2001 – Lyricist Kal Mann, who co-wrote classic hits like Elvis Presley’s “”Teddy Bear”” and Chubby Checker’s “”Let’s Twist Again,”” dies in Pompano Beach, Fla., of Alzheimer’s disease. He is 84.
2001 – Jazz arranger and big-band composer Ralph Burns dies in L.A. of pneumonia and complications from a stroke. He is 79.
2000 – Madonna takes her “”Music”” to London’s 3,500-capacity Brixton Academy for her first U.K. performance in seven years. Playing to an audience comprised of contest winners, guests, and celebrities including Sting and members of the Spice Girls, Madonna plays a half-hour set made up of five tracks from her new “”Music”” album and the vintage hit “”Holiday.””
1974 – Elton John and John Lennon sing a duet of “”I Saw Her Standing There”” at Madison Square Garden in New York.
1964 – Willie Nelson makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn.
1962 – Matt Cameron, drummer for Soundgarden, is born in San Diego, Calif.
1943 – Randy Newman is born in New Orleans, La.
1929 – Motown founder Berry Gordy is born in Detroit, Mich.
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