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1969 Bob Dylan records "Take A Message To Mary" and "Blue Moon."
1969 Canadian customs officials arrest Jimi Hendrix after finding heroin in his bag (he is acquitted in court).
1968 The Beach Boys begin a United States tour with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who gives a lecture as the opening act. The tour is a flop, and some of the dates are canceled.
1967 The Hollies record "Carrie Anne."
1967 The Walker Brothers announce their split. Scott Walker goes on to become a highly influential solo artist in the late '60s.
1967 Beach Boy Carl Wilson goes to court on draft evasion charges.
1964 Gerry and the Pacemakers make their US TV debut, performing "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1964 Sterling Campbell is born in New York City. An accomplished drummer, he has stints in several bands including Duran Duran, Soul Asylum and The B-52s.
1960 Cathy Jean Giordano records "Please Love Me Forever."
1959 David Ball is born in Blackpool, England. Best known as half of the duo Soft Cell, he helps shape the sound of British electronic music, sticking with analog synthesizers as digital machines become the norm.
1953 Bruce Hall (bassist for REO Speedwagon) is born in Champaign, Illinois.
1952 Kitty Wells records "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels."
1951 '70s soft rocker Christopher Cross is born Christopher Charles Geppert in San Antonio, Texas.
1950 Mary Hopkin is born in Pontardawe, Wales. She signs with The Beatles' Apple Records in 1968 after a winning performance on the UK TV competition show Opportunity Knocks, and releases her first single, "Those Were The Days," later that year.
1948 John Richardson (drummer for the Rubettes) is born in South Ockendon, Essex, England.
"Addicted To Love" Video Makes Indelible Mark On MTV
1986Propelled by a memorable video where lookalike models vamp the song, Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" hits #1 on the Hot 100.
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2010 "I Gotta Feelin'" by The Black Eyed Peas reaches 5,561,000 downloads, making it the best-selling digital song of all time, surpassing Flo-Rida's "Low." It eventually sells 8 million digital copies and retains the record as streaming replaces downloads.
1986 The Silver Dollar City Tennessee amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is reopened as Dollywood after Dolly Parton takes an ownership stake. The park grows considerably and becomes very successful with Parton involved.
1976 Paul McCartney opens his first tour with Wings as the massively successful Wings Over America tour begins in Fort Worth, Texas.
1958 The popular disc jockey Alan Freed hosts a rock concert at the Boston Arena (a hockey rink) that does not go well. The city doesn't host another rock concert until 1964.More
1933 James Brown is born in Barnwell, South Carolina, raised in Augusta, Georgia. His '60s and '70s hits like "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and "Funky Drummer" break new ground with a percussive soul sound that lays the foundation for hip-hop when they're heavily sampled in the '80s and '90s. He's also an electrifying performer whose dazzling stage moves are emulated by the likes of Michael Jackson and Prince.
1903 Bing Crosby is born Harry Lillis Crosby Jr. in Tacoma, Washington.
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