The number one British single today in 1965:

The number one single today in 1967:

Today in 1968, this song went gold after its singer died in a plane crash in Lake Monona in Madison:

The Grammy Awards today in 1970 were given for best new artist …

… best male rhythm and blues performance …

… and record of the year, song of the year, album of the year and contemporary song of the year:

The number one album on both sides of the Atlantic today in 1972 was Neil Young’s “Harvest”:

Birthdays begin with Ric Rothwell, drummer for Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders:

Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge:

George Kooymans played guitar for Golden Earring:

Bobby McFerrin:

Bruce Watson played guitar for Big Country:

Mike Percy of Dead or Alive:

Lisa Loeb:

Rami Jaffee played keyboards for the Wallflowers:

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