1926 Chuck Berry is born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1957 Paul McCartney made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool
1963 Chuck Berry is released from prison after serving 20 months for a Mann Act violation (transporting a minor across state lines for immoral purposes).
1964 The Animals begin their first UK tour as headliners, playing the ABC Club in Manchester with supporting acts Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, The Nashville Teens, and Tommy Tucker.
1967 Louis Armstrong, 66 years old, releases “What a Wonderful World.” It goes to #1 in the UK
1967 “How I Won the War,” starring John Lennon, premiered in London.
1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first gig as a band supporting French pop star Johnny Hallyday at the Paris Olympia in France.
1968 Led Zeppelin (briefly known as The New Yardbirds) played their first British engagement at the Marquee Theatre.
1969 The Jackson 5 make their national TV debut, performing “I Want You Back” on the ABC
1997 Joe Strummer performed at Rock City in Nottingham.
1969 Rod Stewart joins Faces, formerly known as Small Faces.
1975 John Denver’s album Windsong hits #1 in America.
1975 Simon and Garfunkel reunited on “Saturday Night Live.”
1994 Tenor saxophonist Lee Allen dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California, at age 68.
1998 Metallica performed at the Playboy Mansion.
2000 American singer and actress Julie London died after suffering a stroke
2008 Adele appeared on Saturday Night Live along with then U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin
2011 The Stone Roses announce they are to reunite after a 15-year split.
2013 Rockabilly guitarist Roland Janes dies at age 80 after suffering a heart attack.
2021 Kanye West legally changes his name to the mononym Ye, his longtime nickname.
