1965, Herman’s Hermits play The Ed Sullivan Show.
1966, Roy Orbison’s first wife, Claudette, was killed when a truck pulled out of a side road and collided with the motorbike that she and her husband were riding on in Gallatin, Texas, she was 25.
1969, Rod Stewart signs as a solo artist to Mercury Records.
1970, Christie were at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Yellow River’, the group’s only No.1. Written by Jeff Christie for the Tremeloes who turned it down, so he recorded it himself.
1970, Syd Barrett played his first gig since leaving Pink Floyd at the Extraveganza ’70, at London’s Olympia. He was joined on stage by Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.
1971, John & Yoko jammed live on stage with Frank Zappa at The Filmore East in New York.
1971, Today is the last broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show. Ed’s final musical guests are Gladys Knight & the Pips.
1972, David Bowie releases his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
1974, Billy Swan records his No. 1, “I Can Help.”
1977, Queen appeared at Earls Court in London, England.
1977, Students at UCLA are shocked when Stevie Wonder appears as a guest lecturer, talking about his experiences with Motown and then performing music by way of illustration.
Born on this day - Gary “US” Bonds (1939)
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