PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 14 (UPI) -- Rock star Gary Glitter, convicted of child pornography in Britain, has reportedly escaped deportation from Cambodia because of a lack of evidence.

Today's birthdays include cornetist and bandleader Red Nichols in 1905; Rick Nelson in 1940; Toni Tennille of the Captain and Tennille, and bassist Paul "Sam" Samwell-Smith of the Yardbirds and, later, Renaissance, both in 1943 (age 60)...

The weekly UPI Today in Music package for May 3-9.

Gary Glitter, the English pop star of "Rock and Roll (Part II)" fame, was deported from Cambodia Dec. 28 after spending two days in prison.

Today's birthdays include the late Rick Nelson, who was born in 1940; Toni Tennille of the Captain and Tennille, and bassist Paul "Sam" Samwell-Smith of the Yardbirds and ...

(May 4) Today's birthdays include Maynard Ferguson, who was born in 1928 (age 74); Spirit drummer Ed Cassidy in 1931 (age 71); Ritchie Burns of the Hondells in 1941 (age 61); ...