1811 – Composer Ferdinand Hiller was born.

1939 – “Let’s Dance” was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra.

1962 – James Brown recorded “Live at the Apollo, Volume I.”

1963 – The Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland.

1970 – U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use.

1971 – In New York, Pablo Casals conducted the premiere of his “Hymn to the United Nations” with text by W.H. Auden.

1973 – Art Garfunkel received his first gold album of his solo career for “Angel Clare.”

1974 – In London, “Stardust” premiered starring David Essex.

1975 – The First Planetary Celebration was held to promote awareness of mans global responsibility.

1978 – In Toronto, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) plead guilty to heroin possession. He was given a one-year suspended sentence.

1980 – Guinness Book of World Records gave Paul McCartney a rhodium-plated disc for being history’s all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist.

1988 – The John Fogerty vs. Fantasy Records case began. Fantasy claimed that Fogerty had plagiarized his own song “Run Through The Jungle” when he wrote “The Old Man Down The Road.”

1989 – Hank Ballard, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Bobby Darin, the Four Tops, the Four Seasons, Holland-Dozier-Holland, the Kinks, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, the Platters, the Who, Simon & Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

1992 – Madonna’s album “Erotica” was released.

1993 – Duran Duran cancelled the remainder of their tour after Simon LeBon tore a vocal chord.

1995 – In Cleveland, OH, Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) sang the national anthem in Game 3 of the World Series.

1995 – New York City declared October 24th Tony Bennett Day.

1995 – “It’s A Mystery” was released by Bob Segar & the Silver Bullet Band. It was their first studio release in four years.

1996 – Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown, received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

2001 – The cities of Detroit and Auburn Hills settled lawsuits with Dr. Dre. The lawsuits accused the cities of censorship by threatening to arrest him if he aired a sexually explicit video at a concert in July 2000.

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