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 Phildelphia, 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 1401/24 Warren Zevon is born, 1947 1501/25 Bob Dylan plays the second "Hurricane" benefit, in the Astrodome, 1978 1601/27 Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Bland) is born in Tennessee, 1930 1701/27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg, 1756 1801/28 Jimi Hendrix headlines Madison Square Garden, 1970 1901/30 Lightnin' Hopkins, the most-recorded blues artist ever, dies, 1982 2001/31 The Grateful Dead are busted in New Orleans, 1970 2102/01 RCA Victor unveils the 45 rpm record playing system, 1949 2202/02 Graham Nash is born in Lancashire, England, 1942 2302/03 The Day The Music Died; Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big 24 Bopper are killed in a plane crash outside Mason City, Iowa, 1959 2502/07 Beatles land at JFK airport to begin first U.S. tour, 1964 2602/07 Steven Stills makes the first digitally recorded rock album, 1979 2702/08 John Towner Williams born in New York City, 1932; composer 28 well-known for his many motion picture and television scores 2902/09 Carole King (Carole Klein) is born in Brooklyn, 1941 3002/12 The Beatles play Carnegie Hall in New York City, 1964 3102/17 Jazz great Thelonius Monk dies in Englewood, New Jersey, 1982 3202/18 Yoko Ono Lennon is born in Tokyo, 1933 3302/19 Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is banned in 34 Britain, 1972 3502/19 William "Smokey" Robinson is born in Detroit, 1940 3602/20 J. Geils (J. Geils Band) is born, 1946 3702/20 Yes sells out Madison Square Garden...without advertising, 1974 3802/23 Handel born, 1685 3902/23 Johnny Winter is born in Leland, Mississippi, 1944 4002/29 Jimmy Dorsey born, 1904 4103/01 Jim Morrison is busted for obscenity in Miami, 1969 4203/02 Blues guitarist Rory Gallagher is born in Ballyshannon, Ireland, 1949 4303/03 Buffalo Springfield is formed in Los Angeles, 1966 4403/04 Antonio Vivaldi born in Venice, Italy, 1678 4503/07 Last Gilbert & Sullivan opera produced, 1896 4603/08 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) dies in California, 1973 4703/09 Robin Trower is born in London, 1945 4803/13 The Allman Brothers record their live album at the Fillmore East, 1971 4903/15 Sly Stone born, 1944 5003/17 Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) is born in San Francisco, 1942 5103/21 J.S. Bach born, 1685 5203/22 Ten Years After plays their last concert, 1974 5303/25 Aretha Franklin is born in Detroit, 1943 5403/26 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer record "Pictures at an Exhibition" live, 1971 5503/29 Dr. Hook gets a group picture on the cover of "Rolling Stone", 1973 5603/30 Eric Clapton is born in Surrey, England, 1945 5704/02 Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C., 1939 5804/04 Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) is born in Rolling Fork, 59 Mississippi, 1915 6004/09 Paul Robeson born, 1898 6104/10 Paul McCartney announces that he's quitting the Beatles, 1970 6204/14 Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow) is born, 1945 6304/18 Yes breaks up after 13 years, 1981 6404/25 Blues guitarist Albert King is born, 1925 6504/25 Ella Fitzgerald born, 1918 6604/26 Carol Burnett born in San Antonio, Texas, 1933 6704/29 "Hair" premiers on Broadway, 1968 6805/01 Kate Smith born, 1909 6905/03 Bob Seger is born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1945 7005/07 Johannes Brahms born in Hamburg, 1833 7105/07 Tchaikowsky born, 1840 7205/10 Dave Mason is born in Worcester, England, 1945 7305/11 Bob Marley dies in his sleep in Miami, 1981 7405/12 Pink Floyd performs the first quadrophonic concert, 1977 7505/18 Rick Wakeman is born in West London, England, 1949 7605/19 Pete Townshend is born in London, 1945 7705/20 The Jimi Hendrix Experience is signed by Reprise Records, 1967 7805/22 Johann Sebastian Bach born in Eisenach, Germany, 1665 7905/23 Blues great Elmore James dies, 1963 8005/24 Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman) is born in Duluth, 1941 8105/26 Al Jolson born, 1886 8205/31 The Who perform the loudest concert ever -- 76,000 watts of PA, 1976 8306/01 The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper", 1967 8406/06 "Rock Around The Clock" makes Billboard's #1 slot, 1955 8506/07 Blind Faith debuts in concert at London's Hyde Park, 1969 8606/09 Les Paul (Lester Polfus) is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1923 8706/10 Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) is born in West Point, Mississippi, 1910 8806/10 Judy Garland born, 1922 8906/15 Harry Nilsson is born in Brooklyn, 1941 9006/16 The Monterey Pop festival opens, 1967 9106/18 Paul McCartney born in Liverpool, England, 1942 9206/21 Columbia records announces the first mass production of LP's, 1948 9306/22 Todd Rundgren is born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1948 9406/24 Jeff Beck is born in Surrey, England, 1944 9507/02 Felix Pappalardi and Leslie West form Mountain, 1969 9607/03 Jim Morrison dies in Paris, 1971 9707/06 The Jefferson Airplane is formed in San Francisco, 1965 9807/07 Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) born in Liverpool, England, 1940 9907/12 Chicago DJ Steve Dahl holds "Disco Demolition" at Comiskey Park, 1979 10007/14 Woodie Guthrie born, 1912 10107/16 Cream forms in the U.K., 1966 10207/16 Harry Chapin dies on Long Island Expressway, 1981 10307/17 "Yellow Submarine" premieres at the London Pavilon, 1968 10407/20 Carlos Santana is born in Autlan, Mexico, 1947 10507/25 Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965 10607/25 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young debut at the Fillmore East, 1969 10707/26 Mick Jagger is born in Kent, England, 1943 10807/28 Bach dies, 1750 10907/28 The Watkins Glen "Summer Jam" opens, 1973 11008/01 The Concert for Bangla Desh takes place at Madison Square Garden, 1971 11108/04 John Lennon points out that "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus", 112 1966 11308/10 Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1947 11408/13 Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois, 1951 11508/15 Beatles replace drummer Pete Best with Richard Starkey 11608/15 The Beatles play Shea Stadium in New York, 1965 11708/15 Woodstock Festival, Max Yasgur's farm, 1969 11808/26 Jimi Hendrix gives his last performance at the Isle of Wight, 1970 11908/26 Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland Studios opens in New York, 1970 12009/07 Keith Moon (The Who) dies in London of a drug overdose, 1978 12109/08 Anton Dvorak born in Nelahozeves, Czechoslovakia, 1841 12209/08 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) is born in San Bruno, 123 California, 1945 12409/14 Francis Scott Key writes words to "Star Spangled Banner", 1814 12509/16 B.B. King is born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1925 12609/19 Simon & Garfunkel reunite to play New York's Central Park, 1981 12709/20 Jim Croce dies in a plane crash, 1973 12809/23 "Paul is dead" rumors sweep the country, 1969 12909/23 Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is born in Freehold, New Jersey, 1949 13009/25 John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) dies of alcohol poisoning, 1980 13109/26 George Gershwin born in Brooklyn, NY 13210/04 Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose in Hollywood, 1970 13310/05 Steve Miller is born in Dallas, 1943 13410/07 First Bandstand (later, American Bandstand) broadcast, 1957 13510/09 John Lennon born in Liverpool, England, 1940 13610/10 John Prine is born in Maywood, Illinois, 1946 13710/12 The Jimi Hendrix Experience is formed in London, 1966 13810/16 Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) is born in San Francisco, 1947 13910/17 "Hair" opens at New York's Public Theater, 1967 14010/18 Chuck Berry is born in San Jose, California, 1926 14110/20 Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a plane crash, 1977 14210/22 Franz Liszt born, 1811 14310/25 Jon Anderson (Yes) is born in Lancashire, England, 1944 14410/25 The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1964 14510/29 Duane Allman dies in motorcycle crash near Macon, Georgia, 1971 14610/30 Grace Slick is born in Chicago, 1939 14711/02 Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" enters US charts at #1, 1968 14811/02 Keith Emerson is born, 1944 14911/03 James Taylor and Carly Simon are married in Manhattan, 1972 15011/07 Joni Mitchell (Roberta Joan Anderson) is born in Alberta, Canada, 1943 15111/08 Patti Page born, 1927 15211/09 The first issue of "Rolling Stone" is published, 1967 15311/10 Greg Lake is born in Bournemouth, England, 1948 15411/12 Neil Young is born in Toronto, 1945 15511/13 Paul Simon born, 1942 15611/16 Bill Ham first demonstrates his psychedelic "Light Show", 1965 15711/20 Duane Allman is born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1946 15811/20 Joe Walsh is born in Cleveland, 1947 15911/24 Scott Joplin born, 1868 16011/25 "The Last Waltz" concert is played by The Band at Winterland, 1976 16111/25 Johann Strauss, Jr., writes `On the Beautiful Blue Danube', 1867 16211/26 Cream performs their farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall, 1968 16311/27 Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix) is born in Seattle, 1942 16412/05 Mozart dies, 1791 16512/06 First sound recording made by Thomas Edison, 1877 16612/06 The Rolling Stones play Altamont Speedway near San Francisco, 1969 16712/07 Harry Chapin is born in New York City, 1942 16812/08 Jim Morrison is born in Melbourne, Florida, 1943 16912/08 John Lennon is shot and killed in New York City, 1980 17012/09 The Who's "Tommy" premieres in London, 1973 17112/13 Ted Nugent, the motor city madman, born in Detroit, 1949 17212/15 Thomas Edison receives patent on the phonograph, 1877 17312/16 Beethoven born, 1770 17412/16 Don McLean's "American Pie" is released, 1971 17512/16 Ludwig von Beethoven christened in Bonn, Germany, 1770 17612/21 Frank Zappa is born in Baltimore, 1940 17712/23 First G&S collaboration, Thespis, 1871 17812/28 Edgar Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas, 1946 17912/31 Jimi Hendrix introduces the Band of Gypsies at the Fillmore East, 1969 180