Births 1922: Rose Lee Maphis 1941: Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues) 1942: Rick Danko (The Band) 1942: Jerry Summers (The Dovells) 1943: Barbara Ann Alston (The Crystals) 1946: Marianne Faithfull 1947: Cozy Powell (Emerson Lake and Palmer, Whitesnake) 1948: Charlie Spinosa (John Fred and His Playboy Band) 1950: Robert Parissi (Wild Cherry) 1951: Yvonne Elliman Deaths 1967: Paul Whiteman 1980: Tim Hardin Events 1945: Sheb Wooley records the first commercial records ever produced in Nashville, for the Bullet label owned by radio station WSM (home of the Grand Ole Opry). The records were given almost no promotion, however, and soon stiffed. 1956: While driving North on Avenue K in Lubbock, TX, Buddy Holly notices a woman screaming Stop that thief! and chases down a fleeing shoplifter, making the local paper for his good deed. 1957: Steve Lawrence marries his first and only wife, fellow performer Eydie Gorme, at the El Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas. 1963: Folk icons the Weavers perform their farewell concert at Chicagos Orchestra Hall. 1963: At 12:50 pm, New Yorks WMCA becomes the first radio station in the US to play the Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand, officially kicking off the American Beatlemania craze. Across town, WABC plays the song an hour later. 1964: Liverpool, Englands Youth Employment Service reports that recent graduates are having trouble getting jobs with their Beatle-style haircuts and suits. 1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience make their television debut on BBCs Top Of The Pops, performing their first single, Hey Joe. 1967: Dave Mason, singer and guitarist for Traffic, leaves the group for a solo career, though hell return twice before finally quitting for good. 1969: A major milestone for Motown Records today as five of the Top 7 singles on Billboards chart are products of the label and its affiliates. 1975: Jefferson Airplanes Paul Kantner and Grace Slick are divorced. 1982: Jamaica issues its first Bob Marley commemorative stamp. 2004: Kevin Spaceys highly stylized biopic of Bobby Darin, Beyond The Sea, opens in US theaters. Releases none Recording 1943: Bing Crosby, San Fernando Valley 1955: Barbra Streisand, Youll Never Know 1966: The Beatles, Penny Lane Charts 1951: Johnnie Rays Cry hits #1 1973: Jim Croces Time In A Bottle hits #1 Certifications none
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