Births

1919: Buddy Morrow
1936: Larry Verne
1938: Ray Sharpe
1940: Brian Bennett (The Shadows)
1941: Tom Rush
1943: Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
1944: Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
1946: Adolpho 'Fito' de la Para (Canned Heat)
1948: "England" Dan Seals, Ron Tyson (The Temptations)
1950: Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash)

Deaths

1973: Max Yasgur
1990: Del Shannon

Events

1956: Buddy Holley signs a recording contract with Decca Records, one which mistakenly drops the "e" from his last name.

Buddy, knowing a good thing when he sees it, drops the letter from his name as well.
1958: The Quarrymen perform at the Wilson Hall in the Garston section of Liverpool, England. Afterwards, member Paul McCartney introduces his friend George Harrison to John Lennon.
1960: The infamous disc jockey "payola" hearings begin in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives' Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight calls many famous radio DJs and rock artists -- most notably Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Bobby Darin, and Les Paul -- to defend themselves against allegations of illegal money and gifts given to secure airplay or television appearances.
1964: In response to the public uproar over the "pornographic" nature of the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," Max Firetag, the song's publisher, offers $1,000 to anyone who can find anything suggestive in the lyrics.
1964: The Beatles begin rehearsals for their performance on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show.
1965: Dave Clark Five begin filming their movie Catch Us if You Can.

1967: The duo Peter and Gordon announce their split.
1969: After jamming together for some time, Cream's Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker announce the formation of Blind Faith along with Traffic's Steve Winwood and Rick Grech of Family. One of the first "supergroups," their alliance would result in one album and an ill-fated tour before collapsing, in only six months, under intense scrutiny from the media and the public.
1971: Bob Dylan's documentary Eat the Document, chronicling his 1966 tour of the UK, premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The ABC television network will buy the rights to the film, although they refuse to air it after deciding it doesn't contain enough concert footage.
1972: Frank Zappa's concert at London's Royal Albert Hall is canceled when promoters discover "obscene" lyrics in Zappa's 200 Motels score.
1972: The Beatles' official fan club disbands.
1980: David Bowie and wife Angela are divorced after nearly a decade of marriage, with custody of son Zowie (no, really) going to David. Angela was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones' hit "Angie."
1982: Cher makes her Broadway debut in Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
1988: The three remaining members of the Who reunite at Royal Albert Hall for the British Phonographic Industry awards. leading to a full-fledged 25th anniversary tour the next year.
1993: Tom Jones guest stars on an episode of NBC's The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.

Releases

1964: The Temptations, "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
1964: The Beach Boys, "Fun, Fun, Fun"
1965: The Supremes, "Stop in the Name of Love"
1975: Queen, "Killer Queen"

Recording

1967: The Beatles, "Good Morning Good Morning"
1968: The Beatles, "The Inner Light"

Certifications

1973: Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" is certified gold

Charts

1956: The Teen Queens' "Eddie, My Love" enters the R&B charts
1956: Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" enters the R&B charts
1960: Mark Dinning's "Teen Angel" hits #1
1964: The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" enters the pop charts
1968: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album Unfinished Music No. 1--Two Virgins enters the charts
1969: The Supremes and Temptations' album TCB enters the charts
1975: The Ohio Players' "Fire" hits #1