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In Music History
1970 John Lennon's explicit "Bag One" lithographs are returned to the London Arts Gallery exhibition after a High Court judge rules them "unlikely to deprave or corrupt."
1969 Joe Cocker makes his TV debut, singing "Feelin' Alright" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1968 Simon and Garfunkel release "Mrs. Robinson."
1964 John Lennon's first book of prose and poetry, In His Own Write, is published in the US.
1963 With The Beatles yet to enter the picture, some unusual acts rule the pop chart. Little Peggy March is at #1 with "I Will Follow Him."
1959 Lloyd Price releases "Personality."
1959 Sheena Easton is born in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest of six children.
1958 Kate Pierson is born in Weehawken, New Jersey. In the early '70s she moves to Athens, Georgia, where she forms The B-52s. Her voice is one of the most recognizable in rock, heard on the group's hits like "Love Shack" and "Rock Lobster," and also on R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People."
1957 Elvis Presley makes his second and last appearance outside of the US, wearing his classic gold lame suit for the last time as he plays Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.
1956 Capitol Records signs Gene Vincent, intending to market him as the next Elvis.
1956 Bryan Harvey (frontman for House Of Freaks, Energy Crisis) is born in Richmond, Virginia.
1951 Ace Frehley of Kiss is born Paul Frehley in the Bronx, New York. The lead guitarist in the group from 1973-1982 and again from 1996-2002, his persona is the Spaceman.
1949 Soul singer Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) is born in Lane, South Carolina.
1948 Clive Taylor (bass guitarist for Amen Corner) is born in Cardiff, Wales.
1947 Badfinger frontman Pete Ham is born in Swansea, Wales.
British Acts Vanish From American Chart
2002For the first time since 1963, there are no British acts in the US Hot 100, as Americans reject acts like Blur, Oasis and Robbie Williams.
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2003 Iggy Pop reunites with The Stooges for the first time in 30 years to close out the Coachella festival. In 2010, the Stooges enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1988 Lizzo is born Melissa Jefferson in Detroit, Michigan. She moves to Minneapolis in 2011 and appears on the 2014 Prince song "BoyTrouble" before releasing her breakthrough single, "Truth Hurts," in 2017.
1987 U2 make the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Rock's Hottest Ticket."
1981 The Beatle and the Bond Girl: Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach after meeting her on the set of the movie Caveman. They defy Hollywood odds and stay together.
1976 After a trip to Moscow, David Bowie is detained in vain on a train at the Poland-Russian border by customs officers who don't appreciate his collection of Nazi books and mementos. Bowie claims he is researching a film on Joseph Goebbels, and is released after a few hours.
1932 Casey Kasem, a DJ famous for hosting American Top 40 and for being the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo, is born Kemal Amen Kasem in Detroit, Michigan.
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