1957 Jerry Lee Lewis records "Great Balls Of Fire."
1955 The Four Aces' "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" hits #1.
1950 Cliff Adams (trombonist for Kool And The Gang) is born in Trenton, New Jersey.
1949 Hamish Stuart (of The Average White Band) is born James Hamish Stuart in Glasgow, Scotland.
1948 John Cummings is born in Long Island, New York. A founding member of the Ramones, he becomes "Johnny Ramone."
1947 Tony Wilson (bassist for Hot Chocolate) is born in Trinidad.
1945 Butch Rillera - who replaced Redbone's original drummer, Peter DePoe - is born.
1945 Guitarist Ray Royer (of Procol Harum) is born in the UK.
1944 Country singer Susan Raye is born in Eugene, Oregon. Known for the 1971 hit "L.A. International Airport."
1941 Pop singer/songwriter Buzz Clifford is born Reese Francis Clifford III in Berwyn, Illinois. Known for the 1961 crossover hit "Baby Sittin' Boogie."
1941 Progressive rocker Dave Arbus (of East Of Eden) is born in Leicester, England.
1941 George Bellamy (rhythm guitarist for The Tornados) is born in Sunderland, England.
1940 Soul singer Fred Cash (of The Impressions) is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1935 Bandleader Ozzie Nelson marries his lead vocalist, Harriet Hilliard.
1934 Baritone singer Doc Green (of The Drifters) is born in Harlem, New York.
Eddie Vedder flies from his home in San Diego to Seattle, where he meets his Pearl Jam bandmates for the first time and starts a week of recording that becomes the bulk of their debut album, Ten. Vedder was chosen based on vocals he added to a three-song instrumental demo the band made.
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2004 Ray Charles, who died in June, scores his first Platinum album when Genius Loves Company, released in September, sells over a million copies.
1990 The Go-Go's pose for the first "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" poster for PETA.More
1988 Def Leppard's ballad "Love Bites" hits #1 on the Hot 100.
1985 Little Richard crashes a rented Nissan 300SX into a telephone pole in West Hollywood. The accident nearly kills him, and his right leg is so badly broken it requires two operations to repair. He credits God with saving his life and continues to preach.
1983 Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish is released. Tom Waits appears in the film as the bubblegum-chomping owner of Benny's Billiards. His character exists on the periphery of the main plot line, but he is given an extended, poetic monologue about life, time, and aging.
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