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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