The number one song in the U.S. …

… and in Britain …

… the day in 1965 this was happening up in the sky:

What, you ask, was the number one song on this day in 1972? Your Lincoln dealer is glad you asked:

Birthdays today include Monty Python’s favorite saxophonist, Boots Randolph:

Curtis Mayfield:

Michael Clarke, drummer for the Byrds:

Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople:

Billy Powell played keyboards for Lynyrd Skynyrd:

Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones:

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