1955 - Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Bill Black, Slim Whitman, Johnny Horton and Floyd Cramer all appeared on the Louisiana Hayride.
1957 - Elvis Presley played Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, his first show outside of the United States.
1963 - Liza Minnelli opened on Broadway in Best Foot Forward.
1966 - Jan & Dean, Sonny & Cher, the Mamas & the Papas, the Turtles, Otis Redding, Donovan and Bob Lind put on a charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
1966 - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass became the first artist to have four albums in the top ten at the same time.
1967 - Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic.
1967 - At a Rolling Stones concert in Austria, a person threw a smoke bomb on the stage leading to a riot. 154 fans were arrested.
1969 - The group Child, which included a young Bruce Springsteen, made their live debut in Wanamassa, NJ.
1970 - Phil Spector finished the final production on the Beatles' album Get Back.
1974 - British pirate radio station Piccadilly Radio went on the air.
1979 - Doyle Lawson formed his group Quicksilver.
1981 - Back catalog albums got a boost when Columbia started their "Nice Price" campaign.
1987 - U2 started the North American leg of its Joshua Tree tour.
1990 - Eric Clapton was fined and lost his drivers license for three months after being clocked at 105 MPH.
1990 - Diamond Rio signed with Arista Records.
1992 - Wynonna Judd did her first solo concert in Midland, TX.
1997 - Joni Mitchell and Kilauren Gibb, the daughter she had given up in 1965, were reunited.
1998 - Metallica kicked off their Poor Re-Touring Me Tour.
2001 - Mariah Carey signed with Virgin for three albums in what was, at the time, the biggest recording deal in history.
2002 - Marty Stuart was arrested for DUI in Hendersonville, TN.
2003 - Ozzy Osbourne's wife, Sharon, announces she is now free of colon cancer.
2004 - Chris Martin of Coldplay was accused of attacking a photographer in London.
2006 - Bryan Adams is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
2011 - LCD Soundsystem played what was supposed to be their final show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Recorded
1942 - American Patrol - Glen Miller & His Orchestra
1956 - I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
1964 - I Get Around - Beach Boys
1965 - Do the Freddie - Freddie & the Dreamers
1967 - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (completed recording the album)
1969 - My Way - Frank Sinatra (album)
1990 - In Bloom, Dive, Lithium, Pay To Play, Imodium, Sappy and Polly - Nirvana (began recording demos)
Released
1964 - Kissin' Cousins (soundtrack) - Elvis Presley
1973 - 1962-1966 - Beatles
1973 - 1967-1970 - Beatles
1991 - Mama Said - Lenny Kravitz
1991 - Flashpoint - Rolling Stones
Broadcast
1965 - Ready Steady Goes Live (U.K.) (premier)
1965 - Joe Loss Pop Show (BBC Radio) - Who (radio debut)
1993 - Loving (NBC) - Robert Flack
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1949 - Cruising Down the River - Russ Morgan (7 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
1949 - Kiss Me Kate - Original Cast (9 weeks (1 previous week))
1977 - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (2 weeks)
1994 - The Sign - Ace of Base (1 week)
2011 - 21 - Adele (1 week (2 previous weeks))
2016 - Anti - Rihanna (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
1977 - Tryin' to Love Two - William Bell (1 week)
1988 - Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby (1 week)
2011 - Look at Me Now - Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Buster Rhymes (8 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
1977 - Lucille - Kenny Rogers (2 weeks)
1983 - When I'm Away From You - Bellamy Brothers (1 week)
1988 - Live Will Find Its Way to You - Reba McEntire (1 week)
1994 - My Love - Little Texas (2 weeks)
2011 - Let Me Down Easy - Billy Currington (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
1988 - Where Do Broken Hearts Go? - Whitney Houston (3 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
1964 - Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles (3 weeks)
1977 - Knowing Me, Knowing You - ABBA (5 weeks)
2011 - Someone Like You - Adele (1 week (4 previous weeks))
Number Ones - U.K. Albums
1977 - Portrait of Sinatra - Frank Sinatra (2 weeks)
1983 - The Final Cut - Pink Floyd (2 weeks)
1988 - NOW That's What I Call Music 11 - Various Artists (3 weeks)
1994 - Music Box - Mariah Carey (1 week)
2005 - The Definitive Collection - Tony Christie (2 weeks)
Birthdays
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