1944 Yes founder and frontman Jon Anderson is born in Accrington, Lancashire, England.
1943 Benny Carter records “Poinciana.”
1962 The Beatles give their first-ever radio interview, on Radio Clatterbridge
1963 The Beatles performed at Nya Aulan, Sundstavagen, Karlstad, Sweden
1963 Peter, Paul and Mary’s self-titled LP hits #1.
1964 The Rolling Stones made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
1967 The Who, Tremeloes, Traffic, Herd and Marmalade played at Sheffield City Hall, England
1968 Led Zeppelin performed at Surrey University, England
1968 Arrested Development leader Speech is born Todd Thomas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1969 ‘Sugar Sugar’ by The Archies was at No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart
1970 Led Zeppelin’s LP Led Zeppelin III hits #1.
1973 The Osmonds appeared at the Apollo Glasgow, Scotland
1975 Art Garfunkel was at No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart with his version of ‘I Only Have Eyes For You.’
1976 Bruce Springsteen plays the Philadelphia Spectrum
1978 Judas Priest played at City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
1979 Bob Marley and The Wailers played at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, New York
1980 New Order played their debut gig at The Squat in Manchester, England.
1980 Barbra Streisand’s “Woman In Love” hits #1 on the Hot 100.
1984 Pop star Katy Perry is born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in Santa Barbara, California.
1986 Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Slippery When Wet’.
1989 Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Duchess Of York, Leeds, England
1992 Country singer Roger Miller dies of lung and throat cancer in Los Angeles, California, at age 56.
1993 Tears For Fears appeared at The Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, with support band Radiohead.
1998 R.E.M. play an exclusive concert for BBC Radio 1 at the Radio Theater at Broadcasting House in London for an audience primarily consisting of fan club members and contest winners.
1999 Badly Drawn Boy played at the Princess Charlotte, Leicester.
2002 Actor/singer Richard Harris dies of Hodgkin’s disease in London, England, at age 72
2006 Diddy scores his first #1 album on the Billboard 200 since 1997 with Press Play.
2008 Britney Spears returns to the top of the Hot 100 with ‘Womanizer,’ her first #1 on that chart since her debut single, ‘…Baby One More Time,’ in 1999.
2010 Reggae musician Gregory Isaacs dies of lung cancer in London, England, at age 59.
2010 Taylor Swift releases her third album, Speak Now
2014 Jack Bruce, bassist and founding member of Cream, dies at age 71.
