1958 – Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls were injured in an auto accident near Marion, AR. Sam Cooke’s driver was killed in the accident.
1960 – Gregg Allman received a guitar for his 13th birthday.
1967 – The Moody Blues released “Nights in White Satin.”
1969 – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier.
1969 – “Ummagumma” was released by Pink Floyd in the U.S.
1973 – David Essex’s “Rock On” was released.
1978 – The Clash’s second album “Give ‘Em Enough Rope,” was released in England. The album would be their first U.S. release.
1981 – KISS released the album “Music From the Elder.”
1986 – Bruce Springsteen’s “Live 1975-1985” box set was released.
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