May 16th Born on this Day in Music History Liberace (1919), Betty Carter (1929), Redd Holt - The Young-Holt Unlimited (1932), Dorothy Jones - The Cookies (1934), Billy Cobham - jazz drummer (1944), Robert Fripp - King Crimson (1946), Barbara Lee Jones - The Chiffons (1947), Darrell Sweet - Nazareth (1947), Alto Reed - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (1948), Jonathan Richman - The Modern Lovers (1951), Richard Page - Mr. Mister (1953), Hazel O'Connor (1955), Glenn Gregory - Heaven 17 (1958), Lovebug Starsky (1960), Boyd Tinsley - Dave Matthews Band (1964), Krist Novoselic - Nirvana (1965), Janet Jackson (1966), Ralph Tresvant - New Edition (1968), Simon Katz - Jamiroquai (1971), Special Ed (1972), Will White - Propellerheads (1973), BSlade (fka Tonex) (1975), James Fauntleroy (1984)
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Chart News
1962 B Bumble and the Stingers at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Nut Rocker'
1964 Mary Wells at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Guy'
1970 Crosby Stills Nash & Young at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Deja Vu'
1970 The England World Cup Squad at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Back Home'
1981 Kim Carnes at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bette Davis Eyes’
1983 Redgum at No.1 in Australia with 'I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)'
1992 Mr.Big at No.1 in Australia with ‘To Be With You’
2004 Frankee at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)'
1992 Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine at No.1 on the UK album chart with '1992 The Love album'
1999 Boyzone at No.1 on the UK chart with 'You Needed Me' and Bob Dylan at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Together Through Life'
2020 Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Say So'
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Gig News
1967 Jeff Beck appeared at the Corn Exchange in Bristol; Manfred Mann played at the Industrial Ballroom in Norwich
1976 Patti Smith made her UK debut at The Roundhouse, London
1980 Iron Maiden played Newcastle Mayfair
1986 The Cherry Bombz played Newcastle Mayfair watched by Joey Ramone. The Ramones had played Mayfair the previous night
1990 Lenny Kravitz played Newcastle Riverside
1997 Ian Hunter played South Shields Cellar Club
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Music News
1990 Sammy Davis Jr. died
2010 Ronnie James Dio, singer with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio died
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