On May 7, 1941, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra recorded “Chattanooga Choo Choo” for RCA Victor.
In 1972, the Rolling Stones released the album “Exile on Main Street,” featuring the song “Tumbling Dice.”
In 1973, George Harrison released “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth).”
In 1990, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys crashed a news conference to announce that he was fit to handle his own affairs. Wilson’s cousin Stan Love was going to announce that he wanted to become a legal overseer of Wilson’s life and estate.
In 1991, singer Wilson Pickett was arrested in Englewood, New Jersey, after driving over the lawn of Mayor Donald Aronson, who was his neighbor. Pickett was charged with driving drunk and threatening the mayor.
In 1996, actor Martin Lawrence was hospitalized after he was found screaming in a busy intersection in Los Angeles. His doctor said Lawrence was being treated for exhaustion.
On 1997, Marilyn Manson won his lawsuit against the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority, who tried to prevent him from playing with Ozzfest at Giants Stadium.
In 1998, singer Eddie Rabbitt died of lung cancer in Nashville. He was 56.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Jimmy Ruffin is 74. Actress Robin Strasser (“Passions”) is 68. Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff of Starland Vocal Band is 67. Singer Thelma Houston is 67. Drummer Bill Kreutzmann Of the Grateful Dead is 67. Drummer Prairie Prince (The Tubes) is 63. Actor Michael E. Knight (“All My Children”) is 54. Guitarist Phil Campbell of Motorhead is 52. Actress Traci Lords is 45. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 42. Actor Breckin Meyer (“Herbie: Fully Loaded,” ”Road Trip”) is 39. Musician Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) is 27. Actor Taylor Abrahamse is 22.