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1958 Alan Freed’s Big Beat Show opened at Brooklyn’s Fox Theatre with Frankie Avalon, Jimmy Clanton, Chuck Berry, Bobby Freeman, Bill Haley and His Comets, and The Elegants. The integrated bill brought rock and roll to a large teenage audience during segregation.
1959 The Quarrymen played for 300 teenagers at the opening of The Casbah Coffee Club, in the basement of Mona Best’s Liverpool home. The venue connected Pete Best to the group’s inner circle; he became their drummer exactly one year later.
1964 British Invasion excitement sent U.S. and U.K. guitar sales soaring: first-half sales were 40% above 1963, while high-end models rose more than 80%.
1964 The Honeycombs’ debut, “Have I the Right,” topped the British chart, also reaching No. 1 in Australia, Canada, and Sweden, No. 5 in America, and two million sales worldwide.
1964 Roy Orbison released “Oh, Pretty Woman,” which reached No. 1 in America four weeks later, entered the Top Ten in 15 other countries, and eventually sold over seven million copies globally.
1966 The Beatles played their final paid public concert at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, seven years after their first Casbah show. Before 25,000 fans, they performed 11 songs in just over half an hour and did not play any songs from the newly released “Revolver.”
1967 Brian Epstein’s funeral took place in Liverpool without The Beatles, who stayed away to protect his family’s privacy and avoid attracting fans and press.
1970 Edwin Starr’s “War” led the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and later earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
1977 Police arrested three people who allegedly planned to steal Elvis Presley’s body from its Memphis mausoleum and hold it for ransom. Elvis’s remains were subsequently moved to Graceland’s Meditation Garden.
1987 Los Lobos took “La Bamba” to No. 1 on the Hot 100. The song came from a traditional Mexican tune and served as the title track of the film.
1989 The Rolling Stones released “Steel Wheels” in the U.S. It reached No. 3 on Billboard and No. 2 in Britain.
2005 Fats Domino, 77, was rescued by boat from New Orleans flooding after Hurricane Katrina. He had initially planned to stay home because his wife Rosemary was in poor health.

1966 The Mamas and the Papas released their second album, featuring “I Saw Her Again” and “Words of Love.” It reached No. 4 in America and No. 24 in Britain.
1968 The Byrds released “Sweetheart of the Rodeo,” abandoning their psychedelic folk-rock sound for country and bluegrass. The change alienated core fans, and the album stalled at No. 77 in the U.S.
1969 The three-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at Dallas International Motor Speedway with Chicago Transit Authority, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and Santana. An estimated 120,000–150,000 people attended.
1971 The Beach Boys issued “Surf’s Up,” which reached No. 29 in America and No. 15 in Britain, their best U.S. chart showing for new music since 1967.
1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a One to One benefit at Madison Square Garden with Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, and Sha Na Na. Lennon performed with the Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band; several tracks later appeared on “Live in New York City.”
1973 The surviving Doors announced that they were disbanding two years after Jim Morrison’s death. Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger later attempted several reunions, including a 2002 tour billed as The Doors of the 21st Century.
1975 KC and the Sunshine Band finally reached No. 1 in the U.S. with “Get Down Tonight,” a million-selling Platinum record that also topped Canada’s chart.
1980 Christopher Cross’s “Sailing” topped the Hot 100 for one week and later won Grammys for Record, Song, and Arrangement of the Year, while Cross also won Best New Artist.
1986 Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” reached No. 1 in America and later won Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
1989 Billy Joel dismissed manager and former brother-in-law Frank Weber after an audit showed severe losses and a $5 million IRS debt. Joel later sued Weber for fraud and racketeering; the dispute ended in a settlement that recovered only part of the money.
1995 Velvet Underground founding member Sterling Morrison died of cancer at 53. Though commercially unsuccessful, the group was later recognized as one of rock’s most influential bands and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
2011 Elvis Presley’s estate sued Arista Music over alleged underpayment for newer digital income. A 2017 ruling found that Presley had sold the relevant rights to RCA in 1973 and had been properly compensated.

1957 Elvis Presley’s last concert outside the U.S. took place at Vancouver’s Empire Stadium before 26,000 fans. The 25-minute set included “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” and “Hound Dog”; Presley gave a crew member his gold jacket so fans would follow the decoy while Elvis slipped away.
1958 Ricky Nelson began his concert career at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier, drawing a venue-record 44,221 people over two days and earning a $10,000 fee.
1963 The Angels became the first all-white female group to top the U.S. chart when “My Boyfriend’s Back” began a three-week run at No. 1. The song reached only No. 50 in Britain.
1968 The Rolling Stones released “Street Fighting Man,” inspired by Mick Jagger’s experience at a 25,000-person anti-war rally in London. U.S. stations resisted its supposedly subversive lyrics, keeping it at No. 48; its withdrawn protest-themed picture sleeve later became a valuable collectible.
1968 Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love” peaked at No. 5 while “Wheels of Fire” sat at No. 1 on the album chart.
1969 Bob Dylan made his first paid performance since his motorcycle accident, appearing with The Band at England’s Isle of Wight Festival for one hour and earning £38,000.
1970 The Beach Boys released “Sunflower.” Critics liked it, but it reached only No. 151 in America; British listeners pushed it to No. 29.
1970 Jimi Hendrix made his final U.K. live appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival around 2 a.m. before an estimated 600,000 people. He died less than three weeks later.
1973 Paul McCartney received a Gold record for “Live and Let Die,” which reached No. 2 in America and No. 9 in Britain. The Rolling Stones also released “Goats Head Soup,” whose single “Angie” topped the U.S. chart.
1974 John Lennon testified in federal court that the Nixon administration sought to deport him because of his anti-war activism and that government agents monitored him. An appeals court overturned the deportation order in 1975.
1976 A U.S. judge found George Harrison guilty of subconscious plagiarism, ruling that “My Sweet Lord” was musically identical to The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine.” Harrison ultimately paid $587,000 in damages.
1987 CBS Records shipped 2.25 million pre-ordered copies of Michael Jackson’s “Bad,” the label’s largest advance shipment. The album later sold tens of millions worldwide.