1956, Elvis Presley made chart history by having 10 songs on Billboards Top 100.
1962, During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan performed at The Troubadour in London.
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show 'Top Of The Pops' performing 'Hey Joe'.
1966, Working at Abbey Road studios, London, Paul McCartney began work on his new song ‘Penny Lane’, recording six takes of keyboard tracks and various percussion effects.
1966, Pink Floyd appeared at The Marquee, Wardour Street, London, England.
1967, Guitarist and singer Dave Mason quit Traffic after differences of musical opinion.
1967, The Doors appeared at The Family Dog, Denver, Colorado.
1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Civic Auditorium, Portland on their first North American tour opening for Vanilla Fudge.
1973, Jim Croce scored his second No.1 US single of the year when 'Time In A Bottle' went to the top of the charts. Croce was killed in a plane crash on the way to a concert on September 20th 1973.
1982, Sets of commemorative stamps in memory of Bob Marley were issued in Jamaica.
1984, Band Aid were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' and Madonna was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Like A Virgin.'
1991, Nirvana appeared at the ASU Activity Center, Tempel, Arizona.
1999, Three ferrets named Beckham, Posh Spice and Baby Spice were used to lay power cables for a rock concert being held in Greenwich, London, England on New Years Eve. The crew were not allowed to dig up the turf at the Royal Park so they tried long rods, but they could not push the cables through the tiny tunnels, which frequently bend and dog-leg. The ferrets were eased into tiny nylon harnesses with wires which where then attached to a rope and enticed to the end of the ducts by a slab of smelly meat. The animals ran into the series of ducts which were under the stage, leading the cables with them. The New Years Eve concert featured Simply Red, Eurythmics and Bryan Ferry.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Ray Thomas, The Moody Blues
1943, Rick Danko, The Band, died December 10, 1999
1946, Marianne Faithfull
1947, Cozy Powell, Whitesnake, ELP, killed in a car crash in England on April 5, 1998.
1955, Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar Band
1961, Jim Reid, The Jesus and Mary Chain
1966, Bryan Holland, The Offspring
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