1967, The Supremes had their ninth US No.1 single with 'Love Is Here And Now Your Gone' a No.17 hit in the UK.
1968, The Otis Redding single 'Dock Of The Bay', went gold in the US three months after the singer was killed in a plane crash.
1970, Winners at this years Grammy awards included Joe South for song of the year with 'Games People Play', Crosby Stills and Nash won best new artist, The Fifth Dimension won Record of the year with 'Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In.'
1971, Jim Morrison of The Doors arrived in Paris booking into The Hotel George's, the following week he moved into an apartment at 17 Rue Beautreillis in Paris. Morrison lived in Paris until his death on July 3rd 1971.
1972, Neil Young went to No.1 on the US & UK album chart with 'Harvest.' The album featured the hit single 'Heart Of Gold.'
1972, Harry Nilsson was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of The Peter Ham and Tom Evans song 'Without You'. First recorded by Badfinger in 1970, the song was also a No.1 for Mariah Carey in 1994.
1977, The Clash appeared at The Roxy Club, London, supported by The Slits, the first all-female punk group who were making their live debut.
1978, Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out Of Hell', album began a 416-week run on the UK chart, going on to sell over 2 million copies.
1978, The debut single from Kate Bush, 'Wuthering Heights' a song inspired by the Emily Bronte novel, started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart. Record company, EMI had originally chosen another track, 'James and the Cold Gun' as the lead single, but Bush was determined that 'Wuthering Heights' would be the first release from the album.
1989, Debbie Gibson started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Electric Youth.'
1989, Australian actor turned singer Jason Donovan scored his first UK No.1 single with 'Too Many Broken Hearts.' Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman.
1993, Oasis recorded their first demos at The Real People's studio in Liverpool. The set included 'Rock 'n' Roll Star', 'Columbia' and 'Fade Away.'
1950, Born on this day, Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and conductor, (1988 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Don't Worry Be Happy').
1961, Born on this day, Bruce Watson, guitar, Big Country, (1983 UK No.10 single 'Fields Of Fire' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles', 1983 US No.17 single 'In A Big Country').
1961, Born on this day, Mike Percy, Dead Or Alive, (1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record').
1964, Born on this day, Vinnie Paul, heavy metal drummer and producer and co-founder of Pantera. He co-founded the heavy metal band Damageplan in 2003 with his late brother, Dimebag Darrell.
1968, Born on this day, Lisa Loeb, US singer, (1994 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Stay, I Missed You', from the film 'Reality Bites')
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