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1935 Elvis Aron Presley is born to Gladys and Vernon Presley in a two-room cabin on North Saltillo Road in East Tupelo, Mississippi.
1944 "New San Antonio Rose," a vocal version of Bob Willis' 1938 instrumental classic "San Antonio Rose," hits #3 on the country-music chart. It is one of two gold records for Columbia this year, the other being by Frank Sinatra.
1957 Elvis Presley passes the pre-induction exam for the Army.
1960 Four months before his death in a car accident in England, Eddie Cochran makes his final recording, including the song "Three Steps to Heaven."
1962 The Four Seasons reach #1 with "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Sherry".
1972 King Crimson hits #30 in the UK with 'Island'.
1972 Dennis Coffey hits #6 with "Scorpio".
1977 ELO hits #13 with "Livin' Thing".
1977 Alice Cooper hits #12 with "I Never Cry".
1988 Tracy Chapman's self-titled debut achieves multi-platinum status.
1989 My Prerogative (Bobby Brown) was a hit.
1993 "MTV Unplugged" with Eric Clapton is nominated for four Grammy Awards and Mariah Carey's performance on "MTV Unplugged" is nominated for three Grammy Awards by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.
1997 David Bowie turns fifty.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
1810 - Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)
1896 - Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)
1902 - Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography (Silent Song)
1912 - Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (True Face of Peace)
1914 - Charles Borromeo Mills, composer
1922 - Abbey Simon, NYC, pianist
1924 - Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer
1924 - Benjamin Lees, [Lysniansky], Harbin Manchuria, composer
1924 - Antai Ribari, composer
1926 - Evelyn Lear, [Shulman], Brooklyn, NY, soprano
1926 - Jani Christou, composer
1931 - Bill Graham was born in Berlin, Germany.
1935 - Elvis Aaron Presley, Tupelo Miss, singer (Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog)
1937 - Shirley Bassey, Cardiff Wales, singer (Goldfinger, Moonraker)
1937 - Robert Moran, composer
1940 - Cristy Lane, US, country/gospel singer
1940 - Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker (and Imperials)
1941 - Robby Krieger, rocker (Doors)
1942 - John Peterson, rocker
1943 - Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist (Whispers)
1943 - Lee Jackson, rocker (Nice)
1945 - John Peters, rock drummer (Harpers Bizarre)
1945 - Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies)
1946 - Robbie Kreiger, LA Calif, guitarist (Doors-Come on Baby Light My Fire)
1947 - David Robert Jones, a.k.a. David Bowie, is born in Brixton, London.
1948 - Paul King, rocker (Blue Oyster Cult)
1948 - Mel Pritchard, rocker
1951 - Paul Dresher, composer
1955 - Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)
1964 - Peter [Ped] Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or 3/5]
1969 - R Kelly, singer (I Wish I Could Fly)
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