| 85 | years ago | 1941 | Shirley Alston Reeves, lead singer of the Shirelles, is born. |
| 62 | years ago | 1964 | The Rolling Stones meet two of their idols during a recording session as they run into bluesmen Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters at Chicago's Chess studios. |
| 60 | years ago | 1966 | The Beatles' Rain, their first song to use the reversed-tape effect that would later stir up the “Paul is dead” rumor, is released. |
| 59 | years ago | 1967 | In Woodstock, N.Y., Bob Dylan and The Band begin recording long un-released sessions that will become known as the infamous “basement tapes.” |
| 59 | years ago | 1967 | Stevie Wonder's I Was Made To Love Her is released. |
| 55 | years ago | 1971 | A Jethro Tull concert in Denver is marred by police who fire tear gas to quiet the disturbances of the 10,000 plus crowd. Tull plays on even though keyboardist John Evans can't see his piano through the tear gas. |
| 52 | years ago | 1974 | The Who begins a four day stint at Madison Square Garden. Tickets sold out in 60 hours -- a full two months before the concerts. |
| 49 | years ago | 1977 | Joe Strummer and Topper Headon of The Clash are arrested for painting the band's name on a London wall!. |
| 48 | years ago | 1978 | Joe Walsh's Life's Been Good is released. |
| 44 | years ago | 1982 | Micki Harris, singer with the Shirelles, dies of a heart attack at 42. |
| 36 | years ago | 1990 | Following a 2-Live Crew performance, 2 group members are arrested for performing songs from their Nasty As I Wanna Be LP, which had been judged obscene by a federal judge. |
| 22 | years ago | 2004 | Blues and gospel legend Ray Charles dies at the age of 73. Charles won the Grammy 12 times. His songs Hit the Road, Jack, What'd I Say, and Georgia on My Mind have become American classics. |
| 7 | years ago | 2019 | Paul Lil Buck Sinegal, “Master of the Stratocaster,” passes at the age of 75. For decades, he was a major player in Louisiana R&B, Blues, and Zydeco. He may be best known for playing with Clifton Chenier and Buckwheat Zydeco. Eric Clapton once called him "the best blues guitarist alive." His career spanned more than five decades, with over 300 recordings, including with with Henry Gray, Rockin’ Dopsie, and other blues artists. In 1987, he had a Grammy-winning effort on Paul Simon’s 1987 album Graceland. |