Births
1898: Waldo Semon (Invented vinyl that made LP’s
& 45’s)
1945: Jose
Feliciano (Puerto Rican Singer & Guitarist)
1946: Danny
Hutton (Vocals in Three Dog Night)
1950: Joe
Perry (Lead Guitar for Aerosmith)
1956: Johnny Hickman (Lead Guitar for Cracker)
1957: Siobhan Fahey (Vocals for Bananarama &
Shakespear Sister)
1960: David Lowery (Vocals & Guitar for
Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker)
1966: Robin Goodridge (Drums for Bush)
1968: Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy) (Rapper)
1980: Mikey Way (Bass for My Chemical Romance)
1984: Cameron 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 School Girl" 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.
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.
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.
1992: Howard Stern appeared as
Fartman on the MTV Video Music Awards.
1998: Gary Glitter appeared in
court on child pornography charges.
