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In Music History
1991 With his group MGM, R. Kelly wins the only season of the competition show Big Break, hosted by Natalie Cole.
1987 Jody Watley releases her self-titled debut album, which earns her the Grammy award for Best New Artist thanks to hits like "Don't You Want Me" and "Looking For A New Love."
1983 Alabama wins a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Mountain Music."
1979 Dire Straits begin their first North American tour with a show at the Paradise Theater in Boston.
1978 The Police sign with A&M Records.
1977 A federal jury rules that The Isley Brothers recorded "It's Your Thing" after leaving Motown Records and the label is not entitled to royalties.
1973 Lars-Olof Johansson of The Cardigans is born in Sweden.
1970 The Doors' Morrison Hotel is certified as the band's fifth consecutive Gold album.
1970 Ringo Starr guests on Laugh In, making his first solo TV appearance.
1964 For the third week in a row, The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
1962 Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton is born San Francisco.
1955 Howard Jones is born in Southampton, England.
1952 Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford is born in Winchester, Massachusetts.
1948 Sweet bass player Steve Priest is born in Middlesex, England.
1946 Poco steel guitar player Rusty Young is born in Long Beach, California.
Eminem Takes Off With The Slim Shady LP
1999Eminem drops his first major-label album, The Slim Shady LP. He quickly becomes the most controversial rapper in the game.
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2003 Norah Jones wins all five Grammy Awards she is nominated for, including Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Don't Know Why." Also at the ceremony, Simon & Garfunkel get a Lifetime Achievement Award and sing together for the first time in 10 years.
2000 Santana win eight Grammy Awards for their star-studded, chart-topping album Supernatural, tying Michael Jackson's record for the most awards won in a single night.More
1999 TLC's third album, FanMail, is released. It's a huge seller thanks to the tracks "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty," but causes friction among the trio, as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes feels she's being cast aside.More
1997 During a show at the The London Astoria, Tool's lead singer Maynard James Keenan - an army veteran and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner - floors a fan who comes onstage and keeps him in a choke hold. He continues to sing "Pushit" while detaining the fan.More
1983 After 18 nominations, Lionel Richie finally wins a Grammy when his solo debut single "Truly" takes the award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
1974 Aretha Franklin becomes the first artist to have songs peak at each of the first 10 spots on the Hot 100 when "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" fills in the gap at #3.
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