1922 – The New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded “Tiger Rag.”

1968 – The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” was released.

1969 – The 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway.

1972 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their “One To One” concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

1980 – Cher made an unannounced appearance as vocalist with Black Rose at a concert in New York’s Central Park.

1981 – The Rolling Stones released their “Tattoo You” LP.

1984 – Beatles fans paid $271,180 for memorabilia at an auction in London, England.

1989 – Izzy Stradlin (Guns ‘N’ Roses) was arrested for creating a disturbance on an airline flight.

1991 – Dottie West was critically injured in a car accident while en route to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. She died five days later.

1991 – Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) married Gertie Filip in Las Vegas, NV. The marriage took place onstage during a Jan & Dean performance.

1993 – Billy Joel became the first musical guest on CBS-TV’s “The Late Show with David Letterman” when the show debuted.

1995 – James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon reunited for their first concert together in 16 years on Martha’s Vineyard, MA.

1998 – Roberto Augusto Miranda Soares was shot four times when he refused to give up the keys to his Mercedes to robbers. Soares was the president of Sony Music/Brazil.

1998 – Marilyn Manson changed his appearance from blackened-eyes for lighter makeup and 70′s outfits including platform shoes. The sound of his album “Mechanical Animals” was a radical change from the 1996 album “Antichrist Superstar.”

2002 – Bjork’s west London flat was burglarized while she slept. Valuable recording equipment had been stolen.

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