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Ed Sullivan

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1969 Carlos Santana’s debut album entered the Billboard chart and eventually reached No. 4, helped by the No. 9 single “Evil Ways.”
1976 Ringo Starr released Ringo’s Rotogravure in America, the last album to feature active involvement from all four former Beatles.
1979 Jimmy McCulloch, the Scottish guitarist who played with Thunderclap Newman and Paul McCartney & Wings, died at 26 from accidental morphine and alcohol poisoning.
1986 Cliff Burton, Metallica’s 24-year-old bassist, was killed when the band’s tour bus overturned in rural Sweden. He was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica.
2004 Producer Phil Spector was formally charged with the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. He was convicted in 2009 and died in custody in 2021.
2010 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees for the Class of 2011, including Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Bon Jovi, and The J. Geils Band.
2016 Bruce Springsteen released his autobiography Born to Run in print and digital editions.
2018 Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin died at 76. He later sang on Jefferson Starship hits including “Miracles” and “Runaway.”

1963 Jim Morrison was arrested at a Florida State University football game after a drunken disturbance, resisting arrest, and petty theft.
1968 The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” reached No. 1 in the United States and stayed there for nine weeks, selling more than eight million copies.
1968 Janis Joplin announced she would leave Big Brother and the Holding Company at the end of the year and form the Kozmic Blues Band.
1970 Eric Burdon and War received a Gold record for “Spill the Wine,” which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1974 Bad Company’s self-titled debut reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart and eventually earned five-times-Platinum certification.
1974 John Lennon appeared as a guest DJ on New York’s WNEW-FM, playing records by Ray Charles, Bobby Parker, and ELO.
1976 Stevie Wonder released Songs in the Key of Life, which debuted at No. 1, stayed there for thirteen weeks, and later went Diamond.
2009 Lucy Vodden, the childhood friend who inspired “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” died at 46 after a battle with lupus.
2024 Kris Kristofferson died at 88. The singer-songwriter wrote “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” and many other standards.

1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “Maybe Baby” while on tour at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The song later reached No. 17 in the United States and No. 4 in Britain.
1959 Cliff Richard became the first British artist to place a rock ’n’ roll hit on the U.S. chart when “Living Doll” reached No. 30.
1963 The Rolling Stones began their first U.K. tour, playing 32 dates with acts including The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, and Little Richard.
1973 Grand Funk scored its first No. 1 with “We’re an American Band,” sung by drummer Don Brewer rather than Mark Farner.
1975 Jackie Wilson suffered a heart attack onstage while singing “Lonely Teardrops.” He never recovered his speech and died in 1984 after years in a coma.
1977 Billy Joel released The Stranger, which produced four hit singles and later sold more than ten million copies.
1989 Glenn Frey joined Don Henley onstage for the first time since 1980, performing “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane.”
1997 The Rolling Stones released Bridges to Babylon, which reached No. 3 in America and No. 6 in Britain and launched a 108-date world tour.
2009 Lynyrd Skynyrd released God & Guns, their highest-charting studio album since 1977’s Street Survivors.
2010 Jerry Lee Lewis released Mean Old Man, a star-studded album featuring collaborations with Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, and Eric Clapton.