1710 – Composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was born.

1720 – Composer Johann Friedrich Agricola was born.

1874 – Composer Josef Suk was born.

1932 – NBC Red debuted “The Carnation Contented Hour”. The show was as a showcase for top singers and musicians.

1935 – Bert Ambrose and his Orchestra recorded “Hors d’oeuvres.”

1936 – The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by “Billboard” magazine.

1950 – RCA Victor announced that it would manufacture long-playing (LP) records.

1954 – Elvis Presley recorded “Casual Love” and “I’ll Never Stand in Your Way.”

1957 – Boxer Joe Louis appeared on “The Steve Allen Show” to introduce singer Solomon Burke.

1962 – Gene McDaniels recorded “Point of No Return”.

1965 – Leo Fender sold the Fender Guitar Company to CBS for $13 million.

1971 – The film “Performance” starring Mick Jagger debuted in London.

1973 – The Allman Brothers name Lamar Williams as the replacement for the late Berry Oakley. The announcment was in Rolling Stone magazine.

1976 – Mal Evans was shot to death by police at his Los Angeles apartment. Evans alledgedly pointed a loaded rifle at officers causing them to fire upon him. Evans was a former roadie and bodyguard of the Beatles.

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