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1946 Gordon Fleet (drummer for The Easybeats) is born in Merseyside, England.

1945 Gary Loizzo (frontman for The American Breed) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1944 Kevin Ayers (frontman for Soft Machine) is born in Herne Bay, Kent, England.

1942 R&B singer/songwriter Barbara George is born in Smithridge, Louisiana. Known for "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" (1961).

1940 Frankie Masters records "Marching Along Together."

1938 R&B/Pop singer and actress Ketty Lester is born Revoyda Frierson in Hope, Arkansas. Known for her 1962 hit "Love Letters."

1938 Blues legend Robert Johnson dies after being poisoned by a jealous man. Like many famous musicians who died young, he was 27 when he passed.

1931 Traditional Pop/Swing singer Eydie Gorme is born in The Bronx, New York.

1922 Bandleader/pianist Ernie Freeman is born in Cleveland, Ohio. Also a session musician, he worked on hits like Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody" and Frank Sinatra's "That's Life."

1915 Al Hibbler (former singer for Duke Ellington's orchestra) is born in Tyro, Mississippi.

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The King Is Dead

1977

The King is dead. Elvis Presley dies at his home in Graceland as a result of an overdose from prescription drugs.

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