Jimmy Dean

A local singer is hitting the big time on the Army's version of American Idol, Operation Rising Star. Read More

In 1967, Nashville attorney John Jay Hooker convinced Grand Ole Opry comedienne Minnie Pearl that she could sell more drumsticks than Colonel Sanders. Read More

Andy Taylor of Duran Duran once again leaves the band after a series of disagreements surrounding their latest album. 2001 - Courtney Love plays her first solo show - at the Ventura Theatre in Ventura, Calif. 2000 - Capitol Records honors Garth Brooks as the only artist to sell more than 100 million albums in a decade and the only artist to sell 10 million copies of four different albums. 1999 - Country singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton dies of a heart attack in Victor, Mont., at the age of 61. 1994 - R&B singer Wilbert Harrison dies of a stroke in Spencer, N.C. He is 65. 1982 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Who Can It Be Now?," Men at Work. 1978 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Hot Child in the City," Nick Gilder. 1975 - Elbridge "Al" Bryant of the Temptations dies of cirrhosis of the liver in Flagler County, Fla. He is 36. 1963 - Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs is born in Jamestown, N.Y. 1955 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Autumn Leaves," Roger Williams. 1953 - Keith Strickland of the B-52's is born in Athens, Ga. 1946 - Keith Hopwood of Herman's Hermits is born in Urmston, England. 1944 - Michael Piano of the Sandpipers is born in Rochester, N.Y. 2005 - Rappers Jay-Z and Nas end their longtime feud and promote peace on-stage during a New York radio station concert. 2002 - Recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd dies of emphysema in Miami. Read More