1999 Bruce Springsteen and Bill Joel gracefully thank their beaming mothers. Paul McCartney mourns the loss of his wife Linda. And the three lead a jam session that has a star-studded audience up and dancing during the 14th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
1999 Jeff Beck begins a headlining U.S. tour at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in support of his current Epic album, “Who Else!”
1996 Violinist, Olga Rudge dies at the age of 101.
1995 Seal, Porno for Pyros, Biohazard, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, the Goats and Face to Face perform at Warp magazine’s second annual Board AID rock ‘n’ ski benefit on the slopes of Big Bear, Calif.
1966 Herb Alpert’s “Taste of Honey” wins a Grammy as Record of the Year. Frank Sinatra’s “September of My Years” wins a Grammy as Album of the Year. Tom Jones wins a Grammy as Best New Artist.
1962 Terence Trent D’Arby is born in New York City, the son of a minister. Before launching his singing career he is a member of the U.S. Army boxing team. His biggest hit is the No. 1 song “Wishing Well” in 1988.
1955 Dee Snider of the heavy metal group Twisted Sister is born in Massepequa, N.Y.
1947 Ry Cooder is born in Los Angeles.
1944 Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) is born in Dallas. Sly & the Family Stone’s biggest hit is “Everyday People,” a million-selling song that tops Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for four weeks in 1969.
1944 Mike Love of the Beach Boys is born in Baldwin Hills, Calif.
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