1862 - Damon Runyan, scriptwriter for “Guys and Dolls”, was born.
1875 - Composer Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was born.
1881 - Edward Leveaux received a patent for the player piano.
1939 - Perry Como recorded “That Old Gang of Mine” with the Ted Weems Orchestra.
1943 - “Is You is or is You Ain’t My Baby?” by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five was released.
1962 - “Love Me Do” was released by the Beatles.
1963 - Eric Clapton was asked to join the Yardbirds to replace Anthony “Top” Topham.
1969 - The song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” was released by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
1970 - Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album “Pearl.”
1974 - Thin Lizzy performed for the first time with Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson both in the lineup.
1974 - “Walls And Bridges” was released by John Lennon.
1980 - Carly Simon collapsed on stage in Pittsburgh from a case of nervous exhaustion. The remainder of the tour was cancelled.
1981 - The children’s holiday album “In Harmony” was released by CBS Records.
1982 - The group Squeeze broke up.
1992 - The musical “Anna Karenina” closed after 46 performances.
1994 - Dream Theater released the album “Awake.”
1996 - Van Halen announced that Gary Cherone, formerly of Extreme, would be the singer that would replace Sammy Hagar.
1997 - Farm Aid ‘97 raised over $1 million for U.S. farmers.
2002 - A U.S. District Court judge denied DownloadCard’s request for a preliminary injunction on the release of Bon Jovi’s album “Bounce.” The issue was over a program included on the album called “American XS.”
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