Births 1909: Gene Krupa 1929: Earl Hooker 1941: Captain Beefheart 1949: Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1951: Charo 1952: Melvyn Gale (The Electric Light Orchestra) Deaths 1992: Dee Murray (The Elton John Band) 1994: Harry Nilsson Events 1955: A young singer named Elvis Presley performs at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA, performing Hearts Of Stone, Thats All Right, Mama and Tweedle Dee. In the audience is Colonel Tom Parker, who was witnessing Elvis for the first time. 1955: Billboard magazine reports that music with an R&B beat is not longer regarded as a passing phase by major recording firms, citing the recent success of white pop covers of R&B hits. 1961: The Supremes sign with Motown Records. 1964: In Chicago, Capitol records obtains an injuction which prohibits Vee-Jay Records from manufacturing or distributing any further Beatles records. Vee-Jay files suit against Capitol and Swan, which owned the rights to She Loves You. 1967: The film The Fastest Guitar Alive, starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, premieres in New York City. 1967: Ed Sullivan refuses to let the Rolling Stones sing their big hit Let’s Spend the Night Together on his CBS show of the same name unless they change the title and lyrics to Lets Spend Some Time Together. The band does as its told, but lead singer Mick Jagger mocks the censorship by making faces at the camera while he sings the cleaned-up line. 1973: The Rolling Stones announce an upcoming benefit concert for the people of Managua, Nicaragua, devastated by an earthquake the previous month. (Nicaragua was the birthplace of lead singer Mick Jaggers wife, Bianca.) 1974: The Fifties-nostalgia sitcom Happy Days premieres on ABC. 1982: Harry Casey (the KC in KC and the Sunshine Band) is partially paralyzed in a Miami car crash. His recovery takes the better part of a year. 1992: The Seventh Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T. and the MGs, Johnny Cash, The Isley Brothers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sam and Dave, and The Yardbirds. 1998: James Brown is admitted to a South Carolina hospital for addiction to painkillers. 2003: In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lou Rawls is arrested on one count of battery against his girlfriend. Releases 1971: George Harrison, My Sweet Lord 1977: David Bowie, Low Recording 1942: The Glen Gray Orchestra, It’s the Talk of the Town 1958: Elvis Presley: Hard Headed Woman, Trouble, New Orleans, King Creole, Crawfish 1967: The Buckinghams, Dont You Care 1968: Elvis Presley, Too Much Monkey Business 1969: Elvis Presley: A Little Bit of Green, Gentle on My Mind 1971: Chase, Get It On Certifications 1964: The King and I soundtrack album is certified gold 1966: The Rolling Stones Decembers Children album is certified gold 1968: John Fred and the Playboy Bands Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) is certified gold 1974: Brownsville Stations Smokin in the Boys Room is certified gold Charts 1966: The Supremes My World is Empty Without You enters the pop charts 1972: Don McLeans American Pie hits #1 1977: Leo Sayers You Make Me Feel Like Dancing hits #1 1977: The Eagles Hotel California album hits #1
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