1963, On the first day of their first foreign tour, The Beatles spent the day in Stockholm, Sweden, recording a performance for a radio program entitled "The Beatles popgrupp fran Liverpool pa besok i Stockholm", (The Beatles pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm). The Beatles, enthused by the chance to play before an audience that wasn't screaming, played seven songs, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me to You’ ‘Money’, ‘You Really Got a Hold On Me’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ and ‘Twist and Shout.’
1964: The Rolling Stones played two shows at the Academy of Music in New York City.
1966, Newsweek interviewed The Monkees. They are asked how the music is created. Singer Davy Jones tells them, "This isn't a rock 'n' roll group. This is an act."
1970, Pink Floyd were at No.1 on the UK album chart with the 'Atom Heart Mother', the group's first No.1. The album cover shows a cow standing in a pasture with no text nor any other clue as to what might be on the record
1970: Santana had his first #1 album with “Abraxas.”
1971: Don McLean released the album American Pie
1973, John Lennon began litigation against the US government, accusing them of tapping his telephone.
1977, Rolling Stone Keith Richards was fined £205 after admitting having cannabis, Chinese heroin, mandrax tablets and a revolver at his Chelsea home in the UK. Later in the evening, Keith and Anita Pallenberg accidentally set fire to their London hotel bedroom.
1978 Keith Richards was found guilty of heroin possession in Toronto and received a one year suspended sentence and was ordered to perform a benefit concert for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
1978: Rod Stewart released the single "You're in My Heart".
1979: The spectacular final Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door sparked a surge in past Zeppelin albums. On this date, all Led Zeppelin albums were ranked in the Billboard Top 200.
1981: Don Henley first debuted away from the supergroup the Eagles as his duet with Stevie Nicks, "Leather And Lace" entered the chart.
1981: Tattoo You was now ingrained for a sixth week at #1 for the Rolling Stones on the Album chart.
1987, Sting went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo release 'Nothing Like The Sun.' The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards.
1987 Pink Floyd peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with “A Momentary Lapse of Reason.” It was their first album without founding member Roger Waters.
1988: Poison released the single "Every Rose Has It's Thorn".
1992: R.E.M. debuted at #2 on the Album chart with Automatic for the People.
2000: Linkin Park released their debut album Hybrid Theory.
2004, Queen became the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran. Western music was still strictly censored in the Islamic republic, where homosexuality is considered a crime, but an album of Queen's greatest hits was released this week in Iran. Freddie Mercury, was proud of his Iranian ancestry, and illegal bootleg albums and singles had made Queen one of the most popular bands in Iran.
2006, Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity. Cobain's work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley's $42m (£22m). Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m (£19m).
Birthdays
1936: Bill Wyman, bass, The Rolling Stones (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Honky Tonk Women', and over 30 Top 40 UK & US singles and albums. Quit The Stones in 1993, 1981 UK solo No.14 'Je Suis Un Rock Star'). Now tours with his backing band, The Rhythm Kings, which has featured Albert Lee and Georgie Fame.
1946: Jerry Edmonton, Steppenwolf, (1969 US No.2 & UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild'). Killed in a car crash on 28th November 1993
1964: The Rolling Stones played two shows at the Academy of Music in New York City.
1970, Pink Floyd were at No.1 on the UK album chart with the 'Atom Heart Mother', the group's first No.1. The album cover shows a cow standing in a pasture with no text nor any other clue as to what might be on the record
1970: Santana had his first #1 album with “Abraxas.”
1971: Don McLean released the album American Pie
1973, John Lennon began litigation against the US government, accusing them of tapping his telephone.
1977, Rolling Stone Keith Richards was fined £205 after admitting having cannabis, Chinese heroin, mandrax tablets and a revolver at his Chelsea home in the UK. Later in the evening, Keith and Anita Pallenberg accidentally set fire to their London hotel bedroom.
1978 Keith Richards was found guilty of heroin possession in Toronto and received a one year suspended sentence and was ordered to perform a benefit concert for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
1978: Rod Stewart released the single "You're in My Heart".
1979: The spectacular final Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door sparked a surge in past Zeppelin albums. On this date, all Led Zeppelin albums were ranked in the Billboard Top 200.
1981: Don Henley first debuted away from the supergroup the Eagles as his duet with Stevie Nicks, "Leather And Lace" entered the chart.
1981: Tattoo You was now ingrained for a sixth week at #1 for the Rolling Stones on the Album chart.
1987, Sting went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo release 'Nothing Like The Sun.' The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards.
1987 Pink Floyd peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with “A Momentary Lapse of Reason.” It was their first album without founding member Roger Waters.
1988: Poison released the single "Every Rose Has It's Thorn".
1992: R.E.M. debuted at #2 on the Album chart with Automatic for the People.
2000: Linkin Park released their debut album Hybrid Theory.
2004, Queen became the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran. Western music was still strictly censored in the Islamic republic, where homosexuality is considered a crime, but an album of Queen's greatest hits was released this week in Iran. Freddie Mercury, was proud of his Iranian ancestry, and illegal bootleg albums and singles had made Queen one of the most popular bands in Iran.
2006, Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity. Cobain's work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley's $42m (£22m). Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m (£19m).
Birthdays
1936: Bill Wyman, bass, The Rolling Stones (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Honky Tonk Women', and over 30 Top 40 UK & US singles and albums. Quit The Stones in 1993, 1981 UK solo No.14 'Je Suis Un Rock Star'). Now tours with his backing band, The Rhythm Kings, which has featured Albert Lee and Georgie Fame.
1946: Jerry Edmonton, Steppenwolf, (1969 US No.2 & UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild'). Killed in a car crash on 28th November 1993
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