1957 – Ricky Nelson recorded his first songs.
1964 – “Funny Girl” opened on Broadway starring Barbra Streisand.
1964 – Pete Best (Beatles) appeared live on the TV show “I’ve Got a Secret.”
1965 – It was announced that Jeff Beck would take Eric Clapton’s place in the Yardbirds.
1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their “bed-in” for peace in Amsterdam.
1975 – The film “Tommy” premiered in London. The movie was based on the rock opera by The Who.
1977 – The first single by Elvis Costello, “Less Than Zero”, was released.
1980 – Jon Paulus (Buckinghams) died of a drug overdose at the age of 32.
1986 – Guns N’ Roses was signed to Geffen Records.
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