1957 – Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps appeared on Ed Sullivan for their first national TV appearance.
1961 – The Everly Brothers were inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its London performance debut at the Bag O’ Nails Club.
1968 – Saxophonist Albert Ayler was found drowned in New York’s Hudson River. He was 34 years old.
1984 – Several British and American stars got together as Band-Aid, and recorded “Do They Know It’s Christmas”. The project was planned by Bob Geldof. The proceeds of the record went to Ethiopian famine relief.
1985 – Bobby Brown announced that he was leaving New Edition. He had been voted out of the group.
1996 – The Metallica single “Mama Said” was released.
1997 – The original lineup of the Zombies played onstage for the first time in 30 years.
1997 – Garth Brooks’ seventh album “Sevens” was released.
1997 – The sixth album of 2Pac, “R U Still Down? (Remember Me),” was released posthumously.
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