In 1940, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra recorded his theme song, "Contrasts."
In 1953, Frank Sinatra began working with a new arranger named Nelson Riddle.
In 1960, the Everly Brothers started a seven week run at the top of the UK singles chart with "Cathy's Clown," giving Warner Brothers Records a #1 hit with their very first release.
In 1960, at J&M Studios in New Orleans, Fats Domino recorded "Walking To New Orleans." The record was a hit, released on Imperial Records in June, reaching #6 on the pop chart and #2 on the R&B chart.
In 1962, at the Cameo-Parkway Studios in Philadelphia, the Orlons recorded "Wah Watusi."
In 1964, during a UK tour The Beatles played two shows at The Odeon Cinema in Glasgow. They were also interviewed by BBC Scotland and STV for the evening news programs.
In 1965, Herman's Hermits and the Zombies began their first U.S. tour.
In 1965, Bob Dylan began a UK tour backed by the Band. The concerts were filmed for the documentary "Don't Look Back."
In 1966, the Rolling Stones fourth album 'Aftermath' went to #1 on the UK chart, the group's third UK #1 album.
In 1966, the Young Rascals enjoy the first of 14 Billboard Top 40 hits when "Good Lovin" reached #1. Another version of the same song by The Olympics had stalled at #81 the previous year.
In 1967, Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdink and Cat Stevens all appeared at the Granada Theatre, Tooting, London.
In 1967, folksingers Ian & Sylvia played Carnegie Hall in New York City.
In 1968,"The Cilla Black Show" debuted on the BBC, making Cilla the first Englishwoman with her own TV show. It featured her biggest hit "Step Inside Love," written by Paul McCartney, as its theme song.
In 1968, organist Al Kooper, who organized Blood, Sweat & Tears and performed on their first album, announced that he was leaving the band.
In 1969, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, George Harrison overdubbed a new guitar solo on the master take from the January 31 Beatles recording session for the song "Let It Be." He overdubbed another solo on January 4, 1970. The first overdub was used for the original single release, the second overdub solo was used for the original album release.
In 1969, the Fifth Dimension are awarded a Gold record for "Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In," a medley from the Rock musical Hair.
In 1969, the Righteous Brothers, Waylon Jennings, and Liza Minnelli were the guests on "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" on CBS-TV.
In 1970, Twiggs Lyndon, the road manager for the Allman Brothers Band, was arrested for murder after he stabbed a club manager during an argument over a contract. At the ensuing trial, Lyndon's lawyers argued that he had been temporarily insane at the time of the incident and that touring with the Allman Brothers would drive anyone insane. Incredibly, Lyndon was acquitted.
In 1976, Wings released "Silly Love Songs" in the UK.
In 1976, the Who's drummer Keith Moon paid nine cab drivers to block-off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of the window.
In 1977, in Pontiac, Michigan, Led Zeppelin played a show to an audience of 77,229. The event set a new record for attendance at a single-act concert. The Who held the previous record at the same venue with 75,962 people.
In 1977, Steve Miller's "Jet Airliner" was released. It will become his fourth US Top Ten hit.
Also in 1977, Glen Campbell reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time with "Southern Nights". It was his 19th Top 40 hit.
In 1980, the movie crime drama "McVicar," starring Roger Daltrey of the Who in his first major acting vehicle, and co-starring Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell, Georgina Hale, Steven Berkoff, and Billy Murray, premiered in London.
In 1982, music journalist, author and musician Lester Bangs died of a heart attack aged 33. Bangs worked for Rolling Stone, Creem and The Village Voice.
Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters' 1950 song "Rollin' Stone." Best known songs include "I Just Want To Make Love To You,""I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man,""Got My Mojo Working."
In 1983, after leading the Billboard chart for seven weeks with "Billie Jean", Michael Jackson was back on top with "Beat It". His ten week run at the top was interrupted for a week by Dexys Midnight
Runners'"Come On Eileen."
Also in 1983, the original line-up of the 1960's British group Manfred Mann reunited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of London's Marquee Club.
In 1987, the Beatles''Help!,''Rubber Soul' and 'Revolver' were released on compact disc.
In 1987, Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" became her 11th consecutive top five single.
In 1988, Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' fell out of the Billboard 200 chart for the first time in 725 weeks.
In 1988, 20 year old Celine Dion helps Switzerland win its first ever Eurovision Song Contest with her rendition of "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi."
In 1993, Elton John's single “Simple Life” entered Billboard's Top 40, breaking Elvis Presley's longstanding record with 24 consecutive years of Top 40 hits.
In 1999, all five members of Aerosmith visit shooting victim Lance Kirklin in a Colorado hospital before their show in Denver that evening. The band dedicates "Living On The Edge" to the student, who was one of 28 wounded and 13 killed by two deranged classmates at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado on April 20th.
Also in 1999, 51 year old Darrell Sweet, drummer of the Scottish Rock group Nazareth, suffered a fatal heart attack just as the band was embarking on the second leg of a US tour. The band had arrived at the Amphitheater in New Albany, Indiana, when Sweet began feeling ill and within minutes went into cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the New Albany Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Nazareth is best remembered for their 1976 hit "Love Hurts", which was first recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1960.
In 2001, a light aircraft carrying Sting went off the runway as it landed in Florence. None of the four aboard, Sting, a friend, and two pilots were hurt. Brake failure was suspected as the cause of the accident.
In 2002, the Who's Roger Daltrey guest-starred as a music teacher on Fox-TV's "That 70's Show."
In 2004, Michael Jackson was arraigned in a Santa Maria, California courtroom after a grand jury determined that there was sufficient evidence to send him to trial. The jury handed down a ten-count indictment, including four counts of committing lewd acts upon a minor.
In 2004, at his Los Angeles recording studio, Ray Charles made his last public appearance, attending a ceremony honoring the studio as a national historic landmark. He died of liver disease six weeks later.
In 2005, the Dave Matthews Band agreed to pay $200,000 (£105,000) after their tour bus dumped human waste on a boatload of tourists in Chicago in August 2004. Bus driver Stefan Wohl who was alone on board the bus at the time the sewage was dumped was fined $10,000 (£5,200), the band had already donated $100,000 (£54,252) to two group's that protect the Chicago River and its surrounding area. The Dave Matthews Band offered their "deepest apologies" to more than 100 boat passengers who were on an architectural tour.
Also in 2005, guitarist Norma-Jean Wofford died. Known as "The Duchess," she worked with Bo Diddley as a Bo-ette from 1962 to 1966. (Diddley was one of the first artists to have female musicians in his group).
In 2007, Zola Taylor, who broke gender barriers as the first female member of the 1950s R&B group The Platters, singing on their hit "The Great Pretender", died from complications of pneumonia. She was 69.
In 2008, Gail Renard, who was given the hand written words to "Give Peace A Chance" by John Lennon in 1969, announced plans to sell the lyric sheet at a Christie's auction. At the time, Lennon told Renard to hang on to the piece of paper, saying "It will be worth something someday." The piece of music history was expected to fetch around $400,000, but when it was actually sold in July '08, it went for $790,000 (£400,000)
In 2012, studio session drummer Hilliard "Buddy" Saltzman died at age 87.
In 2013, Ozzy Osbourne's wife, Sharon, was subpoenaed to testify for the prosecution in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial. She reportedly had evidence to support Katherine Jackson's claim that promoters were negligent in ignoring life-threatening health concerns while organizing Michael's This Is It comeback concerts.
birthdays today include (among others): Johnny Farina (Santo & Johnny) (73), Bobby Vee (71), Wayne Kramer (MC5) (66), Robert Reynolds (Mavericks) (52) and Cleo Higgins (Cinderella) (32)
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