1965 - The Hollies kicked off their first U.S. tour in New York.
1969 - Elektra Records dropped the MC5 after they took out an ad in a newspaper swearing at a Michigan department store who refused to stock their records.
1972 - The Electric Light Orchestra made their live debut in Croydon, London, U.K.
1974 - Queen played their first U.S. show in Denver, CO.
1976 - Aerosmith opened their North American Rocks tour in St. Louis, MO.
1976 - Boz Scaggs was beaten unconscious by two bouncers when he tries to visit friend Bobby "Blue" Bland at a concert.
1990 - Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Simple Minds, Tracy Chapman and more play Wembley Stadium to celebrate Nelson Mandella's release from jail.
1992 - Nirvana was on the cover of the new issues of Rolling Stone.
1993 - David Lee Roth was arrested in New York City for buying a bag of marijuana.
1993 - Billy Burnette said he was leaving Fleetwood Mac to work on his solo career.
1993 - Earth Day was celebrated at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Don Henley and Steve Miller.
1994 - Toby Keith broke his right ankle while playing in a University of Oklahoma alumni football game.
1995 - George Michael angers the people at Sony when he allows Jesus to a Child to be aired for charity, raising $112,000.
1996 - KISS announced that they would do a reunion tour complete with makeup.
1997 - Mark Morrison was convicted of threatening an officer with a stun gun.
1998 - Janet Jackson opened her Velvet Rope world tour in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
1999 - Sean "Puffy" Combs turned himself into New York police over an alleged attack on an Interscope executive.
1999 - Shania Twain was the first woman ever given songwriter/artist of the year by the Nashville Songwriters Association.
2003 - Luther Vandross entered the hospital after a stroke.
2003 - Sam Fogarino of Interpol was taken to a New York hospital after losing the feeling in his arm.
2007 - Ornate Coleman won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album Sound Grammar.
2008 - Barbra Streisand donated $5 million to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for women's heart education and research.
2010 - Alan Jackson received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2011 - It was Jimmy Buffett Day in the state of Florida.
2014 - AC/DC announced that Malcolm Young would be taking a break from the band due to his health.
Marriages
1994 - Harry Connick, Jr. and Jill Goodacre
1996 - Judy Collins and Louis Nelson
Divorces
1997 - Vince Gill and Janice Gill (Janice filed for divorce)
2003 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Kerrie McCarver Lewis (filed for divorce, sixth marriage)
Recorded
1944 - Woody Guthrie started his first recording session with Folkway Records and Moses Asch
1964 - Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
1964 - A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
1969 - Something and Old Brown Shoe - Beatles
Released
1956 - Blue Days, Black Nights - Buddy Holly (debut single)
1964 - Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones (U.K. release debut album)
1971 - Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones (U.K. single release, first on their own Rolling Stones label)
1971 - It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr (single)
1981 - I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell (single)
1991 - Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog (Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder)
Broadcasts
1957 - 77 Sunset Strip (ABC) - Ed Byrnes (debut)
1963 - The 625 Show (BBC) - Beatles (first appearance on the BBC)
1973 - James Paul McCartney - Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Wings
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1977 - Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
1966 - Going Places - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (5 weeks, 1 week previously at number 1)
1977 - Hotel California - Eagles (5 weeks, 1 week previously at number 1)
1994 - Longing In Their Hearts - Bonnie Raitt (1 week)
2011 - Femme Fatale - Britney Spears (1 week)
2016 - Mind of Mine - Zayn (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
1983 - Atomic Dog - George Clinton (4 weeks)
1988 - Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean (1 week)
2005 - Hate It or Love It - The Game featuring 50 Cent (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
1977 - It Couldn't Have Been Better - Johnny Duncan (1 week)
1983 - Dixieland Delight - Alabama (1 week)
1988 - I Wanna Dance With You - Eddie Rabbitt (1 week)
1994 - If the Good Die Young - Tracy Lawrence (2 weeks)
2011 - Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
1977 - Right Time of the Night - Jennifer Warnes (1 week)
Birthdays
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