1938 Country singer Johnny Duncan is born in Dublin, Texas.
1939 Ted Weems records “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now.”
1942 R&B/soul singer Richard Street (of The Temptations) is born in Detroit, Michigan.
1947 Brian Johnson (lead singer for AC/DC) is born in Dunston, Gateshead, England.
1958 Cliff Richard and The Shadows played their first gig together at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, England.
1959 Nina Simone’s debut single, “I Loves You Porgy,” peaks at #18 on the Hot 100, the highest she will ever place on the chart.
1961 The Marcels release “Heartaches.”
1962 “Love Me Do” by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It was their first single.
1965 Henry Mancini’s soundtrack LP The Pink Panther is certified gold.
1967 The Doors played at Steve Paul’s Scene in New York City.
1968 The Cream song “White Room” was released.
1969 The Who performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1970 Led Zeppelin releases Led Zeppelin III.
1974 The Beach Boys went to No.1 on the US album chart with Endless Summer, the group’s second US No.1.
1975 “Cat’s in the Cradle” was released by Harry Chapin.
1975 Stevie Wonder appeared at the Wonder Dream Concert in Kingston, Jamaica. Along with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, the three original Wailers, performing together for the last time.
1978 Dolly Parton becomes the first country singer to pose for Playboy.
1979 The Who’s soundtrack album The Kids Are Alright is certified Platinum
1985 Brian Keenan, drummer of the Chambers Brothers, dies from a heart attack at 42 years old in Winsted, Connecticut.
1988 The Pixies appeared at The Mean Fiddler, London during a UK tour.
1999 Travis performed at Barrowlands, Glasgow
1999 Paul McCartney releases Run Devil Run in the US.
1999 Prince released the single “The Greatest Romance Ever Sold.”
1999 The Corrs performed live on MTV’s Unplugged at Ardmore Studios in Wicklow, Ireland.
2001 Reba McEntire’s TV show Reba premieres on the WB network. The show runs for 6 seasons.
2002 Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This” goes from #52 to #1 on the Hot 100
2011 Scottish Folk-Guitar master Bert Jansch dies at age 67
2011 Steve Jobs, Apple founder and music industry visionary, passes away at age 56 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
2011 The Martin Scorsese documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World premieres on HBO
2012 Adele posted her new theme to “Skyfall”, the 23rd film in the James Bond series.
