1961, The Platters, Del Shannon, The Drifters, Brook Benton, U.S. Bonds, Dee Clark, The Clefftones and Curtis Lee all appeared at Wichita Forum, Kansas.
1963, The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1967, The Beatles rejected an offer of $1 million from promoter Sid Bernstein to make a second appearance at New York's Shea Stadium. Bernstein had originally brought the group to Shea in August 1965.
1975, John Lennon was awarded his ‘Green Card’ - permanent residency status, at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. The three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was "contrary to US ideas of due process and was invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America."
1978, The film soundtrack to 'Grease' featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a 13 week run at No.1 on the UK chart.
1989, Paula Abdul went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'. Abdul spent sixty-four consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 before hitting number one, making it the longest time for an album to reach the number one spot.
1989, Tears For Fears scored their second UK No.1 album with 'The Seeds Of Love.'
1995, Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Jagged Little Pill'. The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30m.
2002, Mick Jagger donated £100,000 to his old Grammar school in Dartford to help pay for a music director and buy musical instruments. The new centre was also named after Mick Jagger.
2004, 53 year old Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars had a hip replacement operation in a LA hospital.
2007, Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Magic', the singer, songwriter's 15th studio album and 7th UK No.1. Also a US No.1 album.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1949, David Hope, Kansas
1951, John Cougar Mellencamp
1953, Tico Torres, Bon Jovi
1959, Simon Cowell, record executive and producer
1967, Toni Braxton, singer
1968, Thom York, Radiohead
1976, Taylor Hicks, US soul singer
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