Music Calendar...

   In 1941 "The Band Played On" by Guy Lombardo debuts on the U.S. charts.

   In 1944 Country singer/songwriter Jimmie Davis becomes governor of

           Louisiana.

   In 1962 The Beatles sign a contract with EMI's Parlophone Records.

   In 1964 "P.S. I Love You" by the Beatles and "A World Without Love" by Peter

           & Gordon both enter the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1964 "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1965 Bob Dylan meets the Beatles and Donovan backstage after performing

           at London's Royal Albert Hall.

   In 1970 "Ride Captain Ride" by the Blues Image enters the U.S. top 40

           chart.

   In 1970 "American Woman" b/w "No Sugar Tonight" by Guess Who is #1 on the

           U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1973 Mick Jagger donates $350,000 to help the victims of the Nicaragua

           earthquake.

   In 1974 Bruce Springsteen plays Boston's Harvard Square inspiring critic

           Jon Landau to write, "I have seen rock 'n roll's future, and his

           name is Bruce Springsteen.

   In 1975 John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" is #1 on the Country

           chart.

   In 1978 Fee Waybill of the Tubes breaks his leg in a fall from the stage

           during concert in England.

   In 1980 Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Pretenders, Seal & Crofts and Michael

           Jackson appear on NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special."

   In 1980 Bob Dylan's album "Slow Train Coming" goes platinum.

   In 1983 "Beat It" by Michael Jackson featuring Eddie Van Halen on guitar is

           certified gold.

   In 1985 Portland, OR, newspapers break the news that Bruce Springsteen will

           marry Julianne Phillips. They tie the knot on May 13.

   In 1986 Former Go-Go, Belinda Carlisle plays her first solo concert in

           Cleveland.

   In 1987 Paul Simon hires civil rights activist Julian Bond to boost black

           attendance to his "Graceland" tour concerts.

   In 1987 "Only In My Dreams" by Debbie Gibson enters the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1988 Several Minnesota department stores refuse to stock the newly

           released Prince album "Lovesexy" because its featured a nude photo

           of him on the cover.

   In 1989 Country singer Keith Whitley is found dead in his Nashville home of

           alcohol poisoning.

   In 1990 Sinead O'Conner refuses to appear on "Saturday Night Live" when

           Andrew Dice Clay is named as a replacement host.

   In 1992 Bruce Springsteen performs three songs on "Saturday Night Live,"

           marking his network TV debut.

   In 1992 "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus enters the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1994 In a rare interview (in Time magazine), Barbra Streisand complains

           that she's misunderstood by her critics and by the media.

   In 1994 Billy Ray Cyrus and wife have a second child, a boy, in Nashville.

   In 1995 Elton John and Classical cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich

           share the 1995 Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, Sweden.

   In 1995 The albums "Cracked Rear View" by Hootie & The Blowfish and

           "Crazysexycool" by TLC are both certified triple platinum.

   In 1996 Los Angeles prosecutors refiled spousal battery charges from 1995

           against Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen after he failed to complete a

           substance abuse counseling program.

   In 1998 Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson plays his first-ever solo concert in

           the Chicago suburb of St. Charles, IL.

   In 1998 Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page are musical guests on NBC-TV's "Saturday

           Night Live." The two perform their collaboration "Come To Me," which

           borrowed heavily from Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir."

   In 1998 Linda McCartney is posthumously awarded the Ellis Island, NY, Medal

           of Honor.

   In 2000 The Backstreet Boys win Favorite Pop Group and Christina Aguilera is

           named Favorite New Female Artist at the Blockbuster Entertainment

           Awards in Los Angeles.

   In 2000 Marc Anthony marries Dayanara Torres in Las Vegas.

   In 2000 Hanson's first album in 3 years, "This Time Around," is released.

   In 2000 Sisqo's album "Unleash The Dragon" goes quadruple platinum.

   In 2001 Kenny Rogers receives a Career Achievement Award from the Academy of

           Country Music during its 36th Annual Awards Show.

   In 2001 Songwriter James Myers, who wrote "Rock Around the Clock," dies of

           leukemia at age 81.

   In 2005 Actress Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney are married in a small 

           ceremony on the island St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

   In 2010 Legendary jazz singer and actress Lena Horne dies at age 92.