Blind Lemon Jefferson makes his first recordings in 1925.
Don Everly was born in Brownie, Kentucky in 1937.
In 1958, Paul McCartney introduced George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue. George joins the group and the rest is history.
In 1961, "Shop Around," by the Miracles, was Motown's first national hit, reaching Number Two on the Billboard chart and topping Billboard's hot R&B singles list for eight weeks.
Seventy-three million Americans tuned in to see the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
In 1965, James Brown recorded "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," a revolutionary single that ushers in a whole new era of soul music. Released that summer, it tops the R&B chart for eight weeks and even cracks the pop Top Ten.
The debut album 'Buffalo Springfield', containing 12 original songs, was released in 1967. First pressings omit "For What It's Worth," which is subsequently added to the album when it becomes a hit. "For What It's Worth," which reaches #7, and was Buffalo Springfield's only Top Forty hit.
In 1969, Tommy James and the Shondells' 'Crimson and Clover', a shorter version of the five-minute album-track, launched the new self-helmed Shondell’s sound. It tops the US charts and earns a gold disc, becoming the group's biggest US seller.
In 1971, founding member Jeremy Spencer leaves Fleetwood Mac and disappears with a Christian cult group while on tour in Los Angeles.
Sid Vicious, the Sex Pistols' bassist, is found dead in a Manhattan apartment of a heroin overdose in 1979.
In 1969, The Temptations won Motown its first Grammy for "Cloud Nine."
Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook-"Cover Of Rolling Stone") turns 71.
Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio ("Tijuana Jail") is 74.
The late Rick James (the original "Super Freak") was born in 1952.
In 1968, Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie, was born (exactly 9 months to the day after the King marries Priscilla).
In 1964, the governor of Indiana asks the Indiana Broadcasters Association to ban "Louie Louie," claiming the Kingsmen's song is pornographic and makes his ears tingle. DJs claim that it's impossible to decipher the true lyrics in the allegedly smutty hit, but their ears tingle too.
Elvis Presley arranges for his daughter, Lisa Marie, to meet her favorite singer-- Elton John, for her seventh birthday in 1975.
In 2004, Janet Jackson inadvertently bares her breast when Justin Timberlake tugs at her costume during the Super Bowl half-time show in Houston, Texas. Other performers include Kid Rock, P. Diddy and Nelly, who did not bare their breasts.
In 2000, seventies hit-makers Abba turn down a billion-dollar offer to re-form. The band's songwriters say they don't need to make a comeback but could use the money.
Mike Campbell, guitarist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, was born in Panama City, FL. in 1954.
Beatlemania comes to America in 1964 when "I Want To Hold Your Hand" becomes the first of twenty Billboard number one hits for The Beatles. It would stay on top for seven weeks, with world wide sales of fifteen million.
In 1979, Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" was certified platinum in the UK, where it tops the Pop chart. The song will also rise to number one in the US the following April.
The Cars, who had placed 15 songs on the Hot 100 between 1978 and 1987, announced their break up in 1988.
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