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3 OCTOBER

In Music History

1971 Kevin Richardson of Backstreet Boys is born in Lexington, Kentucky.

1969 Gwen Stefani is born in Fullerton, California. In 1987 she becomes lead singer of No Doubt, a band formed by her brother Eric. She releases her first solo album in 2004 and in 2014 becomes a coach on The Voice.

1967 Woody Guthrie dies at age 55 after a long battle with Huntington's disease.

1967 Chris Collingwood (lead vocalist for Fountains of Wayne) is born in Britain, but would be raised in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

1966 The Zombies release "She's Not There" in the US.

1965 Johnny Cash is stopped by US Customs officials at the Mexican border on suspicion of heroin smuggling and found to be holding over 1,000 prescription narcotics and amphetamines. He receives a suspended sentence.

1962 Tommy Lee (drummer for Motley Crue) is born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece.

1961 The Beach Boys record their first single, "Surfin'," at World Pacific studios in Los Angeles.

1957 ABC premieres The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom variety show, later featured in Michael Moore's documentary Roger and Me. The show features unobjectionable acts like The Four Lads, Ella Fitzgerald and Johnny Mathis; TV Guide says it's "about as exciting as a milkshake with two straws." It runs for three years and helps launch the career of Woody Allen, who is one of the writers.

1955 The Mickey Mouse Club, featuring their breakout star, 12-year-old Annette Funicello, debuts on ABC.

1954 Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan is born in Dallas, Texas.

1952 The radio hit The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, now featuring the couple's 12-year-old son Rick Nelson, debuts on CBS, where it runs for another 14 years.

1950 Saxophonist Ronnie Laws (of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Houston, Texas.

1949 Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is born in Palo Alto, California.

1945 Stan Kenton records "Painted Rhythm."