#1 R&B Song 1948: “I Love You, Yes I Do,” Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
Born: Nina Simone, 1933; Bobby Charles (Robert Charles Guidry), 1938
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1961 The Shirelles appeared on American Bandstand singing “Dedicated to the One I Love” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”
1983 NBC-TV’s Late Night With David Letterman featured an appearance by Sly Stone.
1987 Aretha Franklin charted in a duet with George Michael on “I Knew You Were Waiting.” It was her first #1 in twenty years (“Respect,” 1967).
1987 Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” reached #1 in England fater being used in a commercial for Levi’s jeans. It was the third time the King classic had charted in Britain and the first time in almost twenty-six years. The #2 record at the time was Percy Sledge’s “When A Man Loves A Woman,” which not coincidentally was there due in great part to being in the same series of Levi’s commercials.
1990 Chuck Berry’s rock standard “Roll Over, Beethoven” was inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) hall of Fame at the thirty-second annual Grammy Awards. As if that wasn’t enough of an accolade for the icon, his Chuck Berry—The Chess Box—earned Best Historical Album honors for its producer, Andy McKaie, of Universal Music. Also, John Lee Hooker’s duet with Bonnie Raitt won Best Traditional Blues Recording.
1992 Natalie Cole performed at the famed Apollo Theater in New York City. She then donate her receipts to help save the financially strapped landmark.
1992 The Four Tops and the Tempatations played at the Fox Theater in Detroit. What had started as a one-off reunion for Motown’s twenty-fifth anniversary was so well received that the two groups began to tour together.
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