1585 Composer Heinrich Schutz was born.
1955 The Four Aces’ “Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing” hits #1.
1957 Jerry Lee Lewis records “Great Balls Of Fire.”
1963 Steve Perry (lead singer/rhythm guitarist for Cherry Poppin’ Daddies) is born in Syracuse, New York.
1965 The Rolling Stones appeared at The ABC, Stockton on Tees.
1965 The Florescents supported by The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at the I.B. Club in Howell, New Jersey
1966 Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapses while on stage at a Sussex University gig in England, just after completing his epic 20-minute solo on “Toad.”
1967 Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown and John’s Children all appeared at the Saville Theatre in London, England.
1969 Humble Pie supported by David Bowie appeared at The Coventry Theatre in England
1976 Rainbow appeared at the Luxor Theater, Hoensbroek, Holland supported by AC/DC
1980 Talking Heads release their fourth album, Remain In Light
1980 Prince releases his third album, Dirty Mind
1982 R.E.M. appeared at the Peppermint Lounge, New York City, supported by The Fleshtones.
1987 The acclaimed Chuck Berry documentary Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll premieres in US theaters
1987 Chuck Berry is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1777 N. Vine.
1988 Keith Richards plays his first solo single, “Take It So Hard,” on Saturday Night Live.
1988 Def Leppard’s ballad “Love Bites” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100.
1991 Soundgarden’s second album for A&M Records, Badmotorfinger, is released
2002 Jennifer Love Hewitt releases her fourth studio album, BareNaked.
2002 The Bon Jovi album Bounce was released.
2011 Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh dies of an overdose-induced heart attack at a hotel in Chicago, Illinois, at age 40.
