#1 R&B Song 1951: “Bad, Bad Whiskey,” Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers
Born: Leadbelly (Huddie William Ledbetter), 1889; Luther Tucker, 1936; Ron Townson (the Fifth Dimension), 1933; Billy Powell (the O’Jays), 1942
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1889 Known as the “King of the twelve-string,” blues legend Leadbelly was born in Mooringsport, LA. One explanation for his name was that he had a load of buckshot in his stomach from one of his numerous fights.
1958 The Chantels’ classic, “Maybe,” charted, eventually reaching #15.
1963 Ray Charles performed “You Don’t Know Me” and “What’d I Say” on Dinah Shore’s NBC-TV show.
1968 Folk-musician/vocalist Richie Havens performed with the elite of the ’60s folk scene including Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and Judy Collins at a Carnegie Hall tribute to Woody Guthrie.
1979 In what would at first glance appear to be a “clash” of cultures, Bo Diddley performed as the opening act for the eclectic punk rock band the Clash on their debut U.S. tour.
1986 Stevie Wonder, the Pointer Sisters, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby performed in concerts to honor the first annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday as a national holiday.
1988 The Drifters and the Supremes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its third annual ceremony.
1991 Anita Baker, who had one at least one Grammy in each of the past five seasons, was given the R&B Vocal Performance, Female award at the thirty-third annual awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1993 En Vogue performed at MTV’s Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC, singing “The Star-Spangeled Banner.”
1994 The Pointer Sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and became only the second female group to receive one. The first was the Supremes.
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