2000 Neal Matthews Jr., a member of the gospel-influenced harmony group the Jordanaires, dies of an apparent heart attack at his home near Nashville. He is 70.
1999 Universal Denmark’s single to benefit Kosovar refugees, “Selv En Drabe” (Even A Drop), breaks the territory’s first-day sales record, moving 66,000 units, according to the label.
1999 Elvis Crespo is the big winner at Billboard’s Latin Music Awards. The merengue star picks up four trophies, tying him with Selena for the most wins at one show. Crespo takes three awards in the tropical/salsa category – album of the year, male; album of the year, new artist; and hot Latin track of the year – as well as the prize for Latin dance maxi-single.
1999 Brooks & Dunn debut their newest video, “South of Santa Fe,” while internet site country.com simultaneously streams the video using Microsoft Windows Media technology. It is the first time that a country video debuts simultaneously on TV and the Internet.
1995 MTV Asia re-launches its Mandarin-language channel.
1975 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” B.J. Thomas. The song has the longest title of any No. 1 single.
1969 Janis Joplin and the Kozmic Blues Band play London’s Royal Albert Hall.
1961 The Beatles debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England.
1959 Robert Smith of the Cure is born in Sussex, England.
1947 Punk rock pioneer Iggy Pop (James Jewel Osterburg) is born in Michigan.
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