1944 – Roger Waters (bassist and co-lead vocalist for Pink Floyd) is born George Roger Waters in Great Bookham, Surrey, England.
1971- Dolores O’Riordan (lead singer for The Cranberries) is born in County Limerick
1961- Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, guitarist and songwriter of a-ha, is born in Oslo, Norway.
1961 – Bob Dylan debuted at the Gaslight Cafe in New York City
1968 – Eric Clapton recorded his guitar solo on The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
1970 Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance when he appeared at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany.
1974 The 101 All Stars (featuring Joe Strummer), made their debut at The Telegraph, Brixton Hill, London.
1980 U2 kicked off the first leg of their 29 date UK ‘Boy tour’ at the General Woolfe in Coventry, England
1982 – Paul McCartney released the single “Tug Of War.”
Charts
1953 Guy Mitchell at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Look At That Girl’
1967 Engelbert Humperdinck at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘The Last Waltz’
1969 The Rolling Stones at No.1 in Australia with ‘Honky Tonk Women’
1971 Drummond at No.1 in Australia with ‘Daddy Cool’
1975 Glen Campbell at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’
1975 Jefferson Starship at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Red Octopus’.
1975 Rod Stewart at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Sailing’.
1976 Abba at No.1 in Australia with ‘Dancing Queen’
1980 The Jam at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Start!’
1982 Steve Miller at No.1 in Australia with ‘Abracadabra’
1986 Bananarama at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Venus’
1998 Lighthouse Family at No.1 in Australia with ‘High’
2014 Taylor Swift at No.1 on the US chart with ‘Shake It Off’
2014 Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘Prayer In C’
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