This Day in Music

From Entertainment News Wire

Advance for the week of Oct. 24-30.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 24, 2011

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2008 — Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother — Darnell Donerson, age 57, and Jason Hudson, age 29 — are found dead at their Chicago home. Her nephew, seven-year-old Julian King, is missing from the scene. His body is found three days later.

2003 — Singer-songwriter Rozanna Lea "Rosey" Nix dies of carbon monoxide poisoning on a bus in Clarksville, Tenn. She is 45.

1992 — "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men logs its 11th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, tying a record set in 1956 by Elvis Presley's two-sided hit "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog."

1987 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Bad," Michael Jackson.

1980 — R&B singer Monica (Monica Arnold) is born in Atlanta.

1980 — Paul McCartney is honored by the Guinness Book of World Records for being the best-selling songwriter and recording artist in music history.

1979 — Ben Gillies of Silverchair is born in Newcastle, New South Wales.

1967 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "To Sir with Love," Lulu.

1962 — James Brown records the landmark soul album "Live at the Apollo."

1948 — Singer-songwriter Paul Ryan is born in Leeds, England.

1946 — Jerry Edmonton (Jerry McCrohan) of Steppenwolf is born in Oshawa, Ontario.

1944 — Ted Templeman of Harpers Bizarre is born in Santa Cruz, Calif.

1944 — Soul singer Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion) is born in Shreveport, La.

1936 — Bill Wyman (William George Perks) of the Rolling Stones is born in London.

1930 — DJ and singer the Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.) is born in Sabine Pass, Texas.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 25, 2011

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2010 — Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer best known for his 1982 album "Night Nurse," dies of lung cancer at home in London. He is 59.

2008 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Womanizer," Britney Spears.

2006 — Brian May announces that Queen is returning to the studio. The new lineup, Queen + Paul Rodgers, features May, Paul Rodgers of Free, and former Queen drummer Roger Taylor.

2006 — Diddy scores his first No. 1 album on The Billboard 200 since 1997 with "Press Play."

1992 — Singer-songwriter Roger Miller dies of lung and throat cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 56.

1991 — Steely Dan spontaneously reunites.

1991 — Rock promoter Bill Graham dies in a helicopter crash after a Huey Lewis concert in Concord, Calif. He is 60.

1988 — Chico and Bobby DeBarge are convicted in Michigan of trafficking cocaine.

1985 — Singer Ciara (Ciara Princess Harris) is born in Austin, Texas.

1984 — Singer Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) is born in Santa Barbara, Calif.

1984 — Sara Lumholdt of ABBA cover group A*Teens is born in Stockholm, Sweden.

1983 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Islands in the Stream," Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton.

1982 — Ace Frehley leaves KISS to pursue a solo career. He is replaced by Vinnie Vincent for the 10th Anniversary Tour.

1974 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Then Came You," Dionne Warwick & the Spinners.

1961 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Runaround Sue," Dion.

1961 — Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers is born in Saint Paul, Minn.

1955 — Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions is born in Hanover, Germany.

1944 — Jon Anderson of Yes is born in Accrington, England.

1941 — Singer-songwriter Helen Reddy is born in Melbourne, Australia.

1924 — Session drummer Earl Palmer, who plays on Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," is born in New Orleans.

1912 — Country singer and comedian Minnie Pearl is born Sarah Ophelia Colley in Centerville, Tenn.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 26, 2011

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2006 — Andy Taylor of Duran Duran once again leaves the band after a series of disagreements surrounding their latest album.

2001 — Courtney Love plays her first solo show — at the Ventura Theatre in Ventura, Calif.

2000 — Capitol Records honors Garth Brooks as the only artist to sell more than 100 million albums in a decade and the only artist to sell 10 million copies of four different albums.

1999 — Country singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton dies of a heart attack in Victor, Mont., at the age of 61.

1994 — R&B singer Wilbert Harrison dies of a stroke in Spencer, N.C. He is 65.

1982 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Who Can It Be Now?," Men at Work.

1978 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Hot Child in the City," Nick Gilder.

1975 — Elbridge "Al" Bryant of the Temptations dies of cirrhosis of the liver in Flagler County, Fla. He is 36.

1963 — Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs is born in Jamestown, N.Y.

1955 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Autumn Leaves," Roger Williams.

1953 — Keith Strickland of the B-52's is born in Athens, Ga.

1946 — Keith Hopwood of Herman's Hermits is born in Urmston, England.

1944 — Michael Piano of the Sandpipers is born in Rochester, N.Y.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 27, 2011

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2010 — Sugarland swoops in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with its third topper, "The Incredible Machine." The set beats out the No. 2 arrival of Kings of Leon's "Come Around Sundown." Far*East Movement holds at No. 1 for a second week on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Like a G6."

2005 — Rappers Jay-Z and Nas end their longtime feud and promote peace on-stage during a New York radio station concert.

2002 — Recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd dies of emphysema in Miami. He is 83.

1999 — Master P's hoop dream comes to an end when the rapper is waived by the NBA's Toronto Raptors, failing to make the pros for the second straight season.

1999 — Tina Turner announces plans for her "final stadium tour," the "Millennium 2000 Twenty Four Seven" tour, at a Paris press conference.

1995 — Gloria Estefan performs for Pope John Paul II as part of a celebration of the pontiff's 50 years in the priesthood. She is the only pop artist to receive an invitation to perform.

1995 — A Texas jury sentences Yolanda Saldivar to life in prison for the murder of Selena, the 23-year-old Tejano star.

1991 — Country music singer Lorrie Morgan marries Brad Thompson, a tour bus driver for singer Clint Black, outside Nashville, Tenn. Black serves as best man.

1991 — Country music singers Jimmy Dean, 62, and Donna Meade, 38, marry at their home on the banks of the James River near Richmond, Va.

1990 — Musician and bandleader Xavier Cugat dies of heart failure in Barcelona, Spain. He is 90.

1987 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Bad," Michael Jackson.

1984 — Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne welcome their second child, Kelly Osbourne, in London.

1980 — Steven Peregrin Took of T.Rex dies of asphyxiation in his London flat at the age of 31.

1975 — Bruce Springsteen is featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek magazines on the same week. He is the first rocker to do so.

1967 — Scott Weiland (Scott Richard Kline) of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver is born in Santa Cruz, Calif.

1966 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "96 Tears," ? & the Mysterians. The "secret identity" of the band's lead singer is kept hidden and he always wears sunglasses. His real name is Rudy Martinez.

1965 — Folk singer-songwriter Peter La Farge commits suicide in his New York City apartment. He is 34.

1958 — Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran is born in Hertfordshire, England.

1951 — Kenneth "K.K." Downing Jr. of Judas Priest is born in West Bromwich, England.

1949 — Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is born in Detroit.

1942 — Country musician Lee Greenwood is born in South Gate, Calif.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 28, 2011

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2008 — Forbes.com ranks Elvis Presley as "the top-earning dead celebrity" for the second year in a row, having "made" $52 million during the year, partially due to the 30th anniversary of his death.

2008 — Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies receives an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal when the drug charges against him are reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. If the 38-year-old behaves for six months, the charges will be dropped.

2007 — Country legend Porter Wagoner dies in Nashville, just a few weeks after being hospitalized with lung cancer. He is 80.

2004 — Rod Stewart's third collection of standards, "Stardust: The Great American Songbook 3," becomes his first chart-topping album since his 1978 set "Blondes Have More Fun."

2004 — Baritone saxophonist Gil Melle dies of a heart attack at his home in Malibu, Calif., at the age of 73.

2003 — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills, welcome their first child together, Beatrice Millie McCartney.

1991 — R&B singer Billy Wright dies of a pulmonary embolism in Atlanta at age 73.

1982 — The Jam announces it is breaking up. Bandleader Paul Weller forms the Style Council with Mick Talkbot shortly thereafter.

1975 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Island Girl," Elton John. It is John's third No. 1 song in 1975.

1972 — The United States Council for World Affairs adopts the Who's "Join Together" as its anthem.

1970 — Singer Baby Huey dies of a heart attack in a Chicago hotel at the age of 26.

1967 — No. 1 Billboard Album: "Diana Ross & the Supremes: Greatest Hits," Diana Ross & the Supremes.

1967 — The Who hits No. 9 on the Billboard charts with "I Can See for Miles." This is the group's first song make the top 10.

1957 — Stephen Morris of New Order is born in Cheshire, England.

1956 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit; "Love Me Tender," Elvis Presley. Presley becomes the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. After 11 weeks of "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," ''Love Me Tender" stays at No. 1 for five weeks.

1948 — Telma Hopkins of Tony Orlando & Dawn is born in Louisville, Ky.

1945 — Singer Wayne Fontana (Glyn Ellis) of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders is born in Manchester, England.

1941 — Hank Marvin (Brian Robson Rankin) of the Shadows is born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

1941 — Singer Curtis Lee is born in Yuma, Ariz.

1927 — Singer Cleo Laine (Clementina Dinah Campbell) is born in London.

1926 — Bing Crosby cuts his first record, a recording of "I've got the Girl."

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 29, 2011

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2009 — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates its 25th anniversary with a star-studded two-night concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. Among the performers: Jerry Lee Lewis, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, Darlene Love, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Annie Lennox, Buddy Guy, Metallica, Lou Reed, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Davies, U2, Patti Smith, the Black Eyed Peas and Mick Jagger.

2003 — Italian tenor Franco Corelli dies at a Milan hospital following a stroke. He is 82.

2001 — Musician/poet Gil Scott-Heron is sentenced to 1-3 years in state prison in New York, after failing to meet the conditions of his plea bargain on a drug possession charge.

2000 — The Spice Girls score their ninth U.K. No. 1 single with the double-sided "Holler"/''Let Love Lead the Way."

1996 — A California judge drops drug possession charges against Stone Temple Pilots' singer Scott Weiland, saying that the singer had made definite progress in rehab.

1991 — Three members of Pink Floyd are injured during an auto race in Mexico when their car rolls 230 feet down an embankment. Steve O'Rourke breaks his leg and Dave Gilmour receives minor blows to the head. Nick Mason continues the race.

1987 — Bandleader Woody Herman dies of cardiac arrest. He is 74.

1975 — Joan Baez joins Bob Dylan as a member of his Rolling Thunder Revue.

1971 — Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band dies in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Ga., at the age of 24.

1961 — Steven "Randy" Jackson of the Jacksons is born in Gary, Ind.

1955 — Kevin Dubrow of Quiet Riot is born in Hollywood, Calif.

1946 — Peter Green (Peter Allen Greenbaum) of Fleetwood Mac is born in London.

1945 — R&B singer Melba Moore (Melba Hill) is born in New York to saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.

1944 — Denny Laine (Brian Frederick Arthur Hines) of the Moody Blues and Wings is born in Birmingham, England

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

For October 30, 2011

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2007 — Singer Robert Goulet dies in Los Angeles while awaiting a lung transplant. He is 73.

2002 — Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C. dies of gunshot wounds in Queens, N.Y., at the age of 37.

2001 — Barbra Streisand releases her first holiday album in 34 years, "Christmas Memories."

2001 — Tim Booth announces that James' U.K. tour is to be his last with the band.

1996 — Slash officially leaves Guns N' Roses.

1988 — Kurt Cobain of Nirvana smashes his very first guitar.

1987 — George Michael releases his first solo studio album, "Faith."

1984 — Linda Ronstadt makes her operatic debut in "La Boheme" in New York.

1970 — A Miami judge sentences Jim Morrison of the Doors to eight months of hard labor and a $500 fine for indecent exposure and profanity during a March 1, 1969 concert.

1969 — Reggae musician Snow (Darrin O'Brien) is born in Toronto.

1967 — Gavin Rossdale of Bush is born in London.

1964 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Baby Love," the Supremes.

1963 — Jerry DeBorg of Jesus Jones is born in London.

1951 — No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Cold, Cold Heart," Tony Bennett.

1947 — Timothy B. Schmit of Poco and the Eagles is born in Oakland, Calif.

1946 — Chris Slade (Christopher Rees) of AC/DC and Manfred Mann is born in Pontypridd, Wales.

1941 — Otis Williams (Otis Miles) of the Temptations is born in Texarkana, Texas.

1939 — Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland is born in Detroit.

1939 — Grace Slick (Grace Barnett Wing) of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship is born in Evanston, Ill.

1930 — Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is born in Wilmington, Del.

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