1952, Pianist Johnnie Johnson hired 26 year old Chuck Berry as a guitarist in his band. While playing evening gigs in the St. Louis area, Berry kept his day job as a hairdresser for the next three years.
1963, The Beatles returned to London from Sweden and were greeted by hundreds of screaming fans and a mob of photographers and journalists. American television host Ed Sullivan was at Heathrow as The Beatles arrived, and was struck by the sight of Beatlemania in full swing; he decided to look into getting this group to appear on his US television program.
1964, The Supremes started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Baby Love', the group's second of five consecutive US No.1's. The group were formally known as the five piece group The Primettes.
1965, The Who appeared at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, (the bands only appearance at the club).
1967, Iggy and the Stooges made their live debut when they played at a Halloween party in Michigan.
1970, Michelle Gilliam from The Mamas and the Papas married actor Dennis Hopper, the marriage lasted eight days.
1970, Led Zeppelin started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Led Zeppelin III', the bands second US chart topper.
1974, Led Zeppelin launched their record label 'Swan Song'. Named after an unreleased Zeppelin instrumental track.
1980, Bow Wow Wow appeared at London's Rainbow Theatre. The group had a backing singer by the name of Lieutenant Lush, a.k.a. Boy George.
1986, Roger Waters went to the high court to try and stop David Gilmour and Nick Mason from using the name 'Pink Floyd', for future touring and recording.
1987, Forbes Magazine listed the Top 40 American entertainment earners from 86-87, 8th was Whitney Houston $44 million, 7th Madonna $47 million and third place Bruce Springsteen $56 million.
1990, During a gig in Seattle, Washington, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room. They responded by walking on stage, naked during Idol's set.
1993, Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea was at the scene of actor's River Phoenix fatal collapse in Los Angeles.
1995, James Brown was arrested in Aiken, South Carolina for assaulting his 47 year old wife, Adrienne, who said that her husband hit her with a mirror. Adrienne died in January, 1996 and the assault charges against James were dropped.
1996, Slash announced he was no longer in Guns N' Roses. The guitarist said that Axl Rose and he had only been civil to each other on two occasions since 1994.
1998, Cher started a seven week run at No.1 with her third UK No.1 single 'Believe', taken from her twenty-third studio album. It made Cher (who was 52) the first female artist to have a No.1 single over the age of 50. The song was a No.1 in 23 countries.
2005, The white suit worn by John Lennon on the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album sold for $118,000 (£66,385) at an auction in Las Vegas. And an Austin Princess hearse driven by the late star in the documentary Imagine sold for $150,000 (£84,388). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the items went to Amnesty International.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1937, Tom Paxton
1947, Russ Ballard, Argent
1952, Bernard Edwards, Chic
1956, Tony Bowers, Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Simply Red
1961, Larry Mullen, U2
1963, Johnny Marr, The Smiths
1963, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead
1964, Colm O'Ciosoig, My Bloody Valentine
1965, Annabella Lwin, Bow Wow Wow
1966, Ad-Rock, (Adam Horovitz), The Beastie Boys
1970, Malin Berggren, Ace Of Base
1981, Frank Anthony Iero, My Chemical Romance
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