1944
Ray Davies of the Kinks is born.

1948
Columbia Records begins the first mass production of the 33 1/3 RPM LP.

1950
Joey Kramer, drummer for Aerosmith, is born.

1951
Nils Lofgren is born in Chicago. He is the leader of the group Grin from 1969-74 and releases six solo albums from 1975-81. In 1985 he joins Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.

1955
Johnny Cash’s first single, "Cry Cry Cry," is released.

1958
Bobby Darin records "Splish Splash."

1966
The Rolling Stones preparing for a tour in the U.S., sue fourteen New York City hotels that won't let the group on the premises. The suit claims the ban hurts the groups reputation.

1970
Pete Townshend bad timing of the use of the British slang term, "bomb" draws police and FBI action at the Memphis International Airport. He was overheard saying "'Tommy" seems to be "going down a bomb." That meant it was a hit. Officials, however, only heard the term "bomb" and reacted.

1972
Billy Preston has his first gold single with "Outta Space."

1973
Soft rockers Break play their final show in Salt Lake City. Earlier in the day the groups' equipment truck blew a tire and overturned near Flagstaff, Arizona. $30,000 worth of equipment was destroyed and the band had to play their final gig on borrowed instuments and amps... Break? More like Broke.

1975
Elton John headlines a bill at Wembly Stadium that also features the Eagles, The Beach Boys, Rufus, and Joe Walsh. The crowd favorite was the Beach Boys, who played a 90 minute set.

1975
Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple to form Rainbow.

1975
James Taylor's "How Sweet It Is" is released.

1975
No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: "Love Will Keep Us Together," The Captain & Tennille. Neil Sedaka writes the song

1976
Chicago earns another gold record for the LP, "Chicago X". Songs on the LP include "If You Leave Me Now" and Another Rainy Day In New York City."

1979
Four & a half years after leaving The Rolling Stones, guitarist Mick Taylor releases his first solo LP, entitled (suprise!) "Mick Taylor."

1981
Donald Fagan and Walter Becker announce the break-up of Steely Dan.

1990
Little Richard receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

1994
George Michael lost his lawsuit against Sony Records. Michael claimed that his 15-year contract with Sony was unfair because the company could refuse to release albums it thought wouldn't be commercially successful.

1998
Charlie Daniels wins the Harry Hap Peebles Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the International Entertainment Buyers Association at the organization’s annual conference in Nashville.

2001
Bluesman John Lee Hooker, believed to be 83, dies of natural causes at his home in Los Altos, Calif. The singer/guitarist began his career in 1949, when his Modern Records single "Boogie Chillen" became a No. 1 R&B hit.

2002
New York radio station WPLJ-FM debuts the title track from Bruce Springsteen’s forthcoming album The Rising only to be immediately served with a cease and desist order from the Boss’ label, Columbia. The track was due to make its authorized debut a few days later via the AOL Music First Listen program.

2003
Kicking off their first world tour in four years in Holland, R.E.M. debut new songs "Bad Day" and "In Time."

2003
U2 and The Corrs perform at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics, held in Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland.

2005
Billy Corgan takes out full-page advertisements in two newspapers announcing that he wants to reform the Smashing Pumpkins. "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams," he says. The money would be nice, too.

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