1922 Marie Lloyd collapses on stage at the Empire Hall, Edmonton. She dies three days later.
1939 Perry Como recorded “That Old Gang of Mine” with the Ted Weems Orchestra.
1943 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five release “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?”
1957 Elvis Presley comes in second to Pat Boone in the NME music poll.
1959 Chris Lowe (of Pet Shop Boys) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
1961 Bob Dylan played at New York’s Carnegie Hall
1963 A 17-year-old Eric Clapton makes his first appearance with The Yardbirds at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England
1963 The Beatles made their first appearance on the U.K. show “Ready Steady Go!”
1966 The Byrds played at The Village Gate, New York City.
1968 Led Zeppelin played their first ever gig at Newcastle Mayfair – billed as The New Yardbirds, the band changed their name ahead of the next date at the University of Surrey on 15th October
1968 Elvis Presley releases Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star And Others.
1969 The song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” was released by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
1969 The Beatles’ Abbey Road album went to No. 1 on the U.K. chart.
1970 Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album Pearl.
1971 Pink Floyd played at the Roman Ampitheater, Pompeii, Italy
1974 Walls And Bridges was released by John Lennon.
1975 Pink Floyd’s album Wish You Were Here hits #1 in America
1980 Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust” goes to #1 in America, where it holds the top spot for three weeks.
1982 The Smiths made their live debut at the Ritz in Manchester England, supporting Blue Rondo A La Turk.
1983 Gary Numan performed at The Odeon, Birmingham, England.
1994 Dream Theater released the album Awake.
1995 Alan Jackson wins the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award at the annual Country Music Association’s award ceremony.
1996 Roger Miller is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2005 Exodus releases their seventh studio album, Shovel Headed Kill Machine
2005 Nickelback release their fifth album, All The Right Reasons, with the hits “Photograph,” “Far Away” and “Rockstar.”
2005 Mike Gibbins, drummer with Badfinger, died in his sleep at the age of 56.
2014 Paul Revere of Paul Revere & the Raiders dies at age 76.
2011 -The Katy Perry single “The One That Got Away” was released to radio stations in the U.S.
2022 – Loretta Lynn (Coal Miner’s Daughter) Country Music Star Died age 90