1934 – Willie Smith sang with Jimmy Lunceford and his Orchestra on “Rhythm is Our Business.”
1961 – Britain’s EMI Records rejected the Beatles. They later signed them.
1964 – Funeral services were held in Chicago for Sam Cooke.
1965 – U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler recorded “Ballad of the Green Berets.”
1971 – Jerry Lee Lewis and his cousin Myra Brown were divorced. They were married when she was 13 years old.
1975 – Rod Stewart announced that he was leaving Faces for a solo career.
1981 – About 35 million people watched a Rod Stewart concert via satellite. The broadcast was televised in 23 countries.
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