27 MAY
In Music History
1947 Folk rocker Peter Knight (of Steeleye Span) is born in London, England.
1945 Bruce Cockburn is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1943 Cilla Black is born Priscilla Maria Veronica White in Vauxhall, Liverpool, England.
1939 Don Williams, singer of 11 #1 country hits such as "You're My Best Friend" (1975) and "I'm Just A Country Boy" (1977), is born in Floydada, Texas.
1935 Jazz composer/pianist Ramsey Lewis, who will have hit instrumental versions of "Hang On Sloopy" and "The In Crowd" with his Ramsey Lewis Trio, is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1922 Actor and occasional singer Christopher Lee is born in Belgravia, Westminster, London. He's best known for his villainous roles in Dracula, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
1915 Lyricist Fred Wise is born in New York City. Among his compositions: "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and "Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie."
The Eagles Fly Again - This Time With $100 Tickets
1994After a 14-year hiatus, the Eagles reunite for a show in Burbank, California, closing the show with "Desperado." They soon launch their "Hell Freezes Over" tour, which becomes the first tour to charge more than $100 for a substantial number of tickets.
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Featured Events
2022 Abba's virtual reality show Voyages opens in London with digital avatars performing in place of the actual band members.More
2017 "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber tops the Hot 100, becoming the first #1 on the chart sung mostly in Spanish since "Macarena" in 1996.
2017 Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band dies at age 69 after a battle with liver cancer.
2014 50 Cent throws out the first pitch at the Mets game, missing the catcher by about 20 feet. Topps later produces a baseball card commemorating the moment.More
2006 For the first time in their 22-year career, Red Hot Chili Peppers score a #1 album in the US: the two-disc set Stadium Arcadium.
1995 Cracked Rear View, the debut by Hootie & the Blowfish, goes to #1 in America nearly 10 months after it was released.
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