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In Music History
1950 Glenn Hughes (leather guy in The Village People) is born in New York City.
1949 Wally Bryson (guitarist, vocalist for The Raspberries) is born in Manhattan, New York City.
1948 Cesar Zuiderwijk (drummer for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.
1948 Phil Harris (guitarist, vocalist for Ace) is born in Muswell Hill, London, England.
1946 Tim Lynch (guitarist, harmonica player for Flamin' Groovies) is born in San Francisco, California.
1945 Danny McCulloch (bassist for The Animals) is born in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England.
1943 Robin McDonald (rhythm guitarist, bassist for Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) is born in Nairn, Scotland.
1941 Producer Frank Farian is born in Kirn, Germany. In the '70s he masterminds the dance act Boney M., with his vocals mimed by lead lip-syncher Bobby Farrell. He follows a similar formula in the '80s with Milli Vanilli, who get embroiled in scandal when it's revealed they didn't sing on their albums.
1941 Country rocker Lonnie Mack is born Lonnie McIntosh in West Harrison, Indiana.
1941 Martha Reeves of Martha & the Vandellas is born in Eufaula, Alabama.
1940 Jim Kweskin, founder of Jim Kweskin Jug Band, is born in Stamford, Connecticut.
1939 Brian Auger (keyboardist for Steampacket) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.
1938 Ian Stewart, an original member of The Rolling Stones who becomes an unofficial member in 1963, is born in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.
1935 Johnny Funches (of The Dells) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1931 Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen (percussionist, vocalist for War) is born in Wilmington, Delaware.
Billy Joel Plays Last Concert At Shea Stadium
2008Billy Joel plays the "Last Play at Shea" concert - the final show before Shea Stadium is closed down. Joel is joined on stage by Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and The Who's Roger Daltrey.
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2014 Shakira becomes the first person to accumulate 100 million likes on Facebook.
1991 The very first Lollapalooza music festival is held in select locations throughout North America. Bands and artists include Jane's Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nine Inch Nails, Living Colour, Ice-T, Butthole Surfers, Rollins Band, Violent Femmes and Fishbone.More
1980 Closer, the second and final album from Joy Division, is released just two months after the suicide of founding member and singer Ian Curtis. Its claustrophobic, synth-laden sound, combined with Curtis's nihilistic lyrics make it a defining moment in England's post-punk scene.
1964 The Rolling Stones score their first American hit when their cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" peaks at #48 on the Hot 100.
1939 Dion DiMucci, better known as Dion, is born in The Bronx, New York.
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