2000 It’s a big night for country crossover into 2000 as Garth Brooks ropes three wins and no-show Shania Twain claims two at the 27th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium.
1999 Flame-haired songstress Cyndi Lauper lends her voice and likeness to “The Simpsons.”
1998 Blues singer/guitarist David “Junior” Kimbrough dies in Holly Springs, Miss., after suffering a stroke. He is 67.
1996 In a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, N.Y., Pink Floyd are officially inducted into the Rock‘n’Roll Hall of Fame.
1996 Drummer and singer Robert Covington dies at the age of 55.
1984 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” Yes.
1974 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Show and Tell,” Al Wilson.
1964 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “There! I’ve Said It Again,” Bobby Vinton. This song can be considered the last No. 1 song before the British invasion. After four weeks at No. 1, Vinton turns over that spot to the Beatles and their first U.S. hit, “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
1956 British pop star Paul Young is born in Bedfordshire, England. His biggest hit is “Everytime You Go Away” in 1985. The No. 1 song is written by Daryl Hall.
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