Nigel Pickering of Spanky and Our Gang was born in 1929, and Waylon Jennings was born in 1933. Harry Nilsson was born in 1941, Johnny Halliday and Muff Winwood of The Spencer Davis Group in 1943, Noddy Holder of Slade in 1946, Demis Roussos in 1947 and Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply in 1949. Steve Walsh of Kansas was born in 1951, David Hinds of Steel Pulse in 1956 and Neil Arthur of Blancmange in 1958. Michael Britt of Lonestar was born in 1966 and Ice Cube in 1969. Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and Dryden Vera Mitchell of Alien Ant Farm were born in 1976, Billy Martin of Good Charlotte was born in 1981 and Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud was born in 1985.
In 1958, Oh Boy, the first teenage all-music show to be broadcasted in the UK, premiered.
In 1961, on the UK's singles chart, Elvis Presley's "Surrender" was number one. Del Shannon's "Runaway" was number two, number three was The Shadows with "The Frightened City", number four was Ricky Nelson's "Hello Marylou" and Clarence Frogman Henry was fifth with "But I Do".
In 1963, Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" was number one for three weeks on the US' singles chart, making it the first Japanese song to do so.
In 1964, at the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia, The Beatles performed two sets.
In 1965, at the Odeon Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, The Rolling Stones, supported by The Hollies, made an 8-day mini-European tour.
In 1967, Peter Green of John Mayall Band quit and then went on to form Fleetwood Mac.
In 1969, at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, Led Zeppelin, supported by Blodwyn Pig and The Liverpool Scene, made an appearance while touring. In Minneapolis, Minn. at the Minneapolis Convention Center, The Doors made an appearance.
In 1974, Waterloo, ABBA's debut album, was 28th on the UK's album chart. Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods was number one on the UK's singles chart for "Billy Don't Be A Hero". At the Tarrant Country Center in Fort Worth, Tex., Elvis Presley performed the first night of an 18-day US tour.
In 1976, The Sex Pistols performed at The 100 club in London, England, after recording their first demos in Clapham's Majestic studios.
In 1977, on the River Thames in London, England, The Sex Pistols held a party. People from the party were arrested when the boat docked later that day after the band had performed "Anarchy In The UK" outside The Houses of Parliament.
In 1978, at Earl Court in London, England, Bob Dylan performed the first of six sold out nights.
In 1982, Pete Farndon of The Pretenders was fired.
In 1985, Bryan Ferry's first solo album was number one on the UK's album chart. Dire Straits' album Brother In Arms was number one for nine weeks on the US' album chart.
In 1986, at a concert in New Jersey to celebrate 25 years of Amnesty International, U2 and Sting made an appearance.
In 1988, when Bruce Springsteen was in Rome, Italy, for a tour, a photographer took a photo of Springsteen and backing singer Patti Scialfa sharing an intimate moment. This confirmed rumors that Springsteen and Scialfa were having an affair.
In 1989, Bleach, Nirvana's debut album, was released in the US.
In 1991, Paula Abdul was number one for five weeks on the US' singles chart for her song "Rush Rush".
In 1993, at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Jamiroquai made an appearance.
In 1996, Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills, Cal.
In 2000, Flesh-N-Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was convicted of being an ex-convict possessing a firearm after he threatened a friend with an AK-47.
In 2002, a rare autographed copy of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band by The Beatles was sold at an auction for $57,800.
In 2003, Radiohead's Hail to The Thief was number one on the UK's album chart. Metallica's St. Anger was number one on the US' album chart.
In 2005, Coldplay's X&Y was number one on the US' album chart.
In 2008, in a poll, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, was voted as being England's most musical city. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, was second and third was Oasis, Greater Manchester, England. Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends was number one on the UK's album chart.
And in 2011, police arrested two men from Manchester, England, for being close to Joss Stone's Devon home and were also held on the suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder Stone. Residents had reported a suspicious looking vehicle and a police source said swords, a body bag and detailed maps and aerial photos of her home were found.
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