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1966 At the Boys Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, The Beach Boys perform "God Only Knows" for the first time. In September, it peaks at an underwhelming #39, but slowly swells in stature and is eventually recognized as one of the greatest pop songs ever made.
1963 Guitarist Shaunna Hall, best known for her contributions to 4 Non Blondes and George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, is born.
1962 Singer/actress Rachel Sweet is born in Akron, Ohio. Recorded the hit "Everlasting Love" with Rex Smith.
1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his first national TV appearance, singing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on The Steve Allen Show.
1956 Gene Vincent makes his first national TV appearance, singing "Be-Bop-a-Lula" on NBC's The Perry Como Show.
1954 The Crew-Cuts' cover of "Sh-Boom" hits #1 for the first of nine weeks in the US.
1954 Elvis Presley gets his first interview through an article published in his hometown paper, the Memphis Press-Scimitar.
1954 Guitarist Steve Morse is born in Hamilton, Ohio. After forming The Dixie Dregs, he joins Deep Purple in 1994.
1951 Rosemary Clooney's "Come-On-A My House" hits #1 in the US for the first of eight weeks.
1949 Drummer Simon Kirke (of Free and Bad Company) is born in Lambeth, London, England.
1949 Peter Doyle of The New Seekers is born in Melbourne, Australia.
1949 Steve Took (of T. Rex) is born in Eltham, London, England.
1946 Folk singer Jonathan Edwards ("Sunshine") is born in Aitkin, Minnesota.
1945 Rick Wright (of Pink Floyd) is born in Hatch End, Middlesex, England.
1943 Guitarist Mike Bloomfield is born in Chicago. He plays on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited and joins The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Mary J. Blige Releases What's The 411?
1992Mary J. Blige releases her debut album, What's The 411?, executive produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs. It takes the top spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart as well as #6 on the Billboard 200. Her unique blend of hip-hop and soul earns her the nickname "Queen of Hip Hop Soul."
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2012 At a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bruce Springsteen plays "Jungleland" for the first time since the death of Clarence Clemons a year earlier. He dedicates the song to Clemons, whose nephew Jake earns rapturous applause after playing the famous saxophone solo.
1992 Barenaked Ladies release their debut studio album, Gordon.
1987 The Ice-T album Rhyme Pays becomes the first hip-hop album to get a warning label for explicit lyrics.
1979 After a show in Cleveland, Joe Perry quits Aerosmith when he gets in screaming match with Steven Tyler. He is replaced by Jim Crespo, but rejoins the band in 1984.
1973 The "Summer Jam" concert takes place at Watkins Glen racetrack in New York, outdrawing Woodstock with a crowd of over 600,000. The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Band play to the massive crowd that paid $10 a ticket - if they bought one.More
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