Births
1945 Singer Carly Simon is born.
1952 Split Enz singer Tim Finn is born.
1963 Singer George Michael is born.
Events
1967 The Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" live on the "Our World" program, which was broadcast worldwide.
1969 Mick Taylor made his first concert appearance with The Rolling Stones. He had replaced Brian Jones.
1977 The Emotions "Best Of My Love" hits #1 on the R&B charts. It does the same thing on the pop charts two months later.
1982 The Rolling Stones make their first British concert appearance in six years. It's the first of two dates at London's Wembley Stadium where 140,000 show up to hear them play.
1984 Prince releases his "Purple Rain" LP.
1992 Planners of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame held a sneak preview of memorabilia that was going on display for the public the next day. Among the items included was one of Janis Joplin's favorite necklaces. The display was held at a Cleveland museum, because the Hall Of Fame wasn't built yet.
1992 Twenty-five years after leaving high school, Billy Joel gets his diploma. In 1967, the piano man had overslept and missed his English and Gym finals.
1995 Pearl Jam canceled their tour because of an ongoing feud with Ticketmaster. They contended that the ticket giant held a monopoly and charged fans too big of a surcharge on concert tickets.
