1961 – Frank Sinatra unveiled his own recording label, Reprise.
1965 – Gary Lewis recorded “Count Me In.”
1966 – The Rolling Stones appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The appearance had been taped the day before.
1970 – Black Sabbath’s self-titled first LP was released in the U.K.
1972 – Led Zeppelin was forced to cancel a concert in Singapore when officials wouldn’t let them off the plane because of their long hair.
1976 – The album, “Frampton Comes Alive”, was released by Herb Alpert’s A&M Records in the U.K.
1978 – “Al Green Day” was declared in Los Angeles, CA.
1982 – The 300 pound gravestone on the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant was stolen from an Orange Park, FL, cemetery. Police found it two weeks later in a dry river bed.
1983 – Marvin Gaye sang the U.S. national anthem at the NBA All-Star game.
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