1958, Frank Sinatra started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely'.
1962, Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.
1963, The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'
1965, The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.
1965, Recording at Abbey Road studios for the album Rubber Soul, The Beatles begin and complete 'Drive My Car' in four takes plus overdubs.
1970, Janis Joplin's ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California.
1973, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Goats Head Soup'.
1974, TV host Ed Sullivan died. The Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm introduced many rock-n-roll and pop bands to America. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.
1975, Neil Young underwent an operation at a Los Angeles hospital to remove nodes from his vocal cords.
1979, Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough'.
1984, Stevie Wonder started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'.
1987, David Bowie played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on the North American leg of The Glass Spider Tour.
1990, George Michael went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Praying For Time'.
2006, Mayor Richard M. Daley awarded P. Diddy with a pair of cufflinks to commemorate the inauguration of an annual "Diddy Day" in the city of Chicago, USA.
2008, In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1941, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel
1944, Robert Lamm, Chicago
1947, Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot
1959, Marie Osmond
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