The number one R&B single today in 1961 was Motown Records’ first million-selling single:

The number one single today in 1972:

Birthdays begin with that well known recording star Lorne Greene:

Ray Manzarek, keyboard player for the Doors:

Madison native Joe Schermie played bass for Three Dog Night:

Stanley Knight of Black Oak Arkansas:

Steve Hackett played guitar with Genesis in its Peter Gabriel era (that is, before the band actually started selling records) and GTR:

Jim Creegan, bass player for the Barenaked Ladies:

One death of note today in 2000: Screaming Jay Hawkins:

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