1951 “Cold, Cold Heart” by Tony Bennett hits #1 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart.
1957 Danny and the Juniors release “At The Hop.”
1962 The Crystals’ “He’s A Rebel” hits #1 for the first of two weeks
1963 Gale Garnett records “We’ll Sing In The Sunshine.”
1963 The Beatles, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, The Vernons Girls and The Kestrals appeared at The Odeon, Leeds, England
1963 The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Mickie Most and The Flintstones played at The Hammersmith Odeon, London.
1965 Elvis Presley releases Harum Scarum.
1965 The Beatles recorded “Michelle” at EMI Studios in London.
1973 Neil Young supported by The Eagles appeared at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, England.
1973 Michael Jackson popularizes The Robot when he busts out some futuristic dance moves during a Jackson 5 performance of “Dancing Machine” on Soul Train.
1979 The Eagles’ sixth album, The Long Run, hits #1 in America, where it stays for the rest of 1979 (nine weeks).
1980 Neil Young releases his 10th studio album, Hawks & Doves.
1987 David Bowie played the first of eight sold out nights at The Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1990 “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice became the first rap record to top the U.S. singles chart.
2000 Bon Jovi played at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2001 Phil Vassar is named songwriter-artist of the year at the 39th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards at Nashville’s Opryland Hotel.
2004 Joss Stone performed at the Academy in Glasgow, Scotland
2004 Eric Clapton is made a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace.
2006 Lyricist Betty Comden dies in New York City aged 89.
2009 Country singer Carrie Underwood releases her third studio album, Play On, featuring the crossover hit “Cowboy Casanova.”
