1712 – Composer John Stanley was born.

1728 – Composer Johann Gottfried Muthel was born.

1734 – Composer Francois-Joseph Gossec was born.

1850 – Composer Alexander Sergeievich Taneyev was born.

1969 – Charlie Watts’ (Rolling Stones) book, Ode to a High Flying Bird was published. The book was a tribute to Charlie Parker.

1969 – Led Zeppelin’s debut album was released.

1969 – “Lady Samantha” was released in England. It was one of the very first recordings by Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Elton John.

1970 – The Doors played the first of several shows at the Felt Forum in New York City. The shows were recorded for use on their “Absolutely Live” album.

1970 – Billy Stewart and three of his band members were killed when their car went out of control and off a bridge over the River Neuse in North Carolina.

1971 – Marvin Gaye sang the U.S. national anthem at SuperBowl V in Miami, FL.

1972 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, TN, was renamed Elvis Presley Blvd.

1974 – Dino Martin, singer and son of Dean Martin, was arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of two machine guns. He was arraigned and released the next day on $5,000 bail.

1979 – Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton announced that they would record an album together.

1992 – “Michael Jackson…the Legend Continues” aired on CBS-TV.

1994 – Donny Osmond fought the Partridge Family’s Danny Bonaduce in a charity boxing match in Chicago, IL. Bonaduce won a split decision.

1996 – Pink Floyd was officially inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

1997 – Metallica’s video “King Nothing” premiered on MTV.

1999 – Cindy Lauper was a voice on the TV show “The Simpsons.”

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