101/01 Country Joe McDonald is born in El Monte, California, 1942 201/03 Steven Stills is born in Dallas, 1945 301/04 Jazz great Charlie Mingus dies at 57 in Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1979 401/08 David Bowie (then David Robert Jones) is born in London, 1947 501/09 James Patrick Page (Led Zeppelin) is born in Middlesex, England, 1945 601/10 Blues guitarist Howlin' Wolf dies in Chicago, 1976 701/10 Jim Croce is born in Philadelphia, 1943 801/10 Pat Benatar is born in Long Island, 1952 901/10 Rod Stewart is born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1945 1001/13 Eric Clapton plays the "Rainbow Concert" in London, 1973 1101/17 Led Zeppelin's first album is released, 1969 1201/19 Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas, 1943 1301/22 Sam Cooke is born in Chicago, 1935 1401/23 Samuel Barber died, 1981 1501/24 Warren Zevon is born, 1947 1601/25 Bob Dylan plays the second "Hurricane" benefit, in the Astrodome, 1978 1701/27 Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Bland) is born in Tennessee, 1930 1801/27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg, 1756 1901/28 Jimi Hendrix headlines Madison Square Garden, 1970 2001/30 Lightnin' Hopkins, the most-recorded blues artist ever, dies, 1982 2101/31 The Grateful Dead are busted in New Orleans, 1970 2202/01 RCA Victor unveils the 45 rpm record playing system, 1949 2302/02 Graham Nash is born in Lancashire, England, 1942 2402/03 The Day The Music Died; Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big 25 Bopper are killed in a plane crash outside Mason City, Iowa, 1959 2602/05 The KLF's "Chill Out" is released, 1990 2702/07 Beatles land at JFK airport to begin first U.S. tour, 1964 2802/07 Steven Stills makes the first digitally recorded rock album, 1979 2902/08 John Towner Williams born in New York City, 1932; composer 30 well-known for his many motion picture and television scores 3102/09 Carole King (Carole Klein) is born in Brooklyn, 1941 3202/12 The Beatles play Carnegie Hall in New York City, 1964 3302/17 Andrew James Weatherall dies in London, England, 2020 3402/17 Jazz great Thelonius Monk dies in Englewood, New Jersey, 1982 3502/18 Yoko Ono Lennon is born in Tokyo, 1933 3602/19 Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is banned in 37 Britain, 1972 3802/19 William "Smokey" Robinson is born in Detroit, 1940 3902/20 J. Geils (J. Geils Band) is born, 1946 4002/20 Yes sells out Madison Square Garden...without advertising, 1974 4102/23 George Frideric Handel born, 1685 4202/23 Johnny Winter is born in Leland, Mississippi, 1944 4302/29 Jimmy Dorsey born, 1904 4403/01 Jim Morrison is busted for obscenity in Miami, 1969 4503/02 Blues guitarist Rory Gallagher is born in Ballyshannon, Ireland, 1949 4603/03 Buffalo Springfield is formed in Los Angeles, 1966 4703/04 Antonio Vivaldi born in Venice, Italy, 1678 4803/07 Last Gilbert & Sullivan opera produced, 1896 4903/08 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) dies in California, 1973 5003/09 Robin Trower is born in London, 1945 5103/09 Samuel Barber is born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1910 5203/13 The Allman Brothers record their live album at the Fillmore East, 1971 5303/15 Sly Stone born, 1944 5403/17 Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) is born in San Francisco, 1942 5503/21 Johann Sebastian Bach born in Eisenach, Germany, 1685 5603/22 Ten Years After plays their last concert, 1974 5703/25 Aretha Franklin is born in Detroit, 1943 5803/26 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer record "Pictures at an Exhibition" live, 1971 5903/26 Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness" released on Strictly Rythm, 60 1995 6103/29 Dr. Hook gets a group picture on the cover of "Rolling Stone", 1973 6203/30 Eric Clapton is born in Surrey, England, 1945 6304/02 Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C., 1939 6404/04 Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) is born in Rolling Fork, 65 Mississippi, 1915 6604/06 Andrew James Weatherall is born Windsor, Berkshire, England, 1963 6704/09 Paul Robeson born, 1898 6804/10 Paul McCartney announces he's quitting the Beatles, 1970 6904/14 Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow) is born, 1945 7004/18 Yes breaks up after 13 years, 1981 7104/25 Blues guitarist Albert King is born, 1925 7204/25 Ella Fitzgerald born, 1918 7304/26 Carol Burnett born in San Antonio, Texas, 1933 7404/29 "Hair" premiers on Broadway, 1968 7505/01 Kate Smith born, 1909 7605/03 Bob Seger is born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1945 7705/07 Johannes Brahms born in Hamburg, 1833 7805/07 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky born, 1840 7905/10 Dave Mason is born in Worcester, England, 1945 8005/11 Bob Marley dies in his sleep in Miami, 1981 8105/12 Pink Floyd performs the first quadraphonic concert, 1977 8205/18 Rick Wakeman is born in West London, England, 1949 8305/19 Pete Townshend is born in London, 1945 8405/20 The Jimi Hendrix Experience is signed by Reprise Records, 1967 8505/21 The Hacienda opened its doors in Manchester, England, 1982 8605/23 Blues great Elmore James dies, 1963 8705/24 Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman) is born in Duluth, 1941 8805/26 Al Jolson born, 1886 8905/31 The Who perform the loudest concert ever -- 76,000 watts of PA, 1976 9006/01 The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper", 1967 9106/02 Edward Elgar (Sir) born in Worcester, England, 1857 9206/06 "Rock Around The Clock" makes Billboard's \#1 slot, 1955 9306/07 Blind Faith debuts in concert at London's Hyde Park, 1969 9406/09 Les Paul (Lester Polfus) is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1923 9506/10 Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) is born in West Point, Mississippi, 1910 9606/10 Judy Garland born, 1922 9706/15 Harry Nilsson is born in Brooklyn, 1941 9806/16 The Monterey Pop festival opens, 1967 9906/18 Paul McCartney born in Liverpool, England, 1942 10006/21 Columbia records announces the first mass production of LPs, 1948 10106/22 Todd Rundgren is born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1948 10206/24 Jeff Beck is born in Surrey, England, 1944 10306/28 The Hacienda closed its doors, Manchester, England, 1997 10407/02 Felix Pappalardi and Leslie West form Mountain, 1969 10507/03 Jim Morrison dies in Paris, 1971 10607/06 The Jefferson Airplane is formed in San Francisco, 1965 10707/07 Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) born in Liverpool, England, 1940 10807/12 Chicago DJ Steve Dahl holds "Disco Demolition" at Comiskey Park, 1979 10907/14 Woodie Guthrie born, 1912 11007/16 Cream forms in the U.K., 1966 11107/16 Harry Chapin dies on Long Island Expressway, 1981 11207/17 "Yellow Submarine" premieres at the London Pavilon, 1968 11307/20 Carlos Santana is born in Autlan, Mexico, 1947 11407/25 Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965 11507/25 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young debut at the Fillmore East, 1969 11607/26 Mick Jagger is born in Kent, England, 1943 11707/28 Bach dies, 1750 11807/28 The Watkins Glen "Summer Jam" opens, 1973 11908/01 Birth of Jerome "Jerry" Garcia (Grateful Dead), 1942 12008/01 The Concert for Bangladesh takes place at Madison Square Garden, 1971 12108/04 John Lennon points out "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus", 1966 12208/09 Death of Jerome "Jerry" Garcia (Grateful Dead), 1995 12308/10 Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1947 12408/13 Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois, 1951 12508/15 Beatles replace drummer Pete Best with Richard Starkey, 1962 12608/15 The Beatles play Shea Stadium in New York, 1965 12708/15 Woodstock Festival, Max Yasgur's farm, 1969 12808/26 Jimi Hendrix gives his last performance at the Isle of Wight, 1970 12908/26 Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland Studios opens in New York, 1970 13008/27 Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash, 1990 13109/07 Keith Moon (The Who) dies in London of a drug overdose, 1978 13209/08 Anton Dvorak born in Nelahozeves, Czechoslovakia, 1841 13309/08 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) is born in San Bruno, 134 California, 1945 13509/14 Francis Scott Key writes words to "Star Spangled Banner", 1814 13609/16 B.B. King is born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1925 13709/18 Jimi Hendrix dies of an overdose, 1970 13809/19 Simon & Garfunkel reunite to play New York's Central Park, 1981 13909/20 Jim Croce dies in a plane crash, 1973 14009/23 "Paul is dead" rumors sweep the country, 1969 14109/23 Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is born in Freehold, New Jersey, 1949 14209/25 John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) dies of alcohol poisoning, 1980 14309/26 George Gershwin born in Brooklyn, NY, 1898 14410/03 Stevie Ray Vaughan born in Dallas, TX, 1954 14510/04 Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose in Hollywood, 1970 14610/06 Eddie Van Halen dies in Santa Monica, CA, 2020 14710/05 Steve Miller is born in Dallas, 1943 14810/07 First Bandstand (later, American Bandstand) broadcast, 1957 14910/09 John Lennon born in Liverpool, England, 1940 15010/10 John Prine is born in Maywood, Illinois, 1946 15110/12 The Jimi Hendrix Experience is formed in London, 1966 15210/14 Renaissance: The Mix Collection is released, 1994 15310/16 Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) is born in San Francisco, 1947 15410/17 "Hair" opens at New York's Public Theater, 1967 15510/18 Chuck Berry is born in St. Louis, Missouri, 1926 15610/20 Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a plane crash, 1977 15710/22 Franz Liszt born, 1811 15810/25 Jon Anderson (Yes) is born in Lancashire, England, 1944 15910/25 The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1964 16010/27 Lou Reed dies aged 71, 2013 16110/29 Duane Allman dies in motorcycle crash near Macon, Georgia, 1971 16210/30 Grace Slick is born in Chicago, 1939 16311/02 Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" enters US charts at \#1, 1968 16411/02 Keith Emerson is born, 1944 16511/03 James Taylor and Carly Simon are married in Manhattan, 1972 16611/07 Joni Mitchell (Roberta Joan Anderson) is born in Alberta, Canada, 1943 16711/08 DJ Larry Levan dies in Manhattan, New York City, 1992 16811/08 Patti Page born, 1927 16911/09 The first issue of "Rolling Stone" is published, 1967 17011/10 Greg Lake is born in Bournemouth, England, 1948 17111/12 Neil Young is born in Toronto, 1945 17211/13 Paul Simon born, 1942 17311/16 Bill Ham first demonstrates his psychedelic "Light Show", 1965 17411/20 Duane Allman is born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1946 17511/20 Joe Walsh is born in Cleveland, 1947 17611/24 Scott Joplin born, 1868 17711/25 "The Last Waltz" concert is played by The Band at Winterland, 1976 17811/25 Johann Strauss, Jr., writes `On the Beautiful Blue Danube', 1867 17911/26 Cream performs their farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall, 1968 18011/27 Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix) is born in Seattle, 1942 18112/05 Mozart dies, 1791 18212/06 First sound recording made by Thomas Edison, 1877 18312/06 The Rolling Stones play Altamont Speedway near San Francisco, 1969 18412/07 Harry Chapin is born in New York City, 1942 18512/08 Jim Morrison is born in Melbourne, Florida, 1943 18612/08 John Lennon is shot and killed in New York City, 1980 18712/09 The Who's "Tommy" premieres in London, 1973 18812/13 Ted Nugent, the motor city madman, born in Detroit, 1949 18912/15 Thomas Edison receives patent on the phonograph, 1877 19012/16 Don McLean's "American Pie" is released, 1971 19112/16 Ludwig van Beethoven born in Bonn, Germany, 1770 19212/21 Frank Zappa is born in Baltimore, 1940 19312/23 First G&S collaboration, Thespis, 1871 19412/28 Edgar Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas, 1946 19512/31 Jimi Hendrix introduces the Band of Gypsies at the Fillmore East, 1969 196