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1964 With "Louie Louie" under FBI investigation for obscene lyrics, the song's publisher offers $1,000 to anyone who can definitively distinguish the dirty words.
1961 Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil is born in Los Angeles.
1961 Sam Llanas (vocalist, guitarist of The BoDeans) is born in Wisconsin.
1960 Mark Dinning's "Teen Angel" begins a two-week run at #1.
1960 The "payola" hearings begin, as the US government cracks down on the practice of paying for airplay on radio stations.
1958 The Quarrymen perform at the Wilson Hall in the Garston section of Liverpool, England. Afterwards, member Paul McCartney introduces his friend George Harrison to John Lennon.
1956 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" enters the R&B charts.
1956 The Teen Queens' "Eddie, My Love" enters the R&B charts.
1948 Ron Tyson (of The Temptations) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1948 Dan Seals (of England Dan & John Ford Coley) is born in McCamey, Texas. He is the younger brother of Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts).
1946 Paul Wheatbread (drummer for Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in San Diego, California.
1946 Adolfo 'Fito' de la Parra (drummer for Canned Heat) is born in Mexico City, Mexico.
1943 Creed Bratton of The Grass Roots is born William Charles Schneider in Los Angeles, California. Many know him for something else: he plays the character Creed on the US version of The Office.
1942 Terry Melcher, who produces "Kokomo" for The Beach Boys and "Kicks" for Paul Revere & the Raiders, is born in New York City. His mother is Doris Day.
1941 Singer-songwriter Tom Rush is born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Wrote and recorded the folk-rock standard "No Regrets."
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2009 Chris Brown and his girlfriend Rihanna miss the Grammy Awards, where they are scheduled to perform, after he assaults her.More
2009 About four months after the plane crash that nearly killed their drummer, Travis Barker, Blink-182 announce that they are getting back together during the Grammy Awards.
2004 Justin Timberlake wins the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Cry Me A River" (inspired by his breakup with Britney Spears) and takes Best Pop Vocal Album for Justified. The prizes are the first Grammy wins for the former *NSYNC singer.
2001 Katy Perry, 16, releases her self-titled debut gospel album under her real name, Katy Hudson.More
1977 Television release their debut album, Marquee Moon. It doesn't chart in the US but is later hailed by many critics as landmark, with a guitar sound that influences a number of New Wave and rock acts.
1973 The Jamaican cult classic film The Harder They Come is released in the US.More
1956 Buddy Holley becomes "Buddy Holly" when he signs a recording contract with Decca Records that leaves out the "e" in his last name.
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