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1958, Fans of rock & roll music were warned that tuning into music on the car radio could cost you more money. Researchers from the Esso gas company said the rhythm of rock & roll could cause the driver to be foot heavy on the pedal, making them waste fuel.
1968, Cass Elliot
released her first solo single following the break up of The Mamas and Papas. Dream a Little Dream of Me had been around since 1931 and had been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine and many others. Cass' version would be the most successful when it peaked at No. 12 on the US chart, and No.11 in the UK.
1974, John Denver started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Annie's Song', the singers second US No.1. The song was a tribute to his wife and was written in 10 minutes while he was on a ski lift.
1974, Wings started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Band On The Run.
Although sales were modest initially, its commercial performance was aided by two hit singles 'Jet' and 'Band on the Run', such that it became the top-selling studio album of 1974 in the UK and Australia; in addition to revitalising McCartney's critical standing. It remains McCartney's most successful album and the most celebrated of his post-Beatles works.
1976, Tina Turner filed for divorce from her husband Ike,
ending their violent 16-year marriage and successful musical partnership.
1985, Paul Young went to No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Daryl Hall song 'Every Time You Go Away'.
1986, Queen became the first western act since Louis Armstrong in 1964 to perform in Easten Europe when they played at Budapest's Nepstadion, Hungary, the gig was filmed and released as 'Queen Magic in Budapest'.
2001, Leon Wilkeson
bass player with Lynyrd Skynyrd was found dead in a hotel room in Florida aged 49. Skynyrd scored the 1974 US No. 8 single, 'Sweet Home Alabama' and the 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'. Member of the Rossington-Collins Band.
1890
Benjamin Miessner, 1912 Vernon Elliott, 1920 Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (Homer & Jethro), 1929 Harvey Fuqua, 1933 Nick Reynolds (The Kingston Trio), 1937 Anna Dawson, 1944 Bobbie Gentry, 1949 Maureen McGovern, 1955 Bobby Rondinelli
(Blue Φyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath), 1960 Conway Savage
(Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), 1962 Karl Mueller
(Soul Asylum), 1964 Rex Brown
(Pantera), 1967 Juliana Hatfield, 1967 Juliana Hatfield, 1974 Pete Yorn, 1975 Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday)
1990 Bobby Day, 2001 Leon Wilkeson
(Lynyrd Skynyrd), 2012 Darryl Cotton, 2012 Tony Martin