1954 – Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records.
1959 – Alan Freed began a 13 week Rock & Roll show on ABC-TV.
1961 – Pat Boone began a 10-day tour of South Africa.
1962 – Rolling Stones made their performance debut at the Marquee Jazz Club in London.
1965 – The Beach Boys’ “California Girls” was released.
1969 – Blind Faith began their one and only tour in the U.S. with a sold-out show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1992 – A memorial to Buddy Holly was unveiled in Dallas, TX.
1992 – Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses) was arrested at New York’s JFK airport on a warrant from St. Louis, MO. Rose was wanted on charges stemming from a 1991 Guns N’ Roses concert.
1996 – Jonathan Melvoin (Smashing Pumpkins) was found dead in a New York City hotel of a heroin overdose.
1997 – Anthony Keidis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) suffered a broken wrist in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, CA.
1998 – It was announced by Toronto’s Mayor Mel Lastman that the Spice Girls had backed out of a promise to perform at a free outdoor event at Toronto’s City Hall. The Spice Girls had decided instead to appear on the Canadian TV show MuchMusic.
1999 – DMX was arrested in Trinidad in mid-concert for using obscene language.
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