| 90 years ago (1935) | Singer and orchestra leader Bobby Vinton is born. |
| 86 years ago (1939) | Singer Dusty Springfield is born. |
| 78 years ago (1947) | Gerry Rafferty is born. |
| 69 years ago (1956) | One week after CBS unveiled the first national rock & roll show, ABC airs its own: Rhythm on Parade, which is broadcast live from the Flam Show Bar in Detroit. |
| 62 years ago (1963) | Donnie's little brother Jimmy Osmond is born. |
| 61 years ago (1964) | Singer/songwriter David Pirner of Soul Asylum is born. |
| 60 years ago (1965) | The Hollies open their first tour of the U.S. at the Brooklyn Paramount theater in New York. The English group has had only one very minor hit in America, their Hot 100 cover of Doris Troy's Just One Look. |
| 59 years ago (1966) | The Rolling Stones Aftermath LP is released. |
| 59 years ago (1966) | Bob Dylan's Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 is released. |
| 59 years ago (1966) | Dan Rieser, drummer for Marcy Playground, is born. |
| 54 years ago (1971) | The Rolling Stones hold an informal celebration in Cannes, France, to mark the formation of their label, Rolling Stones Records. |
| 53 years ago (1972) | The Electric Light Orchestra play their first live gig. Most of ELO's early shows were disastrous: Roy Woods' attempt to play more than one instrument would often lead to him tripping over cords and wires just to get to them. |
| 52 years ago (1973) | Paul McCartney stars in his first TV special, James Paul McCartney, which features his wife Linda and Wings. Highlights include a rendition of Yesterday and footage from several concerts. |
| 49 years ago (1976) | Boz Scaggs is cold-cocked by two bouncers outside the Austin, Texas blues club Antone's after attempting to go backstage to see the headliner, Bobby “Blue” Bland. Sparks flew when Scaggs was not let backstage despite his claiming he was invited by a member of Bland's group. |
| 48 years ago (1977) | Fleetwood Mac's Dreams is released. |
| 48 years ago (1977) | Stevie Wonder enters the soul chart with what will be another of his many #1 hits. Sir Duke is a tribute to Duke Ellington which will top the charts next month. |
| 46 years ago (1979) | Gloria Gaynor earns a platinum 45 for her hits I Will Survive. It's the biggest hit of her career and a #1 record for three weeks in March. |
| 35 years ago (1990) | Over 72,000 people gather at London's Wembley Stadium for an anti-apartheid concert honoring Nelson Mandela, who was recently released from prison. Performers included Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt. |
| 32 years ago (1993) | Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate Earth Day. He had last performed there as a member of The Beatles in 1965. Other performers at the concert include Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, and Don Henley. |
| 32 years ago (1993) | Singer/songwriter Billy Burnette announces he's leaving Fleetwood Mac to concentrate on recording country music. |
| 30 years ago (1995) | Bob Seger and wife Nita become parents to daughter Samantha Char. |
| 29 years ago (1996) | Judy Collins marries Louis Nelson; it's her second marriage. |
| 26 years ago (1999) | Skip Spence, an original member of Jefferson Airplane and founding member of Moby Grape, dies of lung cancer in a San Francisco hospital at age 52. He had battled schizophrenia and alcoholism and had been on a ventilator for 11 days before his death. |