In 1942 | Britain's New Musical Express begins printing record sales charts. |
In 1943 | Leonard Bernstein makes his debut with the New York Philharmonic. |
In 1944 | Tommy Dorsey and Orchestra record "Opus No. 1." |
In 1960 | "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart. |
In 1961 | "Blue Hawaii" starring Elvis Presley is released in movie theaters. |
In 1964 | "Come See About Me" by the Supremes enters the U.S. top 40 chart. |
In 1967 | The Monkees' album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones" is released. |
In 1967 | "Daydream Believer" by the Monkees is certified gold. |
In 1970 | "Black Magic Woman" by Santana, "Domino" by Van Morrison and "We Gotta Get You A Woman" by Runt (Todd Rundgren) all enter the U.S. top 40 chart. |
In 1973 | Bruce Springsteen's album "The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle" is released. |
In 1975 | Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" is released. |
In 1978 | Eric Clapton's album "Backless" is certified gold and platinum. |
In 1980 | Yes and Don McLean appear on NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special." |
In 1980 | "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" becomes the first top 10 hit for Pat Benatar. |
In 1981 | "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates enters the U.S. top 40 chart. |
In 1981 | The Go-Go's perform on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live." |
In 1981 | Loretta Lynn appears on the cover of TV Guide magazine. |
In 1983 | Duran Duran's album "Seven And The Ragged Tiger" is released. |
In 1983 | The album "20 Golden Greats" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets is certified gold, while Styx's album "Pieces of Eight" goes triple platinum. |
In 1986 | Bette Midler gives birth to a daughter, Sophie. |
In 1986 | Duran Duran's album "Notorious" is released. |
In 1987 | Sonny & Cher appear on David Letterman and sing "I Got You Babe" for the first time in 10 years. |
In 1990 | The Who's Pete Townshend confesses his bi-sexuality to Newsweek. |
In 1991 | Michael Jackson's "Black Or White" video premieres and its violent content sparks nationwide complaints. |
In 1991 | Rod Stewart and his wife, Rachel Hunter, file a $25 million libel suit against two tabloid newspapers. |
In 1991 | John Mellencamp receives the Silver Clef Award from the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Foundation in New York. |
In 1992 | A member of John Mellencamp's band, keyboardist John Cascella, is found dead in his car in Indiana. Authorities suspected that he had a heart attack while driving. |
In 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston enters the U.S. top 40 chart. |
In 1992 | "How Do You Talk To An Angel" by The Heights hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks. |
In 1994 | John Mellencamp's CD "Dance Naked" goes gold and platinum, while Billy Joel's album "The Stranger" is certified platinum for the ninth time. |
In 1995 | Beatles producer George Martin said coming back 25 years later todo "The Beatles Anthology" was a "traumatic" experience. |
In 1995 | The Rolling Stones' acoustic "Stripped" album is released. |
In 1997 | The Bee Gees' sold-out concert at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casinobecomes the largest-grossing show ever at a Las Vegas venue. |
In 1997 | Savage Garden's single "Truly, Madly, Deeply" is released. |
In 1999 | Gary Glitter is acquitted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old fan. But only hours later, he was jailed for downloading child pornography. |
In 2000 | 14-year-old Ashley Hitchcock appears on MTV's "Total Request Live" and wins a million dollar prize from the band Offspring. |
In 2000 | The Backstreet Boys' CD "In The Spotlight With The Backstreet Boys" is released. |
In 2004 | Clay Aiken appears on the cover of TV Guide. |
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