Today in 1966, Jan Berry of Jan and Dean crashed his Corvette into a parked truck in Los Angeles, suffering permanent injuries.

The number one single today in 1969:

Today in 1975, David Bowie announced, ‘I’ve rocked my roll. It’s a boring dead end, there will be no more rock ‘n’ roll records from me.’

His retirement didn’t last.

The number one single today in 1975:

The number one British single today in 1980:

Birthdays today start with Herbert Mills of one of the great singing groups of the 1940s and 1950s, the Mills Brothers:

You probably have never heard of keyboard player Stan Free. You may have heard of his most notable record:

Who is Herbert Khaury? You knew him better as Tiny Tim:

Herbie Hancock has had a long jazz career, but hit the pop charts once for:

Who is Joachim Krauledat is? You knew him better as John Kay, lead singer of Steppenwolf:

Blackfoot drummer Jackson Spires:

J.D. Nicholas was a guitarist for the Commodores and before that the underrated Heatwave:

Alexander Briley was a lead singer for the Village People:

Tony James played bass for Sigue Sigue Sputnik: