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In Music History
1953 Emilio Estefan (of Miami Sound Machine) is born in Cuba.
1951 Chris Rea is born in Middlesbrough, England.
1951 Rocker Pete Haycock (lead guitarist, vocalist for Climax Blues Band) is born in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
1948 Yes bass player Chris Squire is born in London.
1948 Shakin' Stevens is born Michael Barratt in Cardiff, Wales.
1946 Frank Sinatra releases his solo debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, through Columbia Records.
1944 "Besame Mucho" by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra goes to #1 in the US.
1944 R&B/soul singer Bobby Womack is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1944 Michael Wilson (original drummer and first "Mick" of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich) is born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
1943 At the Academy Awards, Irving Berlin presents the Oscar for Best Original Song, which he wins for "White Christmas." He is the only presenter to ever win the award he presented.
1936 Eric Allandale (of The Foundations) is born in Dominica, West Indies.
1934 Singer/actress Barbara McNair is born in Chicago, Illinois. She releases her debut single, "Till There Was You," in 1958 and goes on to tour with Nat King Cole.
1932 Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1925 Paul Mauriat is born in Marseille, France.
1678 Antonio Vivaldi, composer of "The Four Seasons," is born in Venice.
Bee Gees Write The Hits
1978The #3 "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill is the only song in the Top 5 not written by a member of The Bee Gees. Andy Gibb's "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" is #1, with "Stayin' Alive" at #2, "Night Fever" at #5 and Samantha Sang's "Emotion," written by Robin and Barry Gibb, at #4.
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2017 The Katy Perry song "Chained to the Rhythm" hits #4 on the Hot 100, making guest vocalist Skip Marley the first of the Marleys to land a Top 10 on that tally.More
2003 Evanescence release their first album, Fallen, featuring the hits "Bring Me To Life" and "Going Under."
1993 Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown and Victoria Adams are among 400 hopefuls at a London dance studio auditioning for producers who are forming a new group. They are selected, and along with Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton, become the Spice Girls.More
1984 The Police play the final concert of their Synchronicity tour in Melbourne, Australia. It is their last show, except for a few special events together, until 2007.
1966 John Lennon is quoted in the London Evening Standard saying, "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now." The remark goes mostly unnoticed, but causes a big stink when it is reprinted in a US publication four months later.
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