- The late Sonny Bono (“Laugh At Me”) is born in 1935
- The late Herb and Hal Kalin- the Kalin Twins (“When”)- are born in 1939
- The late Bill Doggett (“Honky Tonk”) is born in 1916
- The late songwriter Otis Blackwell (“Don’t Be Cruel”, “Handy Man”, “Great Balls Of Fire” and many others) is born in 1931
- Doris Troy (“Just One Look”) dies of emphysema in 2004
- Tony Sheridan (sang with the Beatles on their early German records like “My Bonnie”) dies, 2013
- Charlie Ryan (“Hot Rod Lincoln”) dies of heart disease, 2008
- Billy Ward (“Star Dust” with his Dominoes) dies from complications of Alzheimer’s disease in 2002
- Paul Anka marries his first wife, Anne in the chapel of Orly Airport in Paris (it lasts 37 years), 1963
- Rod Stewart becomes a dad for the eighth time when wife Penny gives birth to son Aiden, 2011
- Ike Turner is convicted on cocaine charges and sentenced to four years in prison (he serves 18 months), 1990
- “Aretha Franklin Day” is celebrated in Detroit, 1968
- Billy Vera receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1988
- Rick Nelson starts his first-ever British tour, 1972
- Cher’s solo weekly TV show (cleverly named “Cher”) premieres on CBS with guest-star Elton John, 1975
- The Beatles make their second appearance on CBS-TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show”, 1964
- Aretha Franklin records “Spanish Harlem”, 1971
