Today's birthdays include Nat "King" Cole, who was born in 1919; John Sebastian, who was with the Lovin' Spoonful before going solo, and Them drummer Patrick McCauley, both in 1944 (age 59); War drummer Harold Brown in 1946 (age 57); Thin Lizzy's Scott Go

Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded on this date in 1587 after being charged with conspiring to murder England's Queen Elizabeth I. Mary Stuart was, more or less, a victim of the political intrigues and the religious conflicts that stemmed from the Reforma

Today's birthdays include "Star Wars" music composer and multi-Oscar winner John Williams, who was born in 1932 (age 71); Shadows drummer Brian Bennett in 1940 (age 63); Tom Rush in 1941 (age 62); Grass Roots guitarist and banjo player Creed Bratton in 19

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Producer Martin Lewis is observing Sunday's 39th anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" by announcing a campaign to get the band

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Today's birthdays include yodeling country singer Otis "Slim" Whitman, who was born in 1924 (age 79); Ronald Townson of the Fifth Dimension in 1941 (age 62); 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart in 1945 (age 58); Poco drummer George Grantham and rock band manager

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Today's birthdays include New Orleans-based pianist, singer and producer Alain Toussaint, and singer Jack Jones, both of whom were born in 1938 (age 65); White Lion's Mike Tramp in 1961 (age 42); and rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J in 1968 (age 35).