1954 Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used To Do" hits #1 R&B.
1952 Ed Gagliardi (original bass player for Foreigner) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1951 Singer/actor David Naughton is born in West Hartford, Connecticut.
1950 Peter Gabriel (original lead singer for Genesis) is born in Chobham, Surrey, England.
1945 Soul singer King Floyd, known for the 1970 hit "Groove Me," is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1945 Roy Dyke (drummer for Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) is born in Liverpool, England.
1944 Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussionist for Traffic, Wings) is born in Konongo, Ghana.
1944 Broadway/film actress Stockard Channing, who plays Betty Rizzo in Grease (1978), is born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard in New York City.
1942 Peter Tork (of The Monkees) is born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington, D.C.
1940 Earl "Fatha" Hines and His Orchestra record "Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues."
1930 Dorothy McGuire of The McGuire Sisters is born in Middletown, Ohio.
1927 Jim McReynolds (of the bluegrass duo Jim and Jesse) is born in Coeburn, Virginia.
1923 Gene Ames (of The Ames Brothers) is born in Malden, Massachusetts.
1920 Radio and opera singer Eileen Farrell is born in Willimantic, Connecticut.
1920 Songwriter Boudleaux Bryant is born in Shellman, Georgia. Co-wrote hit songs with wife Felice Bryant, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love" for The Everly Brothers.
Marvin Gaye performs a very memorable national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, doing a sultry version with a beat.
Read more1997 Michael Jackson's first child, a son named Prince, is born. The mother is his second wife, Debbie Rowe, who later relinquishes custody.
1996 Tupac Shakur's All Eyez on Me is released. The first rap double-album on a major label, it sells over 10 million copies in the United States.
1996 The Fugees release their second album, The Score. It's a landmark, topping the charts around the world and pushing the boundaries of hip-hop. It's also their last album, as they disband soon after.More
1993 RuPaul becomes the first drag queen to make the Hot 100 when "Supermodel (You Better Work)" enters the chart at #91. It rises to #45 in April.More
1970 Black Sabbath release their self-titled debut album, which not coincidentally, comes out on Friday the 13th. To add mystique to the band's image, new manager Patrick Meehan asks the band to stop giving interviews. The plan works, and through word of mouth, the album sell over 5,000 copies in the first week. The first single, "Evil Woman," doesn't chart, but the album reaches #8 in the UK.
1967 Dolly Parton releases her debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, boasting the Top 20 hits "Dumb Blonde" and "Something Fishy." The album catches the attention of country veteran Porter Wagoner, who invites Dolly to appear on his popular television show, marking the beginning of a fruitful partnership.
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