Born this day in 1941 was Roy Crewsdon from Freddie and the Dreamers. Gary Brooker was born in 1945. Mike Porcaro from the band Toto was born in 1955. 1956 saw the births of Larry Blackmon from Cameo and La Toya Jackson, sister of Michael Jackson. In 1958, Marie Fredriksson from Roxette was born. In 1959, Mel Gaynor from Simple Minds was born. 1961 saw David Palmer from ABC. Babybird's John Pedder was born in 1962. Blaze Bayley from the bands, Blaze, Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden was born this day in 1963. Noel Gallagher from Oasis was born in 1967. Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B or Scary Spice, from The Spice Girls was born in 1975. And in 1978, Daniel Pearce from One True Voice was born.
In 1942, Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas" with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers in 18 minutes.
In 1961, Ricky Nelson started his two weeks as number one on the US' singles chart with his song "Travellin' Man".
In 1962, Chubby Checker won the Grammy Award's Best Rock and Roll Recording for his song "Let's Twist Again". Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack" gave him the award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording.
In 1965, Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home was number one on the UK's album chart, giving him his second number one album in the UK. The Beach Boys started their two weeks as number one on the US' singles chart with "Help Me Rhonda", giving them their second number one hit in the US. It placed 27th on the UK chart.
In 1967, at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincoln, England, bands The Move, Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, Zoot Money, Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band made an appearance.
In 1971, The Rolling Stones started its two weeks as number one on the US' singles chart with their song "Brown Sugar". This was their sixth number one in the US and the UK's number two hit. After drinking spiked apple juice at a concert at San Francisco's Winterland, 36 fans of Grateful Dead were treated for hallucinations.
In 1976, Diana Ross started her two weeks as number one on the US' singles chart with her song "Love Hangover". This was her fourth number one in the US and it was number 10 in the UK.
In 1977, the band Warsaw had their first live debut by supporting The Buzzcocks at the Electric Circus in Manchester, England. Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Kenny Loggins were at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
In 1983, the school boy band, New Edition, was number one on the UK's singles chart with their song "Candy Girl".
In 1987, Michael Jackson offered $50,000 so that he could buy the Elephant Man's remains.
In 1991, Nirvana played a last-minute performance at the Jabberjaw in Los Angeles, Cal., after recording their album Nevermind.
In 1992, the Sacred Heart School in Clifton, NJ decided not to sing Queen's "We Are the Champions" at the graduation ceremony because they were concerned some of the pupils would identify with Freddie Mercury. 44 nude photos of Madonna were recovered by the FBI after having been stolen from photographer Steven Meisel.
In 1997, Sharitha Knight, Snoop Doggy Dogg's personal manager, filed a suit that said shw was owed $1 million that was withheld. Jeff Buckley disappeared while swimming in the Mississippi River. A passenger on a tourist riverboat spotted his body on the 4th of June that same year. At the 42nd Ivor Novello awards, The Manic Street Preachers won the best song award with their "A Design for Life". The Spice Girls, Elvis Costello and George Michael were some of the other winners.
In 1999, skeletal remains were found at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, Cal. Forensic evidence shows that they were Philip Kramer from Iron Butterfly who disappeared on 12 February, 1995.
In 2001, The Eagles was at the SC Olymisky in Moscow, Russia. This was their first trip to the country.
In 2002, John Lennon's 16ft by 6ft mosaic that he designed was put on display at The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool, England. Natalie Imbruglia was L'Oreal's new face when she signed a $170,000 deal with them.
In 2005, the band Gorillaz had their first number one album in the UK with Demon Day. System of a Down was number one on the US' album chart with their Mesmerize which was also number two in the UK.
In 2007, the piano John Lennon used the night he died was up for sale on The Moments in Time memorabilia website for $375,000.
In 2009, Phil Spector, a producer, was jailed for 19 years for the murder of an actress in 2003.
And in 2010, Sabrosa Park in the town of Sabrosa, north of Portugal, was renamed BB King Park to honor him and the concert he played for free in front of 20,000 people.
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