1934 Cole Porter records “You’re The Top.”
1958 Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock ‘n’ roll concert in Germany
1961 Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records, his first recording contract.
1961 Elvis Presley records “A Whistling Tune,” “Home Is Where The Heart Is,” and “Riding The Rainbow.”
1963 Bob Dylan played at Carnegie Hall in New York City
1964 The Beatles record “Honey Don’t” for their Beatles For Sale album
1965 The Beatles are awarded Members of the British Empire (MBE) medals from Queen Elizabeth II
1968 Janis Joplin appears on TV for the first time when she performs on the variety show Hollywood Palace with Big Brother & the Holding Company.
1970 Elton John released “Your Song,” which becomes his first hit.
1968 Nina Simone’s “Do What You Gotta Do” peaks at #83, where it will stay for four weeks.
1971 Al Green’s “Tired Of Being Alone” is certified Gold.
1979 AC/DC appeared at The Mayfair, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, supported by Def Leppard
1984 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played at the Melbourne Concert Hall in Melbourne.
1991 Ozzy Osbourne broke his foot after an accident on stage at a gig in Chicago, causing him to cancel the remaining dates of a U.S. tour.
1998 Marilyn Manson begin their Mechanical Animals tour with a show in Kansas City.
2004 Sugarland’s debut album, Twice the Speed of Life, is released
2005 Jamie Cullum performed at The Plymouth Pavilions.
2006 Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor permanently quit the band during the U.S. leg of a world tour.
2019 The beat-up sweater Kurt Cobain wore on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged special sells at auction for $334,000
