1871 – Composer Alexander von Zemlinsky was born.

1938 – “Big Noise from Winnetka” was recorded by Bob Crosby and The Bob Cats.

1939 – Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) was organized. BMI competed directly with ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers).

1955 – Buddy Holly, Larry Welborn, and Bob Montgomery open for Bill Haley & the Comets in Lubbock, TX. Eddie Crandell sees the show and arranges for Holly to record his first demo.

1957 – “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley was released.

1964 – The secret marriage of Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) to Shirley Ann Arnold took place.

1966 – Grace Slick made her first appearance with Jefferson Airplane.

1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on “The Dick Cavett Show” on ABC to promote Lennon’s new LP and film (“Imagine”Wink, Yoko’s book, two films and a fine arts show.

1972 – Joe Cocker was arrested with his band in Adelaide, Australia. The police claimed to have confiscated marijuana, heroin and hypodermic syringes.

1972 – “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” was released by the Temptations.

1975 – “Rock & Roll All Night” was released by KISS.

1977 – Linda Ronstadt sang the National Anthem at the third game of the World Series.

1977 – Bing Crosby died of a heart attack at the age of 76.

1981 – Prince released the album “Controversy”.

1990 – Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein died at the age of 72.

1996 – Madonna and Carlos Leon’s daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, was born in Los Angeles, CA.

1997 – Paul McCartney’s symphonic poem “Standing Stone” debuted.

1997 – The soundtrack to the film “Casablanca” was released for the first time.

2000 – A lawsuit was filed against Don Henley in Little Rock, AR. The suit claimed that a fan was hit in the forehead with a maraca during on October 4, 2000 concert.

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