Births
1898: Waldo Semon (Invented vinyl that made LP’s & 45’s)
1937: Tommy Overstreet (Country Singer)
1945: Jose Feliciano (Puerto Rican Singer & Guitarist)
1946: Danny Hutton (Vocals in Three Dog Night)
1949: Barriemore Barlow (Drums for Jethro Tull)
1950: Joe Perry (Lead Guitar for Aerosmith)
1950: Don Powell (Drums for Slade)
1951: Pete Tolson (Pretty Things)
1957: Siobhan Fahey (Vocals for Bananarama & Shakespear Sister)
1966: Robin Goodridge (Drums for Bush)
1984: Matthew Followill (Lead Guitarist for Kings of Leon)
Events
1962: The BBC bans Bobby "Boris" Pickett's Halloween novelty single "Monster Mash," finding it in poor taste. However, in 1973 the radio giant lifts the ban, sending a re-release of the holiday favorite to #3.
1964: Rod Stewart makes his first recording, a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl" done with Rod's group the Hoochie Coochie Men. It fails to chart.
1964: The Kinks third single 'You Really Got Me', was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. Future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track.
1965: Beatles manager Brian Epstein begins negotiating for a cartoon series on ABC-TV bearing the name and likenesses of the group.
1969: As part of their latest exhibition, celebrating the anonymity of "Bagism," John Lennon and Yoko Ono sit onstage for five hours in a white bag at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts.
1973: The Rolling Stones' single "Star Star" is banned by the BBC for its real lyrics, which feature the word "starf*****" sung a dozen times.
1974: After poor album sales and infighting caused by drug addiction, The New York Dolls break up for the first time.
1977: Bing Crosby invites David Bowie to appear on what would be his last annual Christmas TV special, suggesting they sing a duet. Bowie agrees.
1979: Having waited five years in vein for two #1 American singles in a row, ABBA finally begin their first US tour.
1979: Pattie Smith announced that she was performing her last show in front of 85,000 people in Florence, Italy. She returned to performing a decade later.
1988: Guns N' Roses started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sweet Child O' Mine', the group's first US No.1, a No.24 hit in the UK.
1990: Will Smith made his debut in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
1991: Nirvana’s single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was released in the US.
1992: Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash married actress and model Renee Suran.
1998: Gary Glitter appeared in court on child pornography charges.
2007: Pamela Anderson's ex-husband Kid Rock was involved in an alleged assault on drummer Tommy Lee, (who was also married to the actress up until 1998). Police interviewed witnesses to a tussle involving the pair at the MTV Music Video Awards in Las Vegas. Lee was removed from the ceremony while Rock was allowed to stay.
