Births
1928: Davey Johnstone (Guitar for The Elton John Band)
1939: Herbie Cox (The Cleftones)
1942: Colin Earl (Keyboards in Mungo Jerry)
1945: Bob Seger (Guitar and Singer)
1948: Mary McGregor (Singer)
1950: Robbie McIntosh (Guitar for Average White Band)
1960: John Flansburgh (Guitar & Vocals for They Might Be Giants)
1966: David Narcizo (Drums for Throwing Muses)
1967: Mark Bryan (Guitar for Hootie & The Blowfish)
1971: Chris Shiflett (Guitar for Foo Fighters)
Events
1957: Chuck Berry recorded "Rock And Roll Music".
1965: While preparing to go to sleep in his hotel room while on tour in Clearwater, FL, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards fools around with his new Gibson "fuzz box" amp and discovers a new guitar riff, one he likes so much he starts his tape recorder and plays it over and over until he falls asleep. When he awakens the next day, he finds a tape full of one guitar riff and about twenty minutes of snoring; bringing the riff to Mick Jagger at the hotel pool, the two begin composing their breakthrough hit, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
1965: Marianne Faithfull marries her second husband, artist John Dunbar, at the registry office in Cambridge, England. Within six months she will be living with Mick Jagger, who had written her hit song "As Tears Go By."
1965: James Brown recorded "I Got You (I Feel Good)".
1972: Elton John releases the single "Rocket Man".
1973: Paul Simon begins his first tour as a solo artist, performing at Music Hall in Boston at a show that would be recorded for his upcoming album Live Rhymin'.
1977: The Boomtown Rats played their first gig in England when they appeared at Studio 51, London.
1977: Dolly Parton made her New York singing debut.
1978: At the United Nations, the Bee Gees announce an upcoming series of concerts to benefit the UNICEF organization.
1978: The soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever started an 18 week run at No.1 on the UK album chart, also No.1 in the US. The album, which features seven Bee Gee songs, went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide.
1982: Tom Paton, manager of the Bay City Rollers, is convicted of the counts of "conducting (himself) in a shamelessly indecent manner" with teen boys. He is sentenced to three years in prison.
1984: Tina Turner releases the soon-to-be-smash single "What's Love Got To Do With It?" marking the beginning of one of the greatest comebacks in music history.
1984: Fictional group Spinal Tap played a gig at New York's CBGB's.
1993: The IRS raids Jerry Lee Lewis' ranch home in Nesbit, MS, and hauls away his belongings in an attempt to make up for what it says are $1.6 million in back taxes.
1994: Pearl Jam filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department against Ticketmaster. The charge was the company had a monopoly on the concert ticket business.
1995: Oasis scored their first UK No.1 single when 'Some Might Say' went to the top of the UK charts. It was the first single to be released from the Manchester bands second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? And the last Oasis track to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll.
1996: Metallic began two days of recording for the video "Until It Sleeps."
1997: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its twelfth annual induction ceremonies, for the first time in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Hall itself. The Jackson 5 & Michael Jackson, The Bee Gees, The Young Rascals, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, and Parliament-Funkadelic are all inducted. Mitchell decides not to accept her award in person after having just publicly reconciled with the daughter she gave up for adoption three decades earlier.
2002: Albany State University in Georgia awards hometown boy Ray Charles an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy.
2002: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen was voted the UK's favourite single of all time in a poll by the Guinness Hit Singles book. 'Imagine' by John Lennon was voted in at No.2 and 'Hey Jude', The Beatles No.3, 'Dancing Queen' by Abba was fourth and Madonna 'Like A Prayer' was in fifth place.
2002: American songwriter and producer Otis Blackwell died from a heart attack. He wrote the classic songs ‘All Shook Up’, ‘Return To Sender’, ‘Don't Be Cruel’, ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ and ‘Fever.’ Over the years, Blackwell's songs have sold more than 185 million copies.
2005: In Augusta, GA, a statue of James Brown was unveiled. The bronze lifesize statue was to commemorate Brown's musical accomplisments.
2005: US coffee shop chain Starbucks banned the sale of Bruce Springsteen's latest album Devils and Dust over concerns about its adult content. The retailer - which stocked CDs at its branches in the US - said it would be promoting other albums instead.
2008: Cher returns to the stage with the first of 200 planned shows at the Las Vegas Coliseum, marking her final three-year retirement tour. (Only 78 shows would be performed.)
2009: A former publicist for Michael Jackson was suing the singer for $44m for his alleged failure to pay her for her services. Raymone Bain said Mr Jackson had agreed to give her 10% of any business deals arranged with her assistance. Ms Bain acted as Mr Jackson's publicist during his 2005 trial for child abuse.
