The number one single today in 1966:

The number one single today in 1983:

Today in 2006, the Rolling Stones played during the halftime of the Super Bowl:

Birthdays begin with Motown songwriter Barrett Strong:

Corey Wells of Three Dog Night:

Two members of Blood Sweat and Tears: Trumpet player Chuck Strong …

… was born one year before Al Kooper:

David Denny played guitar for the Steve Miller Band:

J.R. Cobb of the Atlanta Rhythm Section:

Duff McKagan played bass for Guns N Roses:

Chris Barron sang for the Spin Doctors:

Two deaths of note today: Rudy Pompilli, saxophone player of Bill Haley and the Comets, in 1976 …

… and Doris Coley of the Shirelles in 2000:

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