December 31

Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole died on this day in 2015 at age 65

Today in 1985, Ricky Nelson was killed along with six others, 

when his charted light aircraft crashed in Texas

Andy Summers (The Police) was born on this day in 1942

Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) is 70 today

Today in 1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses an arm 

when he crashes his Corvette

John Denver was born on this day in 1943

Today in 1912, 12-year-old Louis Armstrong is sent to the New Orleans Home for Colored Waifs, where he learns to read music, and play cornet