1956 Elvis Presley releases “Love Me Tender,” the title song to his first movie. It goes on to become his fifth #1 hit in America.
1958 Johnny Mathis releases his first of many holiday albums, Merry Christmas
1963 The Yardbirds appeared at Studio 51, Leicester Square, London.
1967 The Doors appeared at the Cal State Gymnasium, Los Angeles, California.
1967 Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England, playing the musical interlude during the contest.
1969 George Harrison’s song “Something” was released as the A-side of a Beatles’ 45, a first for Harrison.
1973 Cher’s “Half-Breed” hits #1 for the first of two weeks.
1978 ABBA members Benny and Anni-Frid split after three years of marriage
1979 Buzzcocks, supported by Joy Division appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1979 Led Zeppelin’s In Through The Out Door was at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart
1980 The Bee Gees sue their former manager Robert Stigwood for $136 million, claiming unpaid royalties and fraud.
1980 Ex-Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten was arrested in Dublin for his involvement in a barroom brawl.
1990 Metallica began recording their self-titled album (also known as The Black Album).
1996 Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were married.
1998 Country group Alabama joins the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard.
2009 – The KISS album “Sonic Boom” was released exclusively at Walmart.
2020 Van Halen leader Eddie Van Halen, widely hailed as one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, dies of throat cancer at 65.
