| 87 | years ago | 1938 | Gordon Lightfoot is born. |
| 84 | years ago | 1941 | Gene Clark, vocalist for the Byrds, is born. |
| 67 | years ago | 1958 | Alan Freed's trial for allegedly inciting a riot after a Boston show on May 3, 1958, set to start today is put back until January 5, 1959. This is due to investigations into a related charge of violating Massachusetts anti-anarchy laws. |
| 58 | years ago | 1967 | Davey Jones of The Monkees opens a Greenwich Village, New York boutique, Zilch I. |
| 55 | years ago | 1970 | An Elton John concert in New York City is broadcast live over WPLJ-FM and is recorded for his 11-17-70 LP. |
| 54 | years ago | 1971 | Rod Stewart & the Faces release A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse, their third LP together. The group scores its biggest hit, Stay with Me, which hits #17. The LP makes it to the Top Ten. |
| 47 | years ago | 1978 | Linda Ronstadt's anthology album A Retrospective becomes her eighth gold album. |
| 46 | years ago | 1979 | Former Jethro Tull bass player John Glascock dies of a heart attack in London. Though he recorded with Jethro Tull, Glascock's long battle with heart disease kept him from touring with the band. He was 26. |
| 38 | years ago | 1987 | U2 frontman Bono pulls a fan onstage in L.A. to sing People Get Ready with the group. The fan hands Bono a demo tape. |
| 35 | years ago | 1990 | David Crosby breaks his left leg, ankle, and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. Police say he was speeding and not wearing a helmet. |
| 19 | years ago | 2006 | The Rolling Stones make good on a concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey after it was postponed in August when Mick Jagger had a bout with laryngitis. |
| 18 | years ago | 2007 | The Herb Alpert Foundation pledges $30 million for a new music school at UCLA. Alpert is the “A” in A & M Records. |