Music Calendar...
In 1959 "Heartaches By The Number" by Guy Mitchell hits #1 on the U.S. top
40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks.
In 1963 Dinah Washington, 39, dies of an overdose of sleeping pills.
In 1963 "Louie, Louie" by The Kingsmen peaks at #2 on the U.S. top 40 chart
and stayed there for six weeks.
In 1964 Michael Brown of The Left Banke meets Rene Fladen, who inspires him
to write "Walk Away Rene" and "Pretty Ballerina."
In 1965 Frank Sinatra is featured on the cover of Look magazine.
In 1966 Chad & Jermey do a 2-part episode of ABC-TV's "Batman."
In 1967 The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" is featured on the cover of
Rolling Stone magazine.
In 1968 "Crimson & Clover" by Tommy James & the Shondells enters the U.S.
top 40 chart.
In 1968 "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye hits #1 on the
U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 7 weeks.
In 1968 Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is certified gold.
In 1969 The Jackson Five make their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan
Show" performing "I Want You Back."
In 1970 John Lennon's "Instant Karma" and George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord"
are both certified gold.
In 1971 John Lennon & Yoko Ono play at a farewell party for UN secretary
U. Thant.
In 1972 "Born to Boogie," a film starring Marc Bolan, directed by Ringo
Starr with special guest Elton John, premieres in London.
In 1972 Alexanders department store in New York opens its doors after-hours
so Alice Cooper can do his holiday shopping.
In 1972 "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts is certified gold.
In 1973 Loggins & Messina host NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special."
In 1974 Ginger Baker forms the Baker-Gurvitz Army with brothers Paul and
Adrian Gurvitz.
In 1974 David Crosby & Graham Nash perform together in San Francisco at a
benefit concert for the United Farm Workers and Project Jonah.
In 1974 "Lady" by Styx, "Some Kind Of Wonderful" by Grand Funk and "Fire" by
the Ohio Players all enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1978 Cheech & Chong appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
In 1979 The Village People host NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special."
In 1980 Yoko Ono asks for 10 minutes of nationwide silence following the
murder of John Lennon 6 days earlier.
In 1982 The albums "A Merry Mancini Christmas" by Henry Mancini and "H2O" by
Hall & Oates are both certified gold, while "Chicago 16" by Chicago
goes platinum.
In 1983 "Making Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'" video is released.
In 1986 Elton John records a live album with the 88-piece Melbourne
Orchestra on the last night of his Australian tour.
In 1990 Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" album is certified platinum for
the fifth time.
In 1991 Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" CD debuts at #1 on Billboard's albums
chart and stayed there for 4 weeks.
In 1993 "Eagles-Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" by the Eagles is certified
multi-platinum (14).
In 1994 Bob Seger's "Greatest Hits" album goes gold and platinum.
In 1995 White House classified documents are released revealing the FBI
spied on John Lennon and his anti-war activities during the early
1970's in a possible attempt to have the former Beatle deported.
In 1995 Little Richard, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among those who
perform on ABC-TV's "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way."
In 1996 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) present Paul and
Linda McCartney with the group's first Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 1996 "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1998 R. Kelly's album "R." is certified gold and platinum.
In 1999 Paul McCartney, along with Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Deep
Purple's Ian Paice, perform at the Cavern Club for the first time
since his days with the Beatles.
In 1999 Christina Aguilera's video "Genie Gets Her Wish" and Ricky Martin's
video "One Night Only" are both released.
In 1999 "My Love Is Your Love" by Whitney Houston is certified platinum.
In 2000 The Jingle Ball 2000 concert at New York's Madison Square Garden is
hosted by Mandy Moore and Jessica Simpson.
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