This Day In Music - May 20

 This Day In Music - May 20

1925 - Vic Ames, pop singer of the '40s and '50s (The Ames Brothers), is born in Malden, Massachusetts.

1942 - Jill Jackson (of Paul & Paula) is born in McCartney, Texas.

1944 - Joe Cocker is born John Robert Cocker in Sheffield, England.

1946 - Cher is born Cherilyn Sarkisian in El Centro, California. She first records as "Bonnie Jo Mason," and then "Cherilyn." Teaming up with Sonny Bono in 1964, they record as "Caesar and Cleo," before changing it to "Sonny and Cher" the next year. When they hit it big with "I Got You Babe," she sticks with Cher - https://youtu.be/BERd61bDY7k .

1950 - Warren Reginald Cann (Ultravox) born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - https://youtu.be/xJeWySiuq1I .

1954 - Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" was released. It was not successful until it was released in 1955 on the soundtrack to "Blackboard Jungle.".

1955 - Ruth Brown’s US hit “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean” was banned by the BBC, as it was felt to suggest wife-beating.

1955 - Steve George (keyboardist for Mr. Mister) is born in Phoenix, Arizona.

1958 - Jane Wiedlin (rhythm guitarist of The Go-Go's) is born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

1960 -Susan Cowsill (The Cowsills) is born in Canton, Ohio, the youngest member and only daughter of the Cowsill family.

1963 - Brian Philip "Nasher" Nash (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) born Liverpool, England.

1964 - The Drifters' lead singer Rudy Lewis is found dead on the morning the group is scheduled to record "Under The Boardwalk." He is replaced by Johnny Moore, who was with a previous incarnation of the group, who sings lead on the song the next day. Lewis' death is widely reported as a drug overdose, although this is never confirmed by a medical authority - https://youtu.be/yKmKezVBdOQ .

1965 - Where Are You Now (My Love) (Jackie Trent) went to #1 on chart for 1 week.

1967 - Jimi Hendrix signed to Reprise Records in the USA; he was already signed to Track/Polydor in Britain.

1967 - Because of the line, "I'd love to turn you on," the BBC bans The Beatles song "A Day In The Life," claiming it may promote drug use.

1969 - Pete Cetera (Chicago) underwent emergency surgery lasting 5 hours after losing 4 teeth while attending a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. A group of Marines objected to the length of his hair and laid into him.

1970 - The Beatles film "Let It Be" opened in the U.K.

1970 - George Harrison meets producer Phil Spector at Abbey Road Studios to play demos of the songs which will appear on his debut album, All Things Must Pass.

1972 - Metal Guru (T. Rex) went to #1 on chart for 4 weeks.

1981 - Alice Cooper and his wife Sheryl have their first child, a daughter named Calico. Their next two kids also have creative names: Dash and Sonora.

1989 - Ferry Cross The Mersey (Christians, McCartney, Marsden) went to #1 on chart for 3 weeks.

1996 - The Metallica single "Until It Sleeps" was released world-wide, excluding North America, where it was released the next day.

1998 - Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) started serving a 6-month sentence for felony spousal abuse.

2012 - Robin Gibb died from colorectal cancer-related kidney and liver failure on 20th May 2012 (aged 62) in London, England.