**Almanac: May 23, 2014; >Births: 1910 - Artie Shaw (d. 2004) 1918 - Bumps Blackwell (d. 1985) 1925 - Mac Wiseman (89) 1928 - Rosemary Clooney (d. 2002) 1934 - Robert Moog (d. 2005) 1941 - General Norman Johnson (Chairman of the Board) (d. 2010) 1945 - Misty Morgan (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan) (69) 1946 - Danny Klein (J. Geils Band) (68) 1946 - Ruth Underwood (born Ruth Komanoff) (Mothers of Invention) (68) 1947 - Bill Hunt (Electric Light Orchestra) (67) 1951 - Judy Rodman (63) 1952 - James Mankey (Concrete Blonde) (62) 1953 - Rick Fenn (10cc) (61) 1955 - Luka Bloom (59) 1957 - Jimmy McShane (Baltimora) (d. 1995) 1958 - Shelly West (56) 1967 - Junior Waite (Musical Youth) (47) 1967 - Phil Selway (Radiohead) (47) 1973 - Maxwell (born Gerald Rivera) (41) 1974 - Jewel (born Jewel Kilcher) (40) 1975 - K.T. Tunstall (39) 1978 - Scott Raynor (blink-182) (36) 1981 - Gwenno Saunders (Pipettes) (33) 1983 - Heidi Range (Sugarbabes) (31) >Deaths: 1975 - Moms Mabley - Heart failure (81) 2005 - Clifford Antone (ran Austin club Antones) (56) >On This Date: 1960 - Merle Kilgore made his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. 1964 - Ella Fitzgerald had the first hit with a Beatles cover when Cant Buy Me Love reached #34 in the U.K. 1970 - The Grateful Dead played outside the U.S. for the first time in Lyme, England. 1971 - Iron Butterfly broke up. 1973 - The Jefferson Airplane were barred from playing Golden Gate Park in San Francisco after the city council banned electric instruments in public concerts. 1974 - George Harrison announced the start of Dark Horse records. 1978 - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band started the Darkness Tour in Buffalo, NY. 1979 - Tom Petty filed for bankruptcy over a $575,000 dispute with his record company. 1982 - In the U.K., the musicians union tried to ban synthesizers and drum machines. 1987 - Beastie Boys and Run-DMC opened a U.K. tour in London. 1992 - It was announced that Freddie Mercury left the majority of his estate to long-time friend Mary Austin. 2000 - A statement was released saying Noel Gallagher had left Oasis European tour. 2000 - Billy Corgan announced that Smashing Pumpkins would break up at the end of the year. 2002 - Madonna opened on Londons West End in Up For Grabs. 2002 - Buddy Guy was the big winner at the W.C. Handy Awards. 2002 - U2s Walk On won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song while Mick Hucknall won for Best Song Collection and Kate Bush was given Outstanding Contribution to British Music. 2006 - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were given the Polar Music Prize in Sweden. 2010 - Ferlin Husky, Billy Sherrill, Don Williams and Jimmy Dean were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. >Weddings: 2004 - Michelle Branch and Teddy Landau >Recorded: 1940 - Ill Never Smile Again - Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers 1960 - Cathys Clown - Everly Brothers 1967 - See Emily Play - Pink Floyd (groups second single) >Released: 1966 - Paperback Writer/Rain - Beatles (single) 1969 - Tommy - Who 1979 - Dynasty - KISS 2000 - The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem 2010 - Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones (re-release) >Number Ones - U.S. Singles: 1960 - Cathys Clown - Everly Brothers (5 weeks) 1998 - My All - Mariah Carey (1 week) >Number Ones - U.S. Albums: 1970 - McCartney - Paul McCartney (3 weeks) 1992 - Totally Krossed Out - Kris Kross (1 week) 1998 - The Limited Series - Garth Brooks (2 weeks) 2009 - Epiphany - Chrisette Michele (1 week) >Number Ones - U.K. Singles: 1999 - Sweet Like Chocolate - Shanks & Bigfoot (2 weeks) 2010 - Nothin But You - B.o.B. Featuring Bruno Mars (1 week) >Number Ones - U.K. Albums: 1970 - Let It Be - Beatles (3 weeks) 1981 - Stars on 45 - Starsound (5 weeks) 1987 - Its Better to Travel - Sing Out Sister (2 weeks) 1992 - Fear the Dark - Iron Maiden (1 week) 1999 - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (2 weeks (3 previous weeks at number 1)) 2010 - Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones (1 week)
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