.fire-man.com |
| 1999 : David Bowie offers a virtual guided tour of the controversial art show "Sensation: Young British Artists From The Saatchi Collection," at www.davidbowie.com. The show includes Damien Hirst's shark suspended in formaldehyde (titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living") and Tracey Emin's tent (titled "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995"). |
Recordings (5)
| 1928 : The first professional recordings in Nashville take place as DeFord Bailey lays down eight tracks in Victor Records (later RCA) Studios. |
| 1937 : Benny Goodman, "Flying Home" |
| 1957 : Connie Francis, Who's Sorry Now |
| 1967 : The Beatles, Hello Goodbye |
| 1968 : The Beatles, Honey Pie |
Releases (4)
| 1961 : The Crystals, "There's No Other Like My Baby" |
| 1962 : The Cookies, Chains |
| 1976 : Rod Stewart, Tonight's The Night |
| 2007 : Bruce Springsteen, Magic |
TV, Radio, Press (6)
| 1959 : The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS-TV. |
| 1961 : Ben Casey (with would-be singer Vince Everett) premieres on ABC-TV (running 5 seasons). |
| 1969 : Bobby Darin appears for the first time on TV as "Bob" Darin when he performs on Tom Jones' TV show. |
| 1971 : Soul Train makes its debut, with guests Gladys Knight & The Pips, Eddie Kendricks, and The Honey Cone. It stays on the air an astonishing 35 years. |
| 1976 : Joe Cocker is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, where he performs Feelin' Alright with his nemesis impersonator, John Belushi. |
| 2009 : A half-naked Kate Beckinsale graces the cover of Esquire Magazine as 2009’s Sexiest Woman Alive. A sexed-up video featuring the actress is released with Jet’s “Goodbye Hollywood” from 2009’s Shaka Rock providing the soundtrack. |
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