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In Music History
1968 At King Edward VII Hospital in London, Cat Stevens is diagnosed with tuberculosis. He spends three months in the hospital and another six recovering. The ordeal leads him to look inward and write songs like "On The Road To Find Out" and "Wild World" about the quest for meaning life.
1967 The Supremes record "Reflections" and "The Happening."
1964 Vee-Jay Records in Chicago creates the Tollie label and releases "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles.
1960 Elvis Presley's Army plane refuels in Scotland - his only appearance in the UK.
1956 Mark Evans (bassist for AC/DC) is born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he meets his future bandmates at the city's Station Hotel in 1975.
1956 Anvil frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1956 John Cowsill (of The Cowsills) is born in Newport, Rhode Island.
1955 Bo Diddley records "Bo Diddley" and "I'm A Man."
1955 Dale Bozzio (vocalist for Missing Persons) is born Dale Frances Consalvi in Medford, Massachusetts.
1955 Jay Osmond (of The Osmonds) is born in Ogden, Utah.
1948 Irish rocker Rory Gallagher is born William Rory Gallagher in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.
1900 Composer Kurt Weill is born in Dessau, Germany. Known for his collaborations with playwright Bertolt Brecht, including The Threepenny Opera and its famous ballad "Mack the Knife."
Spinal Tap Explodes Into Theaters
1984This Is Spinal Tap is released in theaters, chronicling the hapless heavy metal band with exploding drummers and an amp that goes to 11. It leaves some in laughter and some in tears. Ozzy Osbourne is just confused.
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2014 20 Feet From Stardom, a film about backup singers featuring Darlene Love and Lisa Fischer, wins the Oscar for Best Documentary. Love gets a standing ovation when she sings part of her acceptance speech.
1999 Dusty Springfield dies of breast cancer at age 59.
1989 "Like A Prayer" becomes the first hit song to debut in a commercial when it is used in a 2-minute Pepsi ad starring Madonna.More
1988 U2 win their first Grammy Awards, taking Album of the Year and Best Performance by Rock Duo or Group with Vocal for The Joshua Tree.
1987 The Trio album, a collaboration between Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton, is released. The album had been planned since 1979 - it was worth the wait, selling over 4 million copies and winning the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
1962 Jon Bon Jovi is born John Francis Bongiovi in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. As a teenager, he gets a gig cleaning up the studio his cousin Tony owns, which he uses to record demos and form the band Bon Jovi.
1950 Karen Carpenter (of the Carpenters) is born in New Haven, Connecticut.
1942 Lou Reed is born Lewis Allan Reed in Brooklyn, New York.
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