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May 21 1904
Thomas Wright Waller is born in New York City. He will grow up to be better known as Fats Waller, big band leader and composer of such standards as Ain?t Misbehavin? and Honeysuckle Rose. (1904)
May 21 1921
Henry Glover is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. Glover will find success as a songwriter, musical arranger, record producer and trumpet player, working often with King Records of Cincinatti, Ohio. His songs, including Drown In My Own Tears, California Sun, Annie Had A Baby, Blues Stay Away From Me and Peppermint Twist have been recorded by many prominent artists. (1921)
May 21 1926
Albert Grossman is born in Chicago, Illinois. He will find success as an entrepreneur and manager in the folk music scene, taking care of business for Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and others throughout the sixties. (1926)
May 21 1941
Memphis Minnie records Me And My Chauffeur Blues in Chicago, Illinois. (1941)
May 21 1951
Hank Williams is admitted to the North Louisiana Sanitorium, suffering from acute alcoholism. (1951)
May 21 1965
The Kinks release a new single, Set Me Free, in the UK on Pye Records. (1965)
May 21 1966
Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention play at Frenchy's, Hayward, California, USA. During the show, The Mothers also provide musical backing for the support act, solo singer Neil Diamond. (1966)
May 21 1968
Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is arrested on drugs charges at his flat in King?s Road, London. (1968)
May 21 1969
Jimi Hendrix?s guitar is stolen from his Corvette while he is in a clothes store on East 9th Street, New York City. (1969)
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May 21 1976
Singer-songwriter Maria Taylor is born in Birmingham, Alabama. She will find success with the groups Azure Ray and Now It?s Overhead before pursuing a successful solo career. (1976)
May 21 1980
Joe Strummer of The Clash is arrested in Hamburg, Germany, when he hits an audience member with his guitar. (1980)
May 21 1982
A new club, The Hacienda, is opened in Whitworth Street, Manchester, UK, part-owned by New Order and Factory Records. (1982)
May 21 1983
David Bowie reaches No1 in the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with Let?s Dance. (1983)
May 21 1983
David Bowie reaches No1 in the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with Let?s Dance. On the same day, Beat It by Michael Jackson becomes the new Billboard US No1 r?n?b single. (1983)
May 21 1985
The Washington Wives? music censorship pressure group PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) petitions the music business to introduce a rating system to warn buyers about violent or sexually explicit lyrics. (1985)
May 21 1991
Manic Street Preachers sign a contract with Sony Music. ?Signing to a major record company,? declares bassist Nicky Wire, ?is the price of an education. We don?t care what they do to us.? (1991)
May 21 1995
Axl Rose of Guns N?Roses requests a restraining order on deranged Ohio fan Karen McNeil, after she breaks into the kitchen of his Malibu, California, home. On the same day, Van Morrison agrees to the British government using his hit Brown-Eyed Girl for a tv commercial promoting peace in Northern Ireland. (1995)
May 21 2001
Radiohead release a new single, Pyramid Song, in the UK on Parlophone Records. (2001)
May 21 2009
Akon plays at The Palladium, Dubai Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Africa. (2009)
Thomas Wright Waller is born in New York City. He will grow up to be better known as Fats Waller, big band leader and composer of such standards as Ain?t Misbehavin? and Honeysuckle Rose. (1904)
May 21 1921
Henry Glover is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. Glover will find success as a songwriter, musical arranger, record producer and trumpet player, working often with King Records of Cincinatti, Ohio. His songs, including Drown In My Own Tears, California Sun, Annie Had A Baby, Blues Stay Away From Me and Peppermint Twist have been recorded by many prominent artists. (1921)
May 21 1926
Albert Grossman is born in Chicago, Illinois. He will find success as an entrepreneur and manager in the folk music scene, taking care of business for Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and others throughout the sixties. (1926)
May 21 1941
Memphis Minnie records Me And My Chauffeur Blues in Chicago, Illinois. (1941)
May 21 1951
Hank Williams is admitted to the North Louisiana Sanitorium, suffering from acute alcoholism. (1951)
May 21 1965
The Kinks release a new single, Set Me Free, in the UK on Pye Records. (1965)
May 21 1966
Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention play at Frenchy's, Hayward, California, USA. During the show, The Mothers also provide musical backing for the support act, solo singer Neil Diamond. (1966)
May 21 1968
Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is arrested on drugs charges at his flat in King?s Road, London. (1968)
May 21 1969
Jimi Hendrix?s guitar is stolen from his Corvette while he is in a clothes store on East 9th Street, New York City. (1969)
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May 21 1976
Singer-songwriter Maria Taylor is born in Birmingham, Alabama. She will find success with the groups Azure Ray and Now It?s Overhead before pursuing a successful solo career. (1976)
May 21 1980
Joe Strummer of The Clash is arrested in Hamburg, Germany, when he hits an audience member with his guitar. (1980)
May 21 1982
A new club, The Hacienda, is opened in Whitworth Street, Manchester, UK, part-owned by New Order and Factory Records. (1982)
May 21 1983
David Bowie reaches No1 in the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with Let?s Dance. (1983)
May 21 1983
David Bowie reaches No1 in the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with Let?s Dance. On the same day, Beat It by Michael Jackson becomes the new Billboard US No1 r?n?b single. (1983)
May 21 1985
The Washington Wives? music censorship pressure group PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) petitions the music business to introduce a rating system to warn buyers about violent or sexually explicit lyrics. (1985)
May 21 1991
Manic Street Preachers sign a contract with Sony Music. ?Signing to a major record company,? declares bassist Nicky Wire, ?is the price of an education. We don?t care what they do to us.? (1991)
May 21 1995
Axl Rose of Guns N?Roses requests a restraining order on deranged Ohio fan Karen McNeil, after she breaks into the kitchen of his Malibu, California, home. On the same day, Van Morrison agrees to the British government using his hit Brown-Eyed Girl for a tv commercial promoting peace in Northern Ireland. (1995)
May 21 2001
Radiohead release a new single, Pyramid Song, in the UK on Parlophone Records. (2001)
May 21 2009
Akon plays at The Palladium, Dubai Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Africa. (2009)
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