1962 – The Elvis Presley film “Kid Galahad” premiered.
1965 – Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar. It was his first non-acoustic set.
1966 – The Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” was released.
1966 – The Monkees recorded their first single. The song was “The Last Train to Clarksville” and was later included on their self-titled debut album.
1967 – The Beatles and other U.K. rock groups urged the British government to legalize marijuana. Their comments were made in a London Times advertisement signed by all four of the Beatles.
1975 – “A Chorus Line” debuted on Broadway. The show closed in 1990 after 6,137 performances.
1980 – KISS introduced their new drummer, Eric Carr, at a concert at the Paladium in New York City.
1980 – AC/DC released “Back In Black.” It was their first album with Brian Johnson as lead singer.
1983 – The Metallica album “Kill ‘Em All” was released. It was their first album.
1990 – Rosanne Barr sang the National Anthem in San Diego before a Padres baseball game. She was booed for her performance.
1995 – Nina Simone fired a gun at a pair of noisy teenagers playing next door to her home in southern France. She was put on 18 months probation and ordered to seek psychological counseling.