Born:  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, 1905; Wynonie Harris, 1915; Willie Winfield (the Harptones), 1929; Ernest Wright, Jr. (the Imperials), 1941; Jeffrey Daniels (Shalamar), 1957

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1956   The Five Satins, the Channels, the Clovers, the Valentines, and the Schoolboys appeared at D. Jive’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Show at the Apollo Theater.

1962   Bob B. Sox & the Blue Jeans recorded the Phil Spector-produced “Zip–Dee-Doo-Dah” (#8 pop). The group was really the Blossoms, with Darlene Love and studio singer Bobby Sheen on lead.

1989   Patti LaBelle appeared in the Who’s Tommy, with an all-star cast including Phil Collins and Elton John, at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. She played the part of the Acid Queen.

1991   Boyz II men’s debut album, Cooleyhighharmony, reached #3 pop. The quartet was discovered by New Edition/Bell Biv DeVoe member Micheal Bivins, who was performing at Philadelphia’s Civic Center. They began singing to him as he left the stage, and two months later he signed them to Motown through his production company.

1991   Lenny Kravitz’s “It Ain’ Over Til It’s Over” reached 32 pop, becoming his biggest hit.

1992   Wilson Pickett was arrested for driving with open bottles of vodka and beer cans in his car. This might have resulted in a lesser charge, but the discovery was made by police after Wilson hitthe car of an eighty-six-yea-old man, sending he driver to the hospital.

1996   Brandy, with help from Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, and Tamia charted with “Missing You” (#25).

1997   As Micheal Jackson was about to start a concert in the olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, an escaped mental patient attempted to set fire to the stage and was subsequently carried away  by police.