1954, Elvis Presley released his second single on Sun Records, ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight,’ a song made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris.
1964, The Temptations begin recording ’My Girl’ which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits.
1965, The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus.
1967, The Beatles began recording the new Paul McCartney song ‘The Fool on the Hill’ at Abbey Road, London. John and George played harmonicas, Paul played a recorder and recorded his lead vocal and Ringo played drums.
1969, John Lennon recorded the track 'Cold Turkey', with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman and Yoko.
1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
1971, David Bowie and America both appeared at Friars in Aylesbury, England, tickets cost 50p.
1971, Deep Purple went to No.1 on the UK chart with their sixth album 'Fireball'.
1976, Wings played a charity concert in St Marks Square, Venice to raise funds for the historic city. The night was a success but the weight of the equipment used by the group caused more damage to the square.
1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.
1980, The Grateful Dead played the first of fifteen nights at the Warfiled Theatre, San Francisco, California.
1981, The Rolling Stones kicked off a 50-date North American tour at the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia.
1982, Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and ‘Under Pressure’.
1990, Drummer Dave Grohl auditioned for Nirvana and was instantly given the job.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1943, John Locke, Spirit
1945, Onnie Mcintyre, Average White Band
1946, Jerry Penrod, bass player, Iron Butterfly
1955, Steve Severin, bass, Siouxsie and the Banshees
1968, Will Smith, actor, singer, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
1974, Richie Edwards, bass, The Darkness
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