1977 Blues guitarist Bukka White dies of cancer at age 67 in Memphis, Tennessee.
1975 Harry Chapin's Broadway revue featuring his songs, The Night That Made America Famous, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It closes in April.
1972 Joe Tex's "I Gotcha" hits #1 on the R&B chart.
1971 Erykah Badu is born Erica Abi Wright in Dallas, Texas.
1967 After buying a ranch in Mississippi, Elvis Presley spends a lot of time on horses and gets saddlesores. He is referred to Dr. George Nichopoulos, who becomes his personal doctor and supplies his prescription drugs.
1965 Elvis Presley records "Golden Coins" and "Animal Instinct."
1965 Jimmy Page releases his first (and only) solo single: "She Just Satisfies."
1964 Elvis Presley begins filming his sixteenth movie, Roustabout, in Hollywood.
1962 Al Hirt records "Java."
1961 John "Jon Jon" Foster (of The Bronski Beat) is born in Basildon, Essex, England.
1955 For the first time, sales of the newer, smaller 45rpm records outpace those of the old 78rpm variety.
1955 LaVern Baker sends a formal letter to the US Congress to appeal a 1954 decision denying black artists a revision of the 1909 Copyright Act, a move which would make it harder for white pop artists to record exact copies of R&B hits and thus steal their thunder. Her appeal is turned down.
1954 Responding to the rising popularity of black music, the United States congress proposes a bill forbidding distribution of "obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy publication, picture, disc, transcription, or other article capable of producing sound." The bill fails.
1950 Jonathan Cain (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist Journey) is born Jonathan Leonard Friga in Chicago, Illinois.
1947 Pop singer Sandie Shaw is born Sandra Ann Goodrich in Dagenham, Essex, England.
Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" climbs to #1 in America.
Read more2002 The Bee Gees play what is to be their final concert, performing at Miami Beach's Love and Hope Ball, a benefit for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.
2002 Norah Jones releases her debut album Come Away With Me, a jazz-inflected set that wins the Album of the Year Grammy and sells over 10 million copies in America.More
2001 Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, marks a change in their musical direction from house to electronic disco. Taking a leaf from fellow European electronic artists Kraftwerk, they choose to hide their faces - performing and appearing in music videos wearing stylized robotic helmets.
1997 Perhaps trying to make amends for giving them just four awards when they were still together, The Grammys give The Beatles three awards: two for "Free As A Bird" and another for their Anthology video.More
1997 At 14, LeAnn Rimes becomes the youngest person to win a Grammy Award when she takes the trophies for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her debut single, "Blue."
1953 Michael Bolton is born Michael Bolotin in New Haven, Connecticut. Before reaching soft-rock stardom, he fronts a hard-rock band called Blackjack.More
1932 Johnny Cash is born in Kingsland, Arkansas.
1928 Fats Domino is born Antoine Domino in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of nine children, he quickly masters the piano, taking the name Fats from piano great Fats Waller (and also, he's 5'5" and well over 200 pounds).
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