On This Day
ON THIS DAY... June 21
2008 – Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies of heart failure in Archer, Fla., at the age of 79.
2000 – Western swing pioneer Adolph Hofner dies at his home in San Antonio. He is 84.
1999 – Junior Braithwaite, one of the original members of Bob Marley’s Wailers, is shot and killed in Kingston, Jamaica. He is 47.
ON THIS DAY... May 25
2006 - Reggae musician Desmond Dekker dies of a heart attack at his home in Croydon, England, at the age of 64.
2002 - More than two dozen people are injured in a mosh pit stampede while rapper Eminem is performing at Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium
1992 - Khalil Rountree, tour manager for Boyz II Men, is shot and killed at a Chicago hotel. He and the group were staying at the hotel while in Chicago on tour with rap star Hammer.
ON THIS DAY... May 21
2008 - Lou Pearlman, manager of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, is sentenced to 25 years in prison on four federal charges: two counts of conspiracy, money laundering and using false statements in a bankruptcy proceeding.
2008 - David Cook wins Season Seven of "American Idol." David Archuleta comes in second.
2003 - Ruben Studdard wins Season Two of "American Idol." Clay Aiken comes in second.
ON THIS DAY... May 22
2000 - Steely Dan received the Founders Award for a lifetime of songwriting at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.
1992 - Michael Jackson financed the funeral of a 9-year-old boy that had been killed in a drive-by shooting.
1980 - In New York, five gold records that belonged to Jimi Hendrix were stolen from the Electric Ladyland studios.
ON THIS DAY... May 20
1998 - Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe is sentenced to six months in jail and three years' probation for kicking his soon-to-be ex-wife, Pamela Anderson, as she holds their infant son.
1967 - Jimi Hendrix signed his first American record contract with Reprise Records
ON THIS DAY... May 19
1972 - Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
1970 - Prince Be (Attrell Stephen Cordes) of P.M. Dawn is born in Jersey City, N.J.
1961 - The Everly Brothers launched their own record label Caliope.
1952 - Singer Grace Jones is born in Spanishtown, Jamaica.
ON THIS DAY... May 18
2004 - Jazz drummer Elvin Jones of the John Coltrane Quartet dies of heart failure in Englewood, N.J., at the age of 76.
1999 - Influential reggae producer Augusto Pablo dies in Kingston, Jamaica at the age of 46.
ON THIS DAY... May 17
2008 - No. 1 Billboard Album: "Hard Candy," Madonna.
1976 - Kandi Burruss of Xscape is born in Atlanta.
1970 - Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is born in Dorchester, Mass.
1948 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Nature Boy," Nat King Cole.
ON THIS DAY... May 16
2000 - Britney Spears' second album, "Oops!... I Did It Again" sells 1.3 million copies in its debut week, setting a new record for highest debut by a female artist.
2000 - The Artist announced that he was reclaiming the name "Prince" since his contract with Warner-Chappell had expired. The contract officially ended on December 31, 1999.
ON THIS DAY... May 15
2004 - Blues singer Arnold "Gatemouth" Moore dies in Yazoo City, Miss., after a long illness. He is 90.
1994 - Sting and Nancy Wilson received honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
1985 - Prince released the single "Raspberry Beret."
