1954 – The movie musical “A Star Is Born” made its world premiere in Hollywood.
1956 – RCA Victor, by this day, had received 856,327 advance orders for “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley.
1962 – “My Fair Lady” closed after a 6½ year run on Broadway. The show, at the time, held the record for the longest-running musical.
1963 – The Rolling Stones opened their first English tour in London at the New Victoria. Also on the bill were Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers.
1967 – Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead.
1974 – John Lennon appeared on WNEW-FM in New York as a guest DJ.
1975 – Jackie Wilson fell into a coma. He never recovered.
1976 – Jerry Lee Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits. He hit his bass player, Norman Owens, twice in the chest while attempting to shoot a soda bottle.
1977 – James Brown’s band walked out on him Hallandale, FL. They were complaining about being underpaid and overworked.
1984 – Prince’s single “Let’s Go Crazy” hit No. 1. He then held the No. 1 single, album and film simultaneously. Only the Beatles had accomplished the feat previously.
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