MAY 1, 1965 – “THE SUPREMES” leaped onto the charts with ‘Back In My Arms Again”; their fifth #1 in a row.
MAY 1, 1971 – “WILSON PICKET” — hit the charts with “Don’t Knock My Love,” reaching #1 R&B and #13 Pop and becoming his last of five #1s. He had just returned from performing in Ghana, Africa, for that country’s independence celebration.
MAY 1, 1954 — “RAY PARKER, JR.” was born in Detroit. He was born Ray Erskine Parker, Jr.
MAY 1, 2002 — Former NBA All-Star “JAYSON WILLIAMS” — was indicted on a series of charges, including aggravated manslaughter, in connection with the shooting death of limousine driver Costas Christofi at Williams’ 65 acre estate in Alexandria Township, New Jersey on February 14.
MAY 1, 1991 – “RICKEY HENDERSON” – breaks the Major League Baseball stolen base record. He stole his 939th base to break Lou Brock’s record for stolen bases in a career. Henderson stole a total of 1,406 bases in his major league career, almost 500 more than the next closest player. Henderson was also the […]
MAY 1, 1973 – “MARVIN GAYE” performed at the KENNEDY CENTER in his hometown of Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, the city declared it “Marvin Gaye Day”!!!!
Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle, a Boston-area native, made headlines when he took the ice for warmups Saturday in a jersey honoring Martin Richard, the 8-year-old victim of last week’s marathon bombings. The jersey, a standard Coyotes road sweater, featured “Martin Richard” on the nameplate in place of “Yandle” as well as No. 8 instead of […]
Ty Tribbett’s new single “If He Did It Before … Same God” enters at No. 1 on iTunes. The single is also No. 17 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Singles chart. And his Motown Gospel debut project, Greater Than, will be in stores on June 4, says TotalPrayze.com. On the historic night of the launch of […]
Prophetess Juanita Bynum is cooling her heels in a Dallas County jail today after being picked up on a “capias warrant” on Thursday, April 18. According to online records. Bynum, 54, was booked into the Dallas (Texas) County jail last night on civil charges. A capias warrant is usually issued when a judge wants to […]