1963, The Beatles received silver LP discs for 'Please Please Me' and 'With the Beatles' at a ceremony held at EMI House in London. They also received a silver EP for 'Twist and Shout' and a silver single for 'She Loves You'. The band then attend a cocktail party and a formal lunch in the EMI boardroom with company executives and invited guests.
1965, Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds and Paul and Barry Ryan all appeared at the ABC Cinema, Stockton, Cleveland, North East England.
1971, Memphis blues singer and musician Herman 'Junior' Parker died aged 39 during surgery for a brain tumor. Parker was discovered in 1952 by Ike Turner, who signed him to Modern Records. Parker then signed to Sun Records in 1953. There they produced three successful songs including ‘Feelin' Good’ a No.5 on the Billboard R&B charts.
1972, Cat Stevens started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Catch Bull At Four'.
1976, Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB's New York.
1978, Billy Joel went to No.1 on the US album chart with '52nd Street', his first US No.1 album.
1979, The Jam appeared at The Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England.
1992, Black Sabbath were honoured with a star at the Rock Walk in Hollywood.
1993, Nirvana recorded their MTV unplugged special at Sony Studios, New York.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1936, Hank Ballard
1941, Con Clusky, The Bachelors
1949, Herman Rarebell, The Scorpions
1950, Graham Parker, The Rumour
1950, Rudy Sarzo, Whitesnake
1954, Charles Williams, KC and the Sunshine Band
1960, Kim Wilde
1962, Kirk Hammett, Metallica
1972, Matt Knight, Toploader
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