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2005 – Alabama, Glen Campbell and DeFord Bailey ar… — 2005 – Alabama, Glen Campbell and DeFord Bailey are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the Country Music Association Awards in New York. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

2005 – LeAnn Womack takes home three CMA awards – including Single — 2005 – LeAnn Womack takes home three CMA awards – including Single of the Year for “I May Hate Myself in the Morning” and Album of the Year for There’s [...]

2004 – Usher wins Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album — 2004 – Usher wins Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album for Confessions in the Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B categories at the American Music Awards. Rapper Kanye West walks out in protest [...]

2003 – Alejandro Fernandez, Bacilos and Mana are t… — 2003 – Alejandro Fernandez, Bacilos and Mana are the big winners at Mexico’s second Premios Oye! in Mexico City, taking home two awards each. Fernandez is named best ranchero act, [...]

2000 – The man who nearly a year earlier broke int… — 2000 – The man who nearly a year earlier broke into the home of and stabbed former Beatle George Harrison is found not guilty by reason of insanity in the [...]

2000 – Due to the throat troubles of their frontme… — 2000 – Due to the throat troubles of their frontmen, Chino Moreno and Fred Durst, Deftones and Limp Bizkit, respectively, cancel separate shows north of the U.S. border. Deftones were [...]

1999 – People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue r… — 1999 – People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue rates Tim McGraw as the sexiest man in country music. McGraw says as long as his wife, Faith Hill thinks he’s sexy, [...]

1999 – Elton John threatens to cancel a show in Winnipeg — 1999 – Elton John threatens to cancel a show in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after customs officers search his plane and keep his entourage waiting at the airport for two hours. Be Sociable, [...]

1997 – Saul Chaplin, a composer and arranger who s… — 1997 – Saul Chaplin, a composer and arranger who shared in three Oscars for scoring the musicals “An American in Paris,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” and “West Side Story,” [...]

1992 – Ozzy Osbourne swears that tonight’s show in Costa Mesa, Calif. — 1992 – Ozzy Osbourne swears that tonight’s show in Costa Mesa, Calif., will be his last concert ever. He’s joined onstage by Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill [...]

1990 – German producer Frank Farian confirms for t… — 1990 – German producer Frank Farian confirms for the first time that Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan – who make up the duo Milli Vanilli – never sang on their [...]

1978 – Echo & the Bunnymen give their performance … — 1978 – Echo & the Bunnymen give their performance debut at Eric’s Club in Liverpool, England. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1974 – The Faces release “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything,” — 1974 – The Faces release “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything,” which becomes their last single when Rod Stewart announces he’s leaving the band in 1976. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1971 – The much-derided Grand Funk Railroad – who were — 1971 – The much-derided Grand Funk Railroad – who were neither grand, funky, nor in fact a railroad – release E Pluribus Funk. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1969 – Janis Joplin is arrested for allegedly using obscene language — 1969 – Janis Joplin is arrested for allegedly using obscene language at a concert in Tampa, Fla. When a policeman tried to control the crowd with a bullhorn, she allegedly [...]

1969 – Hamburg’s Star Club, one of the Beatles’ haunts when they were — 1969 – Hamburg’s Star Club, one of the Beatles’ haunts when they were cutting their professional chops in Germany, announces it will close at the end of the month. Be Sociable, [...]

1968 – Janis Joplin performs with Big Brother & the Holding Company — 1968 – Janis Joplin performs with Big Brother & the Holding Company for the last time on the East Coast at New York’s Hunter College. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1965 – The Beatles complete their sessions for Rubber Soul. — 1965 – The Beatles complete their sessions for Rubber Soul. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1965 – The Rolling Stones perform on NBC’s Hullabaloo for — 1965 – The Rolling Stones perform on NBC’s Hullabaloo for the first time, singing “Get Off of My Cloud.” Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1964 – In the middle of a tour of America, the Rolling Stones’ Brian — 1964 – In the middle of a tour of America, the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones is hospitalized with a fever and misses the band’s last four concerts. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1962 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Big Girls Do… — 1962 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” The 4 Seasons. The single reaches No. 1 one month after the group’s song “Sherry” drops from the [...]

1962 – The Beatles return from Hamburg with manager Brian — 1962 – The Beatles return from Hamburg with manager Brian Epstein, who is currently negotiating with promoter Larry Parnes to send the band on a nationwide tour. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1959 – Johnny & the Moondogs – made up of future Beatles John — 1959 – Johnny & the Moondogs – made up of future Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison – take part in the finals of a talent competition in [...]

1956 – Love Me Tender with Elvis Presley premieres at New — 1956 – Love Me Tender with Elvis Presley premieres at New York’s Paramount Theatre. In case you have trouble finding the theater, a 50-foot cardboard effigy of the King is [...]

1950 – Pub rock performer Graham Parker is born in East — 1950 – Pub rock performer Graham Parker is born in East London. His sole American hit was 1985′s “Wake Up (Next to You).” Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1948 – Richard Strange, the guitarist/vocalist who led Doctors — 1948  – Richard Strange, the guitarist/vocalist who led Doctors of Madness, is born in Red Cliff, Colo. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad of Abba is born in Narvik, Norway. — 1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad of Abba is born in Narvik, Norway. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1937 – Little Willie John, the expressive R&B vocalist who recorded a much- — 1937 – Little Willie John, the expressive R&B vocalist who recorded a much-imitated version of “Fever,” is born in Cullendale, Ark. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1932 – Vocalist Petula Clark, who hit No. 1 with the classy “Downtown,” is — 1932 – Vocalist Petula Clark, who hit No. 1 with the classy “Downtown,” is born in Epsom, England. She also enjoyed 14 other top 40 hits. “ Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1932 – Clyde McPhatter is born in Durham, N.C. He … — 1932 – Clyde McPhatter is born in Durham, N.C. He joins the Dominoes in 1950 and leaves in June 1953 to form the Drifters. His biggest solo pop hit is [...]