1933 David Somerville (original lead singer for The Diamonds) is born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
1937 Benny Goodman records “Flying Home.”
1945 Don McLean is born in New Rochelle, New York
1961 The Crystals release “There’s No Other Like My Baby.”
1965 The McCoys were at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Hang On, Sloopy.”
1969 Bobby Darin appears for the first time on TV as “Bob” Darin when he performs on Tom Jones’ TV show.
1967 The entire Grateful Dead are arrested for marijuana possession in San Francisco.
1970 Pink Floyd release their fourth album, Atom Heart Mother, in the UK. It becomes their first #1 album in that territory.
1971 – Rod Stewart started a five-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Maggie May / Reason To Believe,” his first solo No. 1.
1973 R&B singer LaTocha Scott (of Xscape) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1976 Joe Cocker is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, where he performs “Feelin’ Alright” with his nemesis impersonator, John Belushi
1978 Gene Simmons’ self-titled solo album is certified Platinum.
1979 The Buzzcocks performed at the Mountford Hall, Liverpool, England.
1945 Elvis Presley, just 10 years old, makes his first public appearance when he takes part in a talent contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show singing “Old Shep.” He comes in second.
1982 Peter Gabriel and Steve Hacket joined their former band mates in Genesis for a one-time benefit performance at The Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England
1983 ABBA’s Agnetha Faltskog is involved in a car crash in Skane, Sweden, and suffers a concussion but soon recovers.
1986 The Everly Brothers are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
1995 Oasis released their much-anticipated second album, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
1998 Singing cowboy Gene Autry dies of lymphoma at 91.
2000 Coldplay performed at The Junction, Cambridge.
2000 Radiohead release Kid A, the highly anticipated follow-up to their acclaimed 1997 album OK Computer
2002 Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis Presley has a No. 1 album in 17 countries – including the United States – when Elv1s 30 #1 Hits makes its debut.
2005 James Blunt performed at Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
2009 Esquire announces Kate Beckinsale as their Sexiest Woman Alive with a video of the actress set to the song “Goodbye Hollywood” by Jet.