1585 – Composer Heinrich Schutz was born.

1870 – Composer Louis Vierne was born.

1892 – Sergei Rachmaninoff performed “Prelude in C-sharp Minor” publicly for the first time in Moscow.

1904 – “Little Johnny Jones” opened in Hartford, CT.

1935 – Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard were married.

1941 – The Benny Goodman Orchestra recorded “Buckle Down Winsocki”, with Tom Dix as featured vocalist.

1956 – The show “Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent” debuted.

1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song “Great Balls Of Fire.”

1968 – Cass Elliot debuted as a solo act in Las Vegas, NV. She cancelled the two-week gig after one show because of tonsillitis and lack of rehearsal.

1971 – “Imagine” was recorded by John Lennon.

1977 – Billy Joel released his album “The Stranger.”

1980 – Bob Marley collapsed onstage during a show in Pittsburgh, PA. It was the last show he would ever perform. He died seven months later of cancer.

1980 – Prince released the album “Dirty Mind”.

1984 – Anne Murray won the Country Music Association’s Album of the Year Award for “A Little Good News”. Murray was the first woman to achieve this award.

1987 – Chuck Berry was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1987 – The Chuck Berry biographical film “Hail, Hail Rock & Roll” premiered.

1988 – Keith Richards appeared as a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.”

1992 – The U.S. Postal Service announced the commemorative stamp booklet that would include Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter, Dinah Washington, and Otis Redding.

1994 – “Elvis Aaron Presley – The Tribute” was aired as a pay-per-view special.

1996 – Jimmy Chamberlin, formerly of the Smashing Pumpkins, pled guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with the heroin related death of Jonathan Melvin.

2001 – Liza Minnelli performed at the White House at a Columbus Day celebration.

2004 – Beanie Sigel was sentenced to a year in federal prison on a gun-possession charge that stemmed from a traffic stop in 2002.

2004 – It was announced that all legal documents for Britney Spears’ marriage to dancer Kevin Federline had been filed. The marriage had taken place on September 18, 2004.

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