1962 - Michael Cartellone (Damn Yankees, Lynyrd Skynyrd) (59)
1963 - Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes) (55)
1964 - John "Ecstacy" Fletcher (Whodini) (54)
1966 - Eric Kretz (Stone Temple Pilots) (52)
1967 - Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (51)
1974 - T-Low (Next) (44)
1977 - Randy Ragsdale (Cross Canadian Ragweed) (41)
1985 - Charlie Simpson (Busted, Fightstar) (31)
1990 - Iggy Azalea (28)
1991 - Fetty Wap (born Willie Maxwell II) (27)
1993 - George Ezra (25)
Deaths
1998 - Wally Gold (Four Esquire, wrote It's My Party, It's Now or Never) (70)
2001 - Carole Fredericks (singer, sister of Taj Mahal) - Heart attack (49)
2009 - Kenny Rankin - Lung cancer (69)
2009 - Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) - Leukemia (64)
2010 - Stuart Cable (Stereophonics) - Choked in his sleep (40)
2012 - Bob Welch - Suicide (66)
On This Day
1958 - The film High School Confidential opens.
1964 - The Rolling Stones were booed off the stage in San Antonio, TX during their first U.S. tour.
1969 - Blind Faith (Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker) made their live debut in London's Hyde Park.
1969 - Keith Richards and Anita Pallenburg were in a car crash near Sussex, England.
1970 - The Who perform Tommy at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. It was the first time rock (opera or not) had been heard in its hallowed halls.
1972 - Grease opened on the Great White Way after an almost four-month run Off-Broadway.
1977 - Members of the Sex Pistols and their entourage are arrested when they try to interrupt the Silver Jubilee Celebration by playing God Save the Queen from a boat on the Themes River.
1978 - Bob Dylan and Tom Petty met for the first time at a Dylan show in Los Angeles.
1979 - Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion on the same day he plays for Jimmy Carter at the White House.
1982 - Graceland in Memphis, TN opened for public tours.
1990 - The Black Crowes played their first U.K. show in London.
1991 - Alan Jackson became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
1992 - In Strasburg, ND, the birth home of Lawrence Welk was opened to the public. Between 2 and 3,000 attended.
1993 - The groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1993 - Prince changed his name to an unpronouncable icon.
1994 - Grace Slick was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and to attend AA meetings for pointing a gun at a police officer the previous March.
1995 - Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead was admitted to the hospital after the continuous motion of playing his guitar caused blood to come from his ear.
1999 - Rod Stewart was too late to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, so he kicked soccer balls onto the trading floor.
2000 - Prince "reclaimed" his name with a week-long party at Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis, MN.
2001 - The Experience Music Project opened their first exhibition in Seattle with Island Revolution: Jamaican Rhythm from Ska to Reggae, 1956-1981.
2002 - Virgin Records dropped Victoria Beckham after her first solo album sold only 50,000 copies.
2002 - R. Kelly was booked on child pornography charges.
2003 - Beck had to cancel an appearance in East Rutherford, NJ after his ribs were injured by a stage hand while watching Blur's performance.
2003 - Kenny Chesney played his first stadium show in Knoxville, TN.
2007 - A street in Rancho Mirage, CA was named after Dean Martin.
2008 - The funeral of Bo Diddley was held in Gainesville, FL.
2008 - Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones joined the Foo Fighters on stage at Wembley Stadium.
2009 - Bret Michaels was struck in the head by a descending set after finishing his song at the Tony Awards.
2015 - Elton John labasted the security staff at a Gloucester, England show, calling one of them a "Hitler".
Marriages
1974 - Richard Harris and Ann Turkel
1983 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Shawn Michelle Stevens (Lewis' fifth marriage)
1986 - Graham Russell (Air Supply) and Jodi Varble
1991 - Jimmy Osmond and Michelle Larson
2002 - Liam Howlett (Prodigy) and Natalie Appleton (All Saints)
Recorded
1971 - Vincent - Don McLean
Released
1963 - Come On - Rolling Stones (first single)
1976 - All Things in Time - Lou Rawls
1976 - Rock 'n' Roll Music - Beatles
1978 - Soft and Wet - Prince (first single)
1982 - Built For Speed - Stray Cats
1982 - Chicago 16 - Chicago
1994 - Walk On - Boston
1994 - Purple - Stone Temple Pilots
2004 - Hot Fuss - Killers
2005 - Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas
2005 - Choose Love - Ringo Starr
2005 - Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes
Broadcasts
1963 - Thank Your Lucky Stars (British) - Rolling Stones (TV debut)
1966 - Where the Action Is - Leaves, Keith Green
1969 - The Johnny Cash Show - Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell (debut)
1974 - Midnight Special - Kinks (host), Electric Light Orchestra, Rory Gallagher, Buddy Miles, Alan Price, Suzi Quatro
1979 - Top of the Pops - Blondie
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
1940 - My Sister and I - Jimmy Dorsey (1 week)
1947 - Mam'selle - Art Lund (2 weeks)
1975 - Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver (1 week)
Birthdays
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