“Let It Bleed” by the Rolling Stones entered the charts in 1969.
“John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,” Lennon’s debut album as a solo artist, enters the album charts in 1970. This stark, confessional recording is regarded by many as his greatest achievement.
Duke Fakir of the Four Tops sturns 72.
Curtis Mayfield ("Superfly") died from complications of diabetes in 1999.
Led Zeppelin arrives for their first U.S. tour in 1968. They opened for Vanilla Fudge.
In 1963, Capitol Records releases the Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the U.S. The song went to #1 in five weeks.
Lars Ulrich (from Metallica) was born in 1963.
On this day in 1964, the song "I Feel Fine" by the Beatles topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks.
Today the song "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison topped the charts in 1970 and stayed there for 4 weeks. Five years later, a New York state judge would find Harrison guilty of copyright infringement for plagiarizing the Chiffon's 1963 hit, "He's So Fine".
In 2005, Vietnamese police drop child rape charges against Gary Glitter after the disgraced glam rock star pays the families of his accusers $2000. The police said they were unable to gather enough evidence.
In 1976, Blues guitarist Freddie King dies in Dallas. He was 42.
The Beatles alienate a large portion of their fan base in 1967 with the premiere of their psychedelic movie Magical Mystery Tour on British TV. Paul McCartney remembered, "Everybody was looking for a plot, but it purposely wasn't there." The Queen remarked, "The Beatles are turning awfully funny, aren't they?"
On this day in 1964, the # 1 single was the Beatles’ song "I Feel Fine." At #4 is the Beatles' "She's a Woman." The band have had a staggering 30 chart hits this year.
In 1957, Elvis Presley donates thousands of teddy bears to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
AC/DC’s album “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)” is #1 in the U.S. in 1981.
White Zombie guitarist Jay Noel Yuenger (also known simply as "J.") was born in Chicago in 1967.
In 1964, after a year of being criticized for their long hair, the Rolling Stones take out an ad in the New Musical Express wishing “starving hairdressers and their families a Happy Christmas."
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