1953 Lionel Richie is born in Tuskegee, Ala. Cyndi Lauper has a birthday today, too.

1955 Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony is born in Chicago.

1960 Kelly Johnson of the group Girlschool is born on this date.

1960 Bassist John Taylor, of Duran Duran and the Power Station is born in Birmingham, England.

1963 Brian Nash, one of the members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, is born in Liverpool, England.

1969 Young David Bowie signs with Mercury Records. The label has to wait three years for him to produce a successful follow-up to "Space Oddity."

1980 Billy Joel goes to No. 1 with "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me." It's his first chart-topper.

1981 Guitarist Gerry Cott walks out on the Boomtown Rats ("I Don't Like Mondays"), while string-bender Bernie Torme leaves Gillan.

1983 Twang pioneer Duane Eddy embarks on his first U.S. concert tour in 15 years in San Francisco.

1986 The Prince's Trust Concert is held at Wembley Arena with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tina Turner, Phil Collins, and Mark Knopfler.

1987 Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass marries Karen Still. Frank Sinatra loses his voice after a concert in Verona, Italy, where he sang "Singin' in the Rain." It was raining. Boston appear at the 10th annual Texas Jam for their first live performance in eight years.

1988 Bobby Brown releases his album Don't Be Cruel.