1949 – To B.B. King, a daughter. Shirley King became a blues singer in her own right, but only after a career as an exotic dancer.
1961 – Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records after attracting the notice of the revered A&R man John Hammond.
1962 – Bob Dylan records with a band for the first time at sessions for his Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan album.
1963 – Natalie Merchant,one time the vocalist for the band 10,000 Maniacs, is born in Jamestown, N.Y.
1964 – The Beatles spend their last day recording tracks for the album Beatles for Sale. Their rockabilly hero Carl Perkins visits them in the studio.
1965 – Queen Elizabeth presents the Beatles with MBE’s at Buckingham Palace in London.
1967 – Pink Floyd performs the first of three nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore
1970 – The mother of Meredith Hunter, the man slain at the ill-fated Altamont festival, sues the Rolling Stones.
1974 – Keith Richards files a planning application with his local council, asking for permission to refurbish his Redlands mansion. The house burned down in 1973.
1975 – Elton John performs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, dressed in a sequined Dodger outfit. It’s the last date on his sold-out American tour.
1980 – During a recording session, Jefferson Starship’s Paul Kantner suffers a stroke. He later makes a full recovery after spending two weeks in a Los Angeles hospital.
1992 – To John Fogerty, a son. He and his wife, Julie, become the proud parents of Tyler Jackson today.
2001 – Courtney Love plays her first-ever solo show at the Ventura Theatre in Ventura, Calif.
2004 – Apple launched the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group.
2004 – John Peel, an English DJ whose eclectic taste and patronage was instrumental in launching the careers of T. Rex, Rod Stewart, The Smiths, The Undertones, The Fall, and countless others, dies of a heart attack in Peru. He was 65.
2006 - The Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada named 2112 by Rush a MasterWork in Canadian sound recording at a ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. This honour ensured that 2112 would be preserved for future generations.
1961 – Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records after attracting the notice of the revered A&R man John Hammond.
1962 – Bob Dylan records with a band for the first time at sessions for his Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan album.
1963 – Natalie Merchant,one time the vocalist for the band 10,000 Maniacs, is born in Jamestown, N.Y.
1964 – The Beatles spend their last day recording tracks for the album Beatles for Sale. Their rockabilly hero Carl Perkins visits them in the studio.
1965 – Queen Elizabeth presents the Beatles with MBE’s at Buckingham Palace in London.
1967 – Pink Floyd performs the first of three nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore
1970 – The mother of Meredith Hunter, the man slain at the ill-fated Altamont festival, sues the Rolling Stones.
1974 – Keith Richards files a planning application with his local council, asking for permission to refurbish his Redlands mansion. The house burned down in 1973.
1975 – Elton John performs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, dressed in a sequined Dodger outfit. It’s the last date on his sold-out American tour.
1980 – During a recording session, Jefferson Starship’s Paul Kantner suffers a stroke. He later makes a full recovery after spending two weeks in a Los Angeles hospital.
1992 – To John Fogerty, a son. He and his wife, Julie, become the proud parents of Tyler Jackson today.
2001 – Courtney Love plays her first-ever solo show at the Ventura Theatre in Ventura, Calif.
2004 – Apple launched the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group.
2004 – John Peel, an English DJ whose eclectic taste and patronage was instrumental in launching the careers of T. Rex, Rod Stewart, The Smiths, The Undertones, The Fall, and countless others, dies of a heart attack in Peru. He was 65.
2006 - The Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada named 2112 by Rush a MasterWork in Canadian sound recording at a ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. This honour ensured that 2112 would be preserved for future generations.
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