Music Almanac: May 18*

Births:

• 1911 - Big Joe Turner (d. 1985)
• 1912 - Perry Como (d. 2001)
• 1922 - Kai Winding (d. 1983)
• 1939 - Glen Hardin (73)
• 1942 - Rodney Dillard (Dillards) (70)
• 1944 - Albert Hammond (68)
• 1946 - Bruce Gilbert (Wire) (66)
• 1946 - George Alexander (Flamin' Groovies) (66)
• 1948 - Joe Bonsall, Jr. (Oak Ridge Boys) (64)
• 1948 - Butch Tavares (Tavares) (64)
• 1949 - Rick Wakeman (Strawbs, Yes) (63)
• 1949 - Bill Wallace (Guess Who) (63)
• 1949 - Gary Scruggs (63)
• 1952 - George Strait (60)
• 1954 - Wreckless Eric (born Eric Goulden) (58)
• 1958 - Victoria Wilcox (Toyah) (55)
• 1961 - Hugh Whittaker (Housemartins) (51)
• 1961 - Russell Senior (Pulp) (51)
• 1969 - Martika (born Marta Marrero) (43)
• 1975 - Jack Johnson (37)

Deaths:

• 1975 - Leroy Anderson - Cancer (66)
• 1980 - Ian Curtis (Joy Division) - Suicide (23)
• 2004 - Clint Warwick (Moody Blues) - Liver disease (63)
• 2004 - Elvin Jones - Heart problems (76)

On This Day:

• 1957 - Rusty & Doug Kershaw made their debuts on the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1964 - A riot broke out at a Rolling Stones concert in Scotland after 4,000 fans showed up with forged tickets.
• 1964 - Paul McCartney is interviewed by David Frost on the BBC.
• 1966 - The Castiles with lead singer Bruce Springsteen made their first recordings.
• 1967 - The Beatles agreed to do a worldwide satellite broadcast of them recording the song All You Need is Love.
• 1968 - The North California Rock Festival was held with the Doors, the Grateful Dead, the Steve Miller Band, Taj Mahal, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Country Joe & the Fish and the Jefferson Airplane.
• 1978 - Bob Marley & the Wailers opened a U.S. tour in Ann Arbor, MI.
• 1978 - The movie The Buddy Holly Story with Gary Busey premiers in Dallas, TX.
• 1982 - Joe Strummer of the Clash reappears after going into hiding for a month in Paris.
• 1986 - The made for TV movie Stagecoach starring Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings aired.
• 1993 - Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1998 - Berry Gordy received the inaugural ASCAP American Legend Award.

Recorded:

• 1963 - Louie Louie - Kingsmen

Released:

• 1968 - Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1959 - Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison (2 weeks)
• 1963 - If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul (2 weeks)
• 1968 - Tighten Up - Archie Bell & the Drells (2 weeks)
• 1974 - The Streak - Ray Stevens (3 weeks)
• 1985 - Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (1 week)
• 1991 - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) - Hi-Five (1 week)
• 1996 - The Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (8 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1985 - No Jacket Required - Phil Collins (2 weeks (4 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1991 - Out of Time - R.E.M. (1 week)
• 2002 - Hood Rich - Big Tymers (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1961 - On the Rebound - Floyd Cramer (1 week)
• 1967 - Silence is Golden - Tremeloes (3 weeks)
• 1974 - Sugar Baby Love - Rubettes (4 weeks)
• 2008 - That's Not My Name - Ting Tings (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1968 - Scott 2 - Scott Walker (1 week)
• 1996 - 1977 - Ash (1 week)
• 2003 - Justified - Justin Timberlake (3 weeks (1 previous week at number 1))
• 2008 - Home Before Dark - Neil Diamond (1 week)