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Born on this day:
1943, Tony Hicks, guitar, The Hollies
1946, Benny Anderson, keyboards, vocals, ABBA
1949, Billy Gibbons, guitar, vocals, ZZ Top
1971, Michael McCary, vocals, Boyz II Men
1971, Paul van Dyk, DJ
1978, Kaine, rapper, Ying Yang Twins
1966, The first Jimi Hendrix Experience single “Hey Joe,” was released in the U.K. on Polydor Records. The track had been rejected by the Decca label. It went on to be a #6 hit in the U.K., but failed to chart in America.
1974, Guitarist Mick Taylor announced he was leaving The Rolling Stones, saying he felt that now was the time to move on and do something new.
1988, American soul and disco singer Sylvester James died of complications from AIDS in San Francisco at age 41. He scored the 1978 U.S. #36 and U.K. #8 single “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).” He sang backup vocals for Aretha Franklin on her 1985 “Who’s Zoomin Who?” album.
1991, Chubby Checker filed a lawsuit against McDonalds in Canada seeking $14,000 million for its alleged use of an imitation of his voice. The song “The Twist” had been used on a commercial.
1993, MTV aired Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged episode for the first time.
1997, American singer-songwriter Nicolette Larson died at age 45 of complications arising from cerebral edema. She worked with Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, The Beach Boys and The Doobie Brothers.
2001, Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country, was found dead in Hawaii a month after disappearing from his home in the U.S. The 43-year-old Scottish musician had fought a long battle against alcoholism. His body was found in a hotel room. For more on this story, see This Day in Music Spotlight.
2004, A Detroit studio where Eminem recorded “My Name Is” went up for auction on the website eBay. Studio 8, in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale, was to be listed in eBay’s commercial property section for 30 days, with a minimum bid of $215,000.
2004, Gold and silver Black Sabbath discs were stolen from the Kent home of Ozzy Osbourne’s former manager Patrick Meehan. Police recovered the discs a week later after they were offered for sale on the internet auction site eBay.
2007, American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg died at his home in Maine at the age of 56. The U.S. singer-songwriter discovered he had advanced prostate cancer in 2004. He had the 1981 album The Innocent Age, which featured the hits “Leader of the Band,” “Hard to Say” and “Run for the Roses.”
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