In #2007 #TonyThompson’s (of R&B group #HiFive) body was discovered by security officers at around 10 p.m. near an air-conditioning unit outside of an apartment complex in his native Waco, Texas.
An autopsy later… https://t.co/nqyuwS0sCn
In #1977 #BobMarleyAndTheWailers play the first of four nights at the #RainbowTheatre in #London.
There are six nights booked at the Rainbow, but the last two shows are called off because of a serious toe injury… https://t.co/goEc8B1EHJ
In #1991 #DavidRuffin (of #TheTemptations) died in #Philadelphia of a cocaine overdose.
After taking a large amount of cocaine Ruffin passed out, a friend drove him to a hospital in Philadelphia, where he later… https://t.co/j1wXmlI2kn
In #2003 #50Cent's second single, "#21Questions," tops the chart for the first of 4 weeks. Featuring #NateDogg on the chorus, the song explores 50's romantic side, as he asks a girl if she would be there for him… https://t.co/Qc8RN2v6XQ
In #2000 #JanetJackson announced that she was getting a divorce from dancer #ReneElizondo, citing "irreconcilable differences". The marriage had been kept secret for nine years.
This was not Jackson's first… https://t.co/hvk90uCjHp
In #1980 #LippsInc.'s #Funkytown spent four weeks at #1 on the #Billboard#Hot100.
From the 1979 debut album, #MouthToMouth, the single held a unique record for reaching number one in 28 countries, more than any… https://t.co/WiAsEhnxRF
In #1972 #TheStapleSingers' #IllTakeYouThere reached number one on the #Hot100 for one week (also peaking at number-one on the #Billboard R&B Singles chart for four weeks )
Included on the group's 1972 album… https://t.co/64iasSHoT8
In #1974 #WilliamDeVaughn's “#BeThankfulForWhatYouGot" is certified gold.
The record sold nearly two million copies on its release in spring 1974, reaching #1 on the U.S. R&B charts and #4 on the #Billboard#Hot100… https://t.co/3uePo9raqd