Music Almanac: May 10*
- 1920 - Bert Weedon (92)
- 1938 - Henry Fambrough (Spinners) (74)
- 1944 - Jackie Lomax (68)
- 1946 - Donovan (66)
- 1946 - Graham Gouldman (10 CC) (66)
- 1947 - Dave Mason (65)
- 1947 - Jay Ferguson (Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne) (65)
- 1947 - Sly Dunbar (Sly & Robbie) (65)
- 1953 - Steve Thomas (Shooting Star) (59)
- 1957 - Sid Vicious (born John Ritchie) (d. 1979)
- 1960 - Bono (U2) (52)
Deaths:
- 1999 - Shel Silverstein - Heart attack (57)
On This Day:- 1960 - The Silver Beatles were selected to be the backing band for singer Johnny Gentle's tour of Scotland.
- 1964 - Dusty Springfield made her U.S. television debut on Ed Sullivan.
- 1967 - Mick Jagger & Keith Richards plead not guilty to drug possession charges.
- 1968 - Jim Morrison incited a riot during a Chicago Doors concert.
- 1969 - The Turtles played at the White House, invited by Tricia Nixon.
- 1970 - David Bowie won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Song for Space Oddity.
- 1972 - Slade started their first headlining tour.
- 1974 - A party was held in Los Angeles to celebrate the launching of Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label.
- 1975 - Stevie Wonder played at the Washington Monument for Human Kindness Day.
- 1975 - Apple Records was dissolved.
- 1977 - Adam and the Ants played their first concert.
- 1982 - WABC in New York went from music to all-talk.
- 1985 - The Go-Go's announced that they were breaking up.
- 1991 - Madonna's Truth or Dare premiered in Los Angeles.
- 1994 - Barbra Streisand began her first concert tour in 30 years.
- 1997 - Barbara Mandrell started selling a line of jewelry on QVC.
- 1998 - The voice of Tammy Wynette and Ani DiFranco are featured on King of the Hill.
- 2000 - Bobby Brown was arrested in Newark, NJ for breaking his probation. He had previously tested positive for cocaine.
- 2003 - Steven Tyler was given an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the Berklee College of Music.
Marriages:
- 1957 - Harlan Howard and Lula Grace Johnson (aka Jan Howard)
- 1986 - Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear
Recorded:
- 1963 - Come On - Rolling Stones (their first release)
- 1974 - I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
- 1983 - Kill 'Em All - Metallica (thorugh May 27)
Number Ones - U.S. Singles:
- 1986 - West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1 week)
- 2003 - Get Busy - Sean Paul (3 weeks)
- 2008 - Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2 weeks (2 previous weeks at number 1))
- 1952 - With a Song In My Heart - Jane Froman (23 weeks)
- 1997 - Share My World - Mary J. Blige (1 week)
- 2003 - American Life - Madonna (1 week)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles:
- 1986 - Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (1 week)
- 1998 - Turn Back Time - Aqua (1 week)
Number Ones - U.K. Albums:
- 1958 - My Fair Lady - Original Cast (19 weeks)
- 1969 - On the Threshold of a Dream - Moody Blues (2 weeks)
