Steven Bishop is born. (1951)
A re-issue of Bill Haley & the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" debuts, again, on the U.K chart. It's only the second of the song's five chart appearances. Others follow in 1956, 1968 and 1974. (1955)
Billboard reports Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" has become the fastest selling single in U.K. history. It sold 780,000 copies in the first week of release. (1960)
The Drifters' last Top Twenty hit, "Saturday Night at the Movies," is in the Hot 100 and reaches #18. (1964)
The Supremes' "Come See About Me" enters the Hot 100, where it will remain for 14 weeks, eventually becoming their third release in a row to reach Number One. (1964)
Rapper Run of Run D.M.C. is born. (1964)
Santana's "Black Magic Woman" is released. (1970)
Sonny & Cher are prodded by David Letterman into singing "I Got You Babe" on his show. (1987)
The Who's Pete Townshend confesses his bisexuality to Newsweek. Says Pete, "I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won't be classified as just a man". (1990)
A member of John Mellencamp's band, keyboardist John Cascella, is found dead in his car in Indiana. Authorities suspected that Cascella had a heart attack while driving. (1992)
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Chart Toppers On This Day:
1964
The Supremes Baby Love - YouTube
1973
Ringo Starr-Photograph - YouTube
1982
Joe ****er & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong - YouTube