#1 R&B Song 1969: “Mother Popcorn, Part 1,” James Brown
Born: Billy Henderson (the Spinners0, 1939; Kurtis Blow (Kurtis Walker), 1959; Whitney Houston, 1963; Barbara Mason, 1963
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1947 “True Blues” by Roy milton & His Solid Senders charted, reaching #4 R&B.
1953 The Drifters recorded their first hit, “Money Honey” (#1 R&B).
1986 Janet Jackson hit the charts with “When I Think Of You,” the first of ten eventual pop #1s through 2001 for the youngest member of the Jackson family.
1990 Aretha Franklinperformed at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.
1990 LL Cool J began a twenty-one show tour in Bloomington, MN.
1991 The Shirelles performed at the Apollo R&B Reunion to help raise funds for the financially strapped New York theater.
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