1999 B.B. King, Susan Tedeschi, and Keb‘Mo’ capture multiple W.C. Handy Awards at the Blues Foundation’s ceremony at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis.
1996 Concert promoter Ivan Sutton dies at the age of 82.
1994 A son, Miles Brockman, is born in Los Angeles to singer Lionel Richie and Diane Alexander.
1971 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Brown Sugar,” The Rolling Stones.
1964 Eleven boys are suspended at a Coventry, England, school for having hairstyles like Mick Jagger.
1961 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Travelin’ Man,” Ricky Nelson. The song is one of Nelson’s two No. 1 hits. It is certified a gold record for sales of more than 1 million copies.
1957 The Buddy Holly & the Crickets hit “That’ll Be the Day” is released.
1947 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Heartaches,” Ted Weems Orchestra/Elmo Tanner.