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Rock & Roll legend Buddy Holly is born in Lubbock, Texas. (1936)

Chrissie Hynde, guitarist and vocalist for the Pretenders, is born. (1951)

Dick Clark's Michigan State Fair stage show, winding up a four day stand, attracts 15,000 spectators-it's the most in the fairs 110-year history. Appearing on stage includes Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, La Vern Baker, Freddy Canon, Duane Eddy, the Coasters, Lou Rawls and Bobby Rydell. (1959)

The Beatles' "She Loves You" hits #1 in England. (1963)

The Doors' "Waiting For The Sun" LP hits #1. (1968)

Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" LP enters the charts as does Canned Heat's "Boogie With Canned Heat." (1968)

Curtis Mayfield's "Super Fly" goes gold and becomes the country's Number One album. The soundtrack LP also includes "Freddies Dead," a #4 in October. (1972)

Elton John being introduced at the Hollywood Bowl by the show's emcee, porn star Linda Lovelace, "Here he is, the biggest, largest, most gigantic and fantastic man, the costar of my next movie....Elton John." (1973)

The president of the slumping MGM Records since 1969, Mike Curb, resigns. The 28 year old made his reputation as a purveyor of middle-of-the-road music. He once got rid of eighteen acts from his label because the were allegedly "drug oriented." Curb had other things on his mind like politics and became Lieutenant governor of California. (1973)

Elton John gets a gold record for "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me." (1974)

The Guess Who play their final concert with a gig in Montreal. (1975)

Judge Richard Owen of the New York State Supreme Court rules that George Harrison "subconsciously plagiarized" "He's So Fine," the Chiffon's 1963 hit. Harrison's 1970 hit "My Sweet Lord" is the reason for the problem. Harrison is ordered to pay $587,000 to ABKCO Music, a company owned, ironically, by Harrison's former business manager (when he was one of the Beatles), Allen Klein. (1976)

Ex-Sex Pistol bassist Sid Vicious performs at Max's Kansas City, New York City punk club. (1978)

The Who's drummer, Keith Moon dies in London after overdosing on Hemenephirin, a prescription drug which was supposed to have helped him with alcohol. His untimely death does not mean the end of the Who. He is replaced by ex-Faces drummer Kenney Jones. Keith Moon was 31. (1978)

Gary Numan releases his LP "The Pleasure Principle," which features the track, "Cars." (1979)

David Bowie and Mick Jagger's version of "Dancing In The Streets" hits #1 on the U.K. pop chart. (1985)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's "Rebels" peaks at #74 on the pop singles chart. (1985)

Michael Nesmith joins the other three Monkees on stage for the first time since the band disbanded. (1986)

Despite threats from former member Roger Waters to sue promoters if the show goes on, Pink Floyd kicks off their "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" tour in Ottawa, Canada. (1987)

Rapper Tupac Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight are shot while riding in Knight's Mercedes in Las Vegas following a Mike Tyson fight. Shakur would die 6 days later. (1996)



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