Music Almanac: May 14*

Birthdays:

• 1930 - Marilyn Maye (82)
• 1936 - Bobby Darin (d. 1973)
• 1940 - Troy Shondell (72)
• 1943 - Jack Bruce (Cream) (69)
• 1946 - Gene Cornish (Rascals) (66)
• 1947 - Al Ciner (American Breed) (65)
• 1951 - Jerry Beckenstein (Spyro Gyra) (61)
• 1952 - David Byrne (Talking Heads) (60)
• 1953 - Tom Cochrane (59)
• 1956 - Steve Hogarth (Marillion) (56)
• 1960 - Shelley Preston (Bucks Fizz) (52)
• 1962 - C.C. Deville (Poison) (50)
• 1962 - Ian Astbury (Cult) (50)
• 1966 - Raphael Saadiq (46)
• 1966 - Mike Inez (Alice in Chains) (46)
• 1966 - Fabrice Morvan (Milli Vanilli) (46)
• 1971 - Danny Wood (New Kids on the Block) (41)
• 1973 - Shanice (born Shanice Wilson-Knox) (39)

Deaths:

• 1976 - Keith Relf (Yardbirds) - Electrocution while tuning an improperly grounded guitar (33)
• 1998 - Frank Sinatra - Heart attack (82)
• 2005 - Jimmy Martin - Bladder cancer (77)

On This Day:

• 1955 - Bo Diddley entered the charts for the first time with Bo Diddley/I'm a Man.
• 1956 - The optometrist for Buddy Holly has the singer try contact lenses, but he decides to stay with glasses.
• 1959 - Cliff Richard's first movie, Serious Changes, is released.
• 1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on The Tonight Show to announce the starting of Apple Records.
• 1985 - Michael Jackson received a humanitarian award from Ronald Reagan at the White House.
• 1988 - The 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records was celebrated with a show at Madison Square Garden featuring many of the biggest acts from the label, including a reunion of Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham on drums.
• 2006 - Aston "Family Man" Barrett, who used to be the bassist for Bob Marley & the Wailers, loses his suit over back royalties against Island Records and Marley's family.

Recorded:

• 1937 - Caravan - Duke Ellington
• 1951 - Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf
• 1952 - High Noon - Tex Ritter
• 1964 - Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) - Jan and Dean
• 1968 - People Got to Be Free - Rascals
• 1969 - Ten Commandments of Love & Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Little Anthony & the Imperials

Released:

• 1956 - The Platters - Plattters
• 1992 - Revenge - KISS (first with drummer Eric Singer)

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1949 - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend - Vaughn Monroe (11 weeks)
• 1977 - When I Need You - Leo Sayer (1 week)
• 1988 - Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S Albums:

• 1960 - Sold Out - Kingston Trio (mono albums) (1 week)
• 1988 - Faith - George Michael (6 weeks)
• 2005 - Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1988 - Perfect - Fairground Attraction (1 week)
• 1995 - Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover - Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (7 weeks)
• 2000 - Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1983 - True - Spandau Ballet (1 week)
• 1994 - Our Town: The Greatest Hits - Deacon Blue(2 weeks)
• 2000 - Reload - Tom Jones (1 week)
• 2006 - Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers (3 weeks)