1959, Buddy Holly was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Paul Anka song 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore.' A No.1 hit six weeks after Holly's death.
1961, Bob Dylan appeared on Harry Belafonte's album 'The Midnight Special' playing harmonica on the track 'Calypso King'; Dylan was paid a $50 session fee for this his first ever recording.
1961, Del Shannon started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Runaway', also a No.1 in the UK. Del was the first person to have a hit with a Beatles song in the US with his version of 'From Me To You.'
1968, The Beatles new company Apple Records turned down the offer to sign new artist David Bowie.
1968, Enjoying a wild birthday party Keith Moon drummer with The Who drove his Lincoln car into a Holiday Inn swimming pool.
1968, Louis Armstrong was at No.1 in the UK with the single 'What A Wonderful World / Cabaret.' At 69 years of age, it made Armstrong the oldest act ever to score a UK No.1.
1971, Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with '4 Way Street.'
1972, John Lennon's controversial single, ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ was released in the US. The song peaked at No.57, despite virtually every radio station in the country refusing to play it. Yoko Ono said the phrase during a magazine interview in 1967 and Lennon later explained that he was making a point that women deserved higher status in society.
1976, Led Zeppelin scored their sixth UK No.1 album with 'Presence', also No.1 in the US.
1976, 'Wings At The Speed Of Sound' went to No.1 on the US album chart. Paul McCartney's fifth No.1 after The Beatles.
1979, Ray Charles’ ‘Georgia On My Mind’ was proclaimed the state song of Georgia.
1982, Status Quo scored their fourth UK No.1 album with '1982'.
1984, Jerry Lee Lewis married wife number six, 22- year old Kerrie McCarver.
1995, Oasis released 'Some Might Say' which went on to give the band their first UK No.1 single.
2003, The first official UK download chart was compiled after the big five record companies- EMI, Warners, Sony, BMG and Universal combined for a Digital Download day. Over 150,000 computer users had downloaded 1.1m tracks. The Net Parade Top 3: No.3, Tatu, 'All The Things She Said', No, 2, Coldplay, 'Clocks' and No.1 Christina Aguilera, 'Beautiful.'
2007, The Arctic Monkeys sold 85,000 copies of their new album ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ on its first day in UK shops, putting it on course to be the year's fastest-selling new release.
1945, Born on this day, Doug Clifford, drums, Creedence Clearwater Revival, (1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single 'Bad Moon Rising' plus 11 other US Top 40 singles, 1970 US & UK No.1 album 'Cosmo's Factory').
1947, Born on this day, Glenn Cornick, bass guitar, Jethro Tull, (1969 UK No.3 and US No.11 single 'Living In The Past').
1957, Born on this day, David Jay, Bauhaus, (1982 UK No.15 single 'Ziggy Stardust') also a member of Love & Rockets.
1958, Born on this day, Boris Williams, drums, The Cure, (1992 UK No.6 single 'Friday I'm In Love' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
1963, Born on this day, Billy Gould, Faith No More, (1993 UK No.3 and US No.4 single 'I'm Easy').
1964, Born on this day, Paul Ryder, bass, Happy Mondays, (1990 UK No.5 single 'Step On').
1982, Born on this day, Kelly Clarkson, singer, winner of the US TV show Pop Idol, (2002 US No.1 single 'A Moment Like This').
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