5 MAY
In Music History
1990 Lou Reed, Al Green, Terence Trent D'Arby, Kylie Minogue and Randy Travis are among the performers at a John Lennon tribute concert in his hometown of Liverpool, England.More
1989 Chris Brown is born in Tappahannock, Virginia. His talent is evident early on, so he makes his way to New York City, where he lands a deal with Jive Records at 15. His first single, "Run It!," released when he's 16, goes to #1.
1988 Singer and TV personality Brooke Hogan is born Brooke Ellen Bollea in Tampa, Florida. Dad is professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
1986 Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun announces that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be built in Cleveland, Ohio.
1981 Craig David is born in Southampton, Hampshire, England.
1979 Peaches and Herb's "Reunited" hits #1 in America.
1972 Paul Simon, Chicago and Carole King all perform at a benefit concert for US presidential candidate George McGovern.
1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival release "Bad Moon Rising."
1968 Buffalo Springfield play their last concert, a show in Long Beach, California. They would get back together in 2010 and tour in 2011.
1963 The Beatles' UK debut album Please Please Me goes to #1 in that territory.
1962 The Shirelles go to #1 in America with "Soldier Boy," where they sing about staying true while their fellas go off to battle.
1962 Kevin Mooney (bass player for Adam & The Ants) is born in Greenwich, London, England.
1962 Chris Montez records "Let's Dance."
1959 Ian McCulloch (frontman for Echo & The Bunnymen) is born in Liverpool, England.
1948 Bill Ward (drummer for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.
Chrissie Hynde And Jim Kerr Get Married
1984Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds.
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Featured Events
2014 Beyoncé's sister Solange Knowles attacks Jay-Z in an elevator they are all riding after attending the Met Gala at The Standard hotel in New York. The footage, which is leaked on TMZ, shows Jay taking his whooping before a security guard restrains Solange. Beyoncé later mentions the incident in her song "Flawless" when she sings, "sometime s--t go down when there's a billion dollars on an elevator."More
2009 Tina Turner, 69, closes out her 50th Anniversary Tour with a show in Sheffield Arena that turns out to be her last concert. "I don't want people to come to a show and think that I used to be great," she says.
1999 At the 34th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Garth Brooks is named Artist of the Decade.
1988 Adele is born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins in London. Her albums are named after her age when they're released, starting with 19 in 2008. Her second album, 21, goes stratospheric, with visceral songs about her ex that make a deep connection with fans.
1942 Tammy Wynette is born Virginia Wynette Pugh on a cotton farm in Mississippi. Her signature song comes in 1968 with "Stand By Your Man," which she says she spent 15 minutes writing and a lifetime defending.
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