| 81 | years ago | 1944 | Ray Davies of the Kinks is born. |
| 77 | years ago | 1948 | Columbia Records begins the first mass production of the 33-1/3 RPM LP. |
| 75 | years ago | 1950 | Joey Kramer, drummer for Aerosmith, is born. |
| 74 | years ago | 1951 | E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren is born. |
| 67 | years ago | 1958 | Bobby Darin records Splish Splash. |
| 67 | years ago | 1958 | Entering the Top 30 today: Elvis' Hard Headed Woman (at #20) and Dion & The Belmonts I Wonder Why (at #28). |
| 59 | years ago | 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 group's reputation. |
| 55 | years ago | 1970 | Pete Townshend's bad timing for the use of the British slang term, “bomb,” draws police and FBI action at the Memphis International Airport. He is overheard saying Tommy seems to be “going down a bomb.” That means it was a hit. Officials, however, only hear the term “bomb” and react. |
| 53 | years ago | 1972 | Billy Preston has his first gold single with Outta Space |
| 52 | years ago | 1973 | Soft rockers Break play their final show in Salt Lake City. Earlier in the day, the group's 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 instruments and amps. |
| 50 | years ago | 1975 | Elton John headlines a bill at Wembley Stadium that also features The Eagles, The Beach Boys, Rufus, and Joe Walsh. The crowd favorite is the Beach Boys, who play a 90-minute set. |
| 50 | years ago | 1975 | Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple to form Rainbow. |
| 50 | years ago | 1975 | James Taylor's How Sweet It Is is released. |
| 49 | years ago | 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. |
| 46 | years ago | 1979 | Four-and-a-half years after leaving The Rolling Stones, guitarist Mick Taylor releases his first solo LP, entitled (surprise!) Mick Taylor. |
| 44 | years ago | 1981 | Donald Fagan and Walter Becker announce the break-up of Steely Dan. |
| 35 | years ago | 1990 | Little Richard receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. |
| 31 | years ago | 1994 | George Michael loses his lawsuit against Sony Records. Michael had 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. |
| 20 | years ago | 2005 | Police charge 3 Doors Down bass player Todd Harrell with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after an alleged verbal disagreement with an airport security guard over parking in front of the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. |