Today in 1814, Adolph Sax was born in Belgium. Sax would fashion from brass and a clarinet reed the saxophone, a major part of early rock and jazz.

Number one in 1961:

Number one in 1965:

Number one in 1968:

The number one single …

… and album today in 1971:

Number one in 1976:

The short list of birthdays starts with Bill Henderson of Chilliwack:

George Young of the Easybeats:

Glenn Frey:

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