In 1957, at CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City, Tony Bennett recorded "In The Middle Of An Island," which went on to become his last Top 10 single (so far).
In 1958, Ricky Nelson performed two shows at the PNE Garden Auditorium in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 1958, at Decca's Pythian Temple studios in New York, Buddy Holly recorded "Now We're One" and Bobby Darin's "Early In The Morning." It was the first time in more than a year that Holly had recorded without the Crickets.
In 1960, the Kingston Trio debuted their self-titled weekday program on CBS Radio.
In 1961, Bobby Darin recorded "Things" and "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby."
In 1961, Ben E. King enjoys his biggest hit as "Stand By Me" reaches #4 on the Billboard singles chart. The same song would re-appear on the Hot 100 in 1986, reaching #9, after it was featured as the title track in a film starring River Phoenix.
In 1962, Nat "King" Cole recorded the classic cut "Ramblin' Rose."
In 1963, as the Beatles performed at London's Playhouse Theatre, Ringo Starr used his new Ludwig drum kit, complete with the band's famous logo, for the first time onstage.
In 1964, touring Australia for the first and only time, The Beatles played a second night at Sydney Stadium in Sydney.
In 1965, the Who, Manfred Mann, Long John Baldry, The Birds, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money and Marianne Faithfull all appeared at Uxbridge Blues Festival, England.
During an interview with Life Magazine in 1967, Paul McCartney admitted that he had taken the drug LSD.
In 1967, Otis Redding is inspired to write Sitting on the Dock of the Bay while listening to the Beatles new 'Sgt. Pepper' album
In 1968, the Rolling Stones scored their seventh UK #1 single when "Jumpin Jack Flash" hit the top of the charts. Keith Richards has stated that he and Jagger wrote the lyrics while staying at Richards' country house, where they were awoken one morning by the sound of gardener Jack Dyer walking past the window. When Jagger asked what the noise was, Richards responded: "Oh, that's Jack – that's jumpin' Jack."
In 1969, the Doors performed at the PNE Garden Auditorium in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 1971, Carole King's double sided hit single "It's Too Late" / "I Feel The Earth Move" went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1973, Roberta Flack hosted her ABC-TV special, "Roberta Flack... The First Time Ever," also starring Seals & Crofts and the Blossoms.
In 1973, Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" was certified Gold. Winter titled the tune as a reference to how many cuts and patches were contained in the original studio tape.
In 1977, six men wielding knives and iron bars outside Shepherd's Bush underground station beat up Paul Cook from The Sex Pistols. Cook required 15 stitches to a head wound.
In 1978, the Rolling Stones performed at the Palladium in New York City.
In 1980, singer Donna Summer became the first act to be signed by David Geffen to his new Geffen record label.
Asia’s self-titled debut album topped the LP charts in 1982.
In 1984, tickets for a ten-night stand by Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band at the Meadowlands in New Jersey go on sale with 202,000 seats sold in 24 hours.
In 1997, Bobby Helms, best known for his perennial Christmas hit, "Jingle Bell Rock," died of emphysema at his home in Martinsville, Indiana. He was 63.
In 1988, over 3,000 East Germans gathered at the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson who was performing on the West Berlin side.
In 1998, the second Lilith Fair tour opened with a sold-out show in Portland, Oregon. The 57-date "Celebration of Women in Music'' featured the Indigo Girls, Natalie Merchant, Erykah Badu, Sinead O'Connor, and Lilith Fair organizer Sarah McLachlan.
In 2000, Eminem was to be immortalised in animation, with a new cartoon series, which would be hosted on a new web site. 26 weekly 'webisodes' would be broadcast on the site, featuring Eminem providing all the voices.
In 2006, Duane Roland, a founding member of the Southern Rock band Molly Hatchet died of natural causes at the age of 53.
In 2007, lawyers for Britney Spears demanded a Florida radio station remove "offensive" advertisements, which featured her with a shaved head. The WFLZ billboards included the slogans "Total nut jobs", "Shock Therapy" and "Certifiable", which ran across pictures of a bald Spears. Law firm Lavely and Singer demanded the "immediate removal" of the banners in a letter to the station. Spears was photographed shaving her own head in a Californian hair salon earlier this year.
The iTunes Music Store reached 5 billion songs sold in 2008.
In 2008, the Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted Loretta Lynn, Desmond Child, John Sebastian, Alan Menken and Albert Hammond
In 2010, in London, nearly 80,000 fans attended a Wembley Stadium performance by Green Day.
In 2011, Amy Winehouse was booed by crowds in Serbia's capital Belgrade after appearing to be too drunk to perform. The concert - the first on the singers 12-day European tour, saw Winehouse mumble her way through parts of songs, leave the stage altogether and at one point she threw her microphone to the floor. She was frequently booed by the crowd, who had paid up to £45 to see her in a country in which wages are some of the lowest in Europe.
In 2012, the former chief financial officer for Pearl Jam was charged with 33 counts of theft for allegedly stealing at least $380,000 from the Seattle band's management company. According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Rickey Goodrich allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of several years, spending the money on lavish family vacations, spa treatments, life insurance and pricey California wines.
In 2013, country music singer/songwriter (Indian Love Call, Rose Marie, Secret Love) Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman died at age 90.
