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Concerts and Festivals
1979 : Elton John becomes the first Western rock star to play in Israel when he performs a concert in Jerusalem as part of a tour that would take him to Russia, where he becomes the first Western rock star to play there. |
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Awards and Honors (1)
| 1973 : Washington, DC mayor Walter Washington officially declares today Marvin Gaye day in the singer's hometown. |
Band Dynamics (2)
Births (15)
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 2006 : 1,581 guitarists break a Guinness World Record when they simultaneously play Jimi Hendrix’s Hey Joe in the town square of Wrocław, Poland. |
Charts (5)
Concerts and Festivals (5)
| 1966 : The Beatles play their last ever concert (not counting their Apple Records rooftop appearance in 1969) in their native England when they perform at show put on by the New Musical Express. The last song is I'm Down. |
| 1968 : Paul McCartney and John Lennon watch Bill Haley play Royal Albert Hall in London. |
| 1974 : At the request of President Nixon, The Carpenters perform at a state dinner honoring West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. |
| 1975 : The Rolling Stones kick off their tour by rolling down 5th Avenue in New York City playing Brown Sugar from the back of a flatbed truck. Ron Wood has joined the band, though not officially at this point. |
| 1979 : Elton John becomes the first Western rock star to play in Israel when he performs a concert in Jerusalem as part of a tour that would take him to Russia, where he becomes the first Western rock star to play there. |
Deaths (6)
| 1904 : Antonin Dvorak |
| 1965 : Spike Jones |
| 1986 : Hugo Peretti |
| 1990 : Sergio Franchi |
| 2006 : Johnny Paris (Johnny and the Hurricanes) |
| 2006 : Big Hawk (Screwed Up Click) |
Debuts (1)
| 1991 : LL Cool J becomes the first rapper to appear on MTV Unplugged. |
Health Issues (1)
| 2003 : While being treated for kidney failure, Barry White suffers a stroke, paralyzing the right side of his body. The singer never fully recovers, and dies a few months later. |
Legal Issues (2)
| 1967 : Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys is arrested by the FBI for draft-dodging and refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the United States. Wilson, a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, is eventually exonerated by his draft board and rejoins the band, touring in Ireland. |
| 2000 : Former Village Voice scribe Jimmy McDonough sues Neil Young for $1.8 million in civil court for allegedly backing down from his agreement to authorize a biography McDonough spent years writing. |
Marriages and Breakups (1)
| 1967 : Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in a private ceremony at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Members of Elvis' entourage hold a press conference after the ceremony. |
Miscellaneous (2)
| 1955 : A St. Louis guitarist named Chuck Berry is signed to Chess Records in Chicago after bluesman Muddy Waters recommends him to the label. |
| 1999 : The Lyz Art Forum in Siegen, Germany, presents an exhibition of 70 paintings by Paul McCartney, including "Bowie Spewing," which is indeed a young portrait of the singer. |
Movies (1)
Music and Politics (1)
| 1942 : The US government seizes the nation's jukebox factories and puts them to work making war materials. |
Recordings (4)
| 1939 : Tommy Dorsey, "Lonesome Road" |
| 1956 : Little Willie John, "Fever" |
| 1970 : Bob Dylan, "Sign On The Window" |
| 1978 : Bob Dylan: "Walk Out In The Rain," "Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long)," "Stop Now," "New Pony" |
Releases (7)
| 1965 : The Supremes, Back in My Arms Again |
| 1968 : Elvis Presley, Speedway |
| 1969 : Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere |
| 1970 : Elton John, Elton John |
| 1971 : Paul Simon, Paul Simon |
| 1973 : Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 2001 : Huey Lewis and the News, Plan B |
TV, Radio, Press (4)
| 1931 : Kate Smith makes her radio show debut with the twice-weekly Kate Smith Sings show on NBC. |
| 1957 : The first issue of 16 Magazine, featuring Elvis Presley on the cover, is published. |
| 1963 : Lesley Gore performs her first big hit, It's My Party, on ABC-TV's American Bandstand. |
| 1969 : Bob Dylan guest stars on ABC-TV's The Johnny Cash Show, featuring the two icons collaborating on three Dylan songs: "I Threw It All Away," "Living The Blues," and Girl From The North Country. |
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