Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe (Nov. 17) Today's birthdays include Gordon Lightfoot, who was born in 1938 (age 64); Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons in 1942 (age 60); Byrds guitarist Gene Clarke in 1944; Jethro Tull's Martin Barre in 1946 (age 56); Dean Martin Jr.,in 1952; MTV vee jay Daisy Fuentes in 1966 (age 36), Ronald DeVoe, of New Edition and also Bell Biv DeVoe, in 1967 (age 35); and Isaac Hanson of Hanson in 1980 (age 22). Advertisement Today's musical milestones: In 1968, Feathers, a small mine group lead by David Bowie, debuted at a country club in Hampstead, England. In 1970, Elton John's "11-17-70" album was recorded as it was broadcast, live, over radio station WABC-FM in New York. In 1979, Jethro Tull bassist John Glasock died following heart surgery. He was 27. In 1986, Eric Clapton left a Boston hospital, one day after checking in with back pain that apparently was caused by a kidney stone. In 1993, Barbra Streisand donated her $15 million, 24-acre Malibu, Calif., estate to the state environmental agency. Advertisement In 1995, Beatles biographer Geoffrey Giuliano said the upcoming Beatles documentary on ABC-TV would not have happened if it wasn't for George Harrison's financial troubles. Also in 1995, officials in Gary, Ind., announced they wanted to build a $2 million amusement park around the boyhood home of Michael Jackson. In 1997, a Los Angeles judge granted Janet Jackson a restraining order against musician Eric Christian. She said he'd made threats against her and her people. He claimed he'd sent Jackson a demo tape and that she used his song's hook without permission on her new CD "The Velvet Rope." Topping the charts on this date: Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods (1959), To Sir with Love - Lulu (1867), Island Girl - Elton John (1975), All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Ritchie (1983). Today's musical quiz: In 1999, Eric Clapton auctioned off more than 100 of his guitars for a total of more than $5 million. Why? Answer: The sale benefited the Crossroads Center, a substance abuse treatment center Clapton founded in Antigua.
