| 79 | years ago | 1947 | Iggy Pop is born. |
| 78 | years ago | 1948 | Singer-songwriter Paul Davis is born. |
| 67 | years ago | 1959 | Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is born. |
| 67 | years ago | 1959 | Robert Smith of the Cure is born. |
| 66 | years ago | 1960 | Dick Clark, described as “the single most influential person” in the pop music business, testifies before the congressional committee looking into payola. He admits he had a financial interest in 27 percent of the records he played on the show in a 28 month period. |
| 61 | years ago | 1965 | The Beach Boys appear on ABC-TV's Shindig! performing their current hit, Do You Wanna Dance? |
| 50 | years ago | 1976 | Ex-Raspberries lead singer Eric Carmen enters the pop chart with his first and biggest solo smash, All by Myself. It peaks at #2. |
| 33 | years ago | 1993 | Ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta. |
| 21 | years ago | 2005 | After more than 30 years in the music business, 36 albums, and eight Grammy awards, Carlos Santana is named a BMI Icon at the 12th annual BMI Latin Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in las Vegas. |
| 14 | years ago | 2012 | It’s the fifth anniversary of Record Store Day, an event conceived in 2008 to celebrate “the unique culture” of independent record stores. Labels use the day to offer limited-edition vinyl records, picture discs, and special artwork. Dr. John’s latest album Locked Down is one of the limited-edition vinyl albums offered in the New Orleans area. |
| 10 | years ago | 2016 | The artist known as Prince dies at age 57. Prince's body is discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning. The singer -- full name Prince Rogers Nelson -- had a medical emergency, said to be a case of the flu, on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. But he appeared at a concert the next day to assure his fans he was okay.
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