1945 – “Billboard” magazine began listing a top albums chart. The first #1 was “The Nat King Cole Trio.”
1956 – The Lerner and Loewe musical “My Fair Lady” opened on Broadway.
1968 – “LIFE” magazine called Jimi Hendrix “the most spectacular guitarist in the world.”
1974 – The Emerson, Lake and Palmer movie “Pictures at an Exhibition” premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
1976 – The album “Destroyer” was released by KISS.
1978 – The movie “American Hot Wax” premiered.
1988 – Mick Jagger made his first solo appearance on stage at Osakajo Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan.
1999 – Relatives of Buddy Holly filed a suit against MCA Records for allegedly hoarding royalty payments, forging contracts and illegally producing albums without the consent of the family.
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