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1977 Jon Buckland (lead guitarist for Coldplay) is born in Islington, London, but he would be raised in Pantymwyn, North Wales.
1977 Rapper Ludacris is born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois. In his teens, he moves with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia, where he makes his mark in music.
1975 Brad Fischetti (of LFO) is born in New York City, New York.
1973 Bruce Springsteen releases his second album, The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle.
1971 Richard Ashcroft (lead singer for The Verve) is born in Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England.
1968 The Beatles record most of "Glass Onion," John Lennon's song about fans who suss out hidden messages in his lyrics.
1967 In Hampshire, England, The Beatles begin filming Magical Mystery Tour, their third movie.
1967 Crooner Harry Connick, Jr. is born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1965 Electronica musician Moby is born Richard Melville Hall in Harlem, New York City.
1965 The Beatles' Help! album hits #1 in America and stays for nine weeks.
1962 At Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles record their first British singles: "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You."
1962 Neil Sedaka marries his wife, Leba.
1960 Tommy Sands marries Nancy Sinatra (they divorce five years later).
1958 LaVern Baker records "I Cried A Tear."
1958 Lloyd Price records the original, uncensored version of "Stagger Lee."
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1982 Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl" reaches its chart peak of #32 on the Hot 100. It's the only Top 40 hit for the eccentric singer, who releases over 60 albums in his lifetime. His daughter, Moon Unit Zappa, plays the Valley Girl in the song.
1982 John Mellencamp becomes the first male solo artist with a #1 album (American Fool) and two Top 10 singles, all at the same time ("Hurts So Good" at #8; "Jack & Diane" at #4).
1977 David Bowie joins Bing Crosby to record the crooner's Merrie Olde Christmas special. Bowie refuses to sing "Little Drummer Boy" with Crosby, so his part is rewritten as "Peace On Earth." Crosby dies a month later before the show airs, and the duet becomes a Christmas classic, growing even more popular when MTV starts playing the clip a few years later.
1974 WROV-AM in Roanoke, Virginia, starts playing the The Doobie Brothers album cut "Black Water" in honor of a local tributary of the same name. The resounding response from listeners prompts a single release two months later, and in March 1975, the song becomes a #1 hit.
1971 The Jackson 5 cartoon series, called The Jackson 5ive, debuts on ABC. Each episode shows various adventures with animated versions of the group, along with Michael's pet mice Ray and Charles, and his snake Rosie. The cartoon runs from 1971-1973.
1967 Frank Sinatra, who is playing at the Sands casino in Las Vegas, gets in a fight when he is denied credit as part of a policy put in by the new owners. He breaks two teeth in the altercation and soon takes his talents (and money) to Caesar's Palace.
1953 Tommy Shaw of Styx is born in Montgomery, Alabama.
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