In 1938, Don "Sugarcane" Harris of Don & Dewey was born. Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Carl Radle of Derek And The Dominoes and Richard Perry of The Legends were born in 1942. Ricky Gazda of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes was born in 1952, Jerome Smith of KC and the Sunshine Band in 1953 and Tom Bailey of The Thompson Twins in 1957. Alison Moyet of Yazoo was born in 1961, Dizzy Reed of Guns N' Roses in 1963 and Simon Rowbottom of The Boo Radleys in 1969. Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men was born in 1971 and Gary Stringer of Reef in 1973.
In 1948, the first mass production of the 33-RPM long player was started by Columbia Records.
In 1955, Jimmy Young's version of "Unchained Melody" was number one on the UK's singles chart.
In 1964, The Beatles performed at the Sydney Stadium in Sydney, Australia. After a concert, a birthday party was held for Paul McCartney.
In 1966, Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" was number one, second was The Beatles' "Paperback Writer", third was "Monday Monday" by The Mamas and the Paps, The Mersey's "Sorrow" was number four and Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" was fifth on the UK's Top 5 singles.
In 1974, Peter Hoorelbeke of Rare Earth was arrested for having thrown his drumsticks into the crowd.
In 1975, at Mid South hospital in Memphis, Tenn., Elvis Presley had a face-lift.
In 1976, in Stockholm, Sweden, ABBA performed for Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath the night before their wedding.
In 1977, at Friars in Aylesbury, England, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, supported by The Boomtown Rats, made an appearance. Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" was number one on the US' singles chart. In a parking lot outside of a London pub, Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols were stabbed and beaten when attacked. The Beatles' Live At The Hollywood Bowl was number one on the UK's album chart.
In 1983, the band Yello released the first three-dimensional picture disc.
In 1988, at the Glasgow SEC in Glasgow, Australia, George Michael made a live appearance while on his Faith tour. The Timelords' "Doctorin' The Tardis" was number one on the UK's singles chart. Rick Astley was number one on the US' singles chart for his song "Together Forever".
In 1993, Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert announced they were leaving the A&M Records company.
In 1994, the Beastie Boys was number one on the US' album chart for their III Communication.
In 1997, U2 performed the first of two nights at the Oakland Coliseum in San Francisco, Cal., while supported by Oasis.
In 2000, the selling of pirated music CDs were reported as exceeding more than 500 million a year. Nate Dogg was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend, holding her against her will, assaulting her and setting a car on fire.
In 2002, the ex-husband of Spice Girls' Melanie Brown appeared in court for a charge of assaulting a three year-old boy. U2 lost a bid to stop the demolition of Dublin Ireland's Hanover Quay studio.
In 2003, Simon Fuller was the first British music manager since The Beatles' Brian Epstein to have the top three positions on the US' singles chart.
In 2006, Keane was number one for two weeks on the UK's album chart with Under The Iron Sea.
In 2007, Hank Medress of The Linc-Tokens died of lung cancer.
In 2008, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, Cal., filed a lawsuit against Phil Spector saying he failed to pay more than $100,000 for the lawyers and witnesses used in his murder trial.
And in 2010, handwritten lyrics made by John Lennon for The Beatles' "A Day In The Life" was sold at an auction in New York for $1.2 million.
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