1927 Hoagy Carmichael records his most famous composition, “Star Dust.
1930 Count Basie records “Somebody Stole My Gal.”
1958 The Flamingos record “I Only Have Eyes For You.”
1959 The Quarry Men decided to change their name to Johnny and the Moondogs. The band were in Liverpool auditioning for the Carrol Levis show. The Quarry Men featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
1960 The Everly Brothers record “Ebony Eyes.”
1963 The Beatles returned to London from Sweden and were greeted by hundreds of screaming fans and a mob of photographers and journalists.
1965 The Who appeared at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
1967 The Stooges make their live debut at a Detroit, Michigan, Halloween party.
1969 David Bowie appeared at a Halloween night at the General Gordon, Gravesend, England
1970 Led Zeppelin started a four week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Led Zeppelin III – the band’s second U.S. chart topper.
1975 Queen released “Bohemian Rhapsody”
1976 Elvis Presley makes his last recording, singing Jim Reeves’ “He’ll Have To Go” over a pre-recorded backing track in the Jungle Room of his Graceland home.
1980 Bow Wow Wow appeared at London’s Rainbow Theatre with Boy George as a backing singer
1988 Bon Jovi launch their New Jersey Syndicate tour with a show in Dublin.
1992 Joan Jett stars in an episode of the TV series Highlander, playing one of the immortals. Her version of “Cherry Bomb” is featured.
1995 James Brown is charged with assault at his home in Aiken, South Carolina, after allegedly striking his wife Adrienne with a mirror.
1998 Kiss launch their Psycho Circus tour with a Halloween show in Los Angeles
1999 Bryan White sings the US national anthem at the Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville prior to the match-up between the Tennessee Titans and the St. Louis Rams.
2000 Lifehouse release their debut album, No Name Face
2000 Travis is named the best act in the world at the Q Awards 2000, presented in London
2007 Elvis Presley tops the annual Forbes magazine list of most profitable dead celebrities, his estate having taken in $49 million over the past year.
