The Supremes became the first all-girl group with a British number-one single today in 1964:

The Supremes had our number one single two years later:

The number one album today in 1994 was Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged in New York” …

… on the same day that David Crosby had a liver transplant to replace the original that was ruined by hepatitis C and considerable drug and alcohol use:

Britain’s number one album today in 2000 was of a group that hadn’t recorded in 30 years:

Birthdays begin with Fred Lipsius, who played piano and saxophone for Blood Sweat & Tears:

Joe Correro of Paul Revere and the Raiders:

Matt Sorum played drums for Guns N Roses:

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