Music Calendar...

In 1957 "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 3 weeks.
In 1967 Jimi Hendrix first appears on the U.S. top 40 chart with "Purple Haze."
In 1967 The Beatles travel to Wales to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
In 1967 "Never My Love" by the Association enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1967 "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1968 Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A." is certified gold.
In 1968 Apple Corps releases its first five singles including "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution" by the Beatles and "Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin.
In 1969 "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones is certified gold.
In 1970 Jimi Hendrix plays his last public concert at England's Isle of Wight Pop Festival.
In 1971 "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by the Bee Gees is certified gold.
In 1972 "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1976 Aerosmith appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
In 1977 "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis enters the U.S. top chart.
In 1978 "Grease" by Frankie Valli hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks.
In 1980 Cheap Trick bassist Tom Peterson quits the group and is replaced by by Pete Comita. Peterson returns in 1988.
In 1983 "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," a film starring David Bowie, opens in the U.S.
In 1987 Sonny Bono announces he is running for mayor of Palm Springs. He wins the election.
In 1989 Ringo Starr wins a court order preventing producer Chips Moman from releasing an album Starr had recorded while suffering from alcohol addiction.
In 1989 "Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette and "Rock Wit' Cha" by Bobby Brown both enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1990 Randy Newman wins an Emmy for writing music for TV's "Cop Rock."
In 1991 "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams is certified gold, platinum and double platinum.
In 1993 Blind Melon's album "Blind Melon" goes platinum, as does U2's album "Achtung Baby" for the fifth time.
In 1995 Sheryl Crow receives the key to the city in her hometown of Kennett, Missouri.
In 1995 Ronnie White, 57, of the Miracles dies of leukemia. White co-wrote the Temptations' hit "My Girl" with Smokey Robinson.
In 1995 "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1997 U2 performs in concert in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In 1997 Boyzone begins a tour of Southeast Asia in Gangalore, India.
In 1997 The albums "My Own Prison" by Creed and "Songbook - A Collection" by Trisha Yearwood are both released.
In 1997 "Semi-charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind and "How Do I Live" by Leann Rimes are both certified gold.
In 1998 Monica's single "The First Night" goes gold, while Elton John's album "Madman Across The Water" goes double platinum. "Madman" contained the single "Tiny Dancer" and was released in 1971.
In 1999 Billy Joel's "The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997" goes gold.
In 2000 Pam Tillis joins the Grand Ole Opry.
In 2000 Gov't Mule bassist and former Allman Brothers member Douglas Allen Woody is found dead in a New York motel. He was 44.
In 2004 Laura Branigan ("Gloria") dies of a brain aneurysm at age 47.

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