1958 – Ray Charles’ performance at the Newport Jazz Festival was recorded for a live album.
1964 – Gerry & the Pacemakers released their single “How Do You Do It” in the U.S.
1968 – Bill Graham opened The Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA.
1969 – The Rolling Stones gave a free concert for 250,000 fans in London’s Hyde Park to introduce Mick Taylor as their new guitarist.
1975 – Bad Company’s “Feel Like Making Love” was released.
1978 – The EMI record pressing plant in Britain stopped printing the Rolling Stones album cover for “Some Girls” due to complaints from celebrities.
1983 – Bauhaus’ farewell concert took place in London.
1995 – The U.S. Justice Department decided not to take antitrust action against Ticketmaster.
2002 – Jimi Hendrix’s family won an injunction against a New York-based music production company from releasing recordings that Hendrix had performed.
2015 – In Chicago, IL, The Grateful Dead performed the final show of their Fare Thee Well shows.
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