1967 – The Beatles performed “All You Need Is Love” live on the “Our World” program.
1969 – The Hollies recorded “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” with Elton John playing piano.
1984 – The soundtrack “Purple Rain” was released five weeks ahead of the film.
1984 – Patti Scialfa joined Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
1988 – Hillel Slovak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers died.
1992 – Billy Joel got his high school diploma. He had overslept and missed English and Gym finals 25 years before.
1995 – Pearl Jam canceled their tour because of an ongoing feud with Ticketmaster.
1996 – KISS released the album “You Wanted the Best…You’ve Got the Best.”
2003 – The Recording Industry Association of America disclosed its plans to fight Internet piracy. The plan was to sue hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files online. The process was planned to begin the next day.
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