The number one album today in 1976 was Earth Wind & Fire’s “Gratitude” …

The number one British album today in 1999 was Fatboy Slim’s “You’ve Come a Long Way Baby,” and if you like it you have to praise it like you shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oould:

The long list of birthdays begins with Eartha Kitt:

One-hit-wonder Chris Montez:

William Hart of the Delfonics:

Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones:

Cheryl Bentyne of Manhattan Transfer …

… was born one year before Steve Earle:

Paul Young:

Jez Strode played bass for Kajagoogoo:

Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles:

John Crawford played bass for Berlin:

Dave Collard played keyboards for the Jo Boxers:

Who is Robert James Ritchie? You know him as Kid Rock:

One death of note, today in 1970: One-hit-wonder Billy Stewart, who did not die in the …

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