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1959: Ray Charles leaves his old label, Atlantic, for ABC-Paramount Records.
1959: Elvis Presley's current stint in the Army means that for the first time in nearly five years, no Elvis single resides on the Billboard charts.
1962 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “He’s a Rebel,” The Crystals. The actual singers on the record aren’t the Crystals, but a trio of backing singers known as the Blossoms.
1962 – Having just released their first single in England, the Beatles return to their Star-Club stomping grounds in Hamburg for a two-week residency. In 1977, a bootleg of their concerts there was released as Live! At the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany 1962.
1963: The Beatles begin their first headlining UK tour with two shows at the Odeon in Gloucestershire, England, earning 300 pounds a night. Opening acts include The Rhythm and Blues Quartet, The Vernons Girls, Frank Berry, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, and The Kestrels. The set list: "I Saw Her Standing There," "From Me To You," "All My Loving," "You Really Got A Hold On Me," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Boys," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "Money," and "Twist And Shout." The full scream of Beatlemania makes it impossible to hear the music, but that doesn't stop girls from camping out for two days in advance for tickets.
1964: Yet another British Invasion band makes its US television debut on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show: The Dave Clark Five, whose clean-cut image visibly relieves the host, who is still suffering from the Stones riot of a few days' earlier. After the band plays "Glad All Over," Ed goes out of his way to tag them as "nice, neat boys."
1964: The Beach Boys begin their first UK tour in London.
1965: The Rolling Stones' concert in Rochester, NY, ends abruptly when 3,000 rabid fans storm the stage after just seven minutes. After three more attempts to resume the show, it's canceled by police, with only six songs having been played.
1966, The Doors played the first night of a month long residency at the Ondine Discotheque, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
1970: ABBA, then known as the Festfolk Quartet(photo), play their first-ever concert at a Gothenburg, Sweden restaurant.
1975: Due to lead singer Karen Carpenter's struggle with anorexia, the Carpenters are forced to cancel their upcoming European tour.
1979, Blue Oyster Cult kicked off an 11-date UK tour at Brighton Centre. Tickets £4.00.
1979: Bob Dylan debuts the songs from his new album, a Christian polemic called Slow Train Coming, on the first night of his new tour in San Francisco, CA. A shocked audience boos the new material throughout the set.
1980 Graham Bonnet quits Rainbow
1986 – Whilst filming the risible Hearts of Fire in Canada, Bob Dylan performs with the Paul James Band in a bar in Markham, Ontario.
1991: After having a cancerous lung removed, former Temptation Eddie Kendricks is released from an Atlanta hospital.
1994 – Megadeth release Youthanasia, filled with such optimistic thrash gems as “Addicted to Chaos.” The album peaks at No. 4 in the Billboard charts.
2004 – EMI pays tribute to Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who celebrates 50 years recording for the company. In a rare appearance at a private party at EMI’s London headquarters, Rostropovich is presented with a golden Neumann microphone and a plaque commemorating the 100 recordings he has made with the company since 1954
2004, A man who allegedly stalked Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia, was deemed too mentally ill to be interviewed by police. The 44-year-old fan was arrested after turning up on the doorstep of the singer's £2m home in Berkshire after flying to London from Australia.
2006 – Grocery clerk Paul McPike sues Green Day, alleging he wrote their hit “American Idiot” way back in 1992. “It was just disbelief every time I heard it on the radio,” says McPike. A feeling very similar to what you’re experiencing reading this.
2006 – Elton John begs his record label to drop him, claiming they barely promoted new album The Captain & The Kid. “F*ck Universal,” he tells the audience at a New York show. “Please drop me. I’m 58 and I don’t care anymore.”
2006 – Apple Computer launches a new mini-store within the U.S. version of the iTunes Music Store dedicated to Latin music and entertainment. iTunes Latino features top Latin music, music videos, television shows, audiobooks and podcasts.