We begin with this unusual event: Today in 1978, the members of Aerosmith bailed out 30 of their fans who were arrested at their concert in Fort Wayne, Ind., for smoking marijuana:

Britain’s number one single today in 1987:

Today in 1992 on NBC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live,” Sinead O’Connor torpedoed her own career:

The number one British album today in 1999 was Tom Jones’ “Reload,” which made Jones the oldest performer ever to have a number one album with new material:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfs0zWfxj0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwN2uOFcpHg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOg2nXmJyY0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sXd4kr8_3I

Birthdays begin with Eddie Cochran:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWC59FJqGc

Who is Ernest Evans? You know him better as Chubby Checker:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVQ0MXp-8ds

Victor Martinez of Los Bravos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGeFf_rIAVQ

Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_i0sKWKEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9hbEKR-qzA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D9xVvZ8Xc4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWdgTraidlU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbpuflLgmgM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVmR_AYqcQc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyVVcQPJLgU

Ronnie Laws played saxophone for Earth Wind & Fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTQJ2QiK4QU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLGa4X5H2c

Jack Grondin was one of .38 Special’s two drummers:

Stevie Ray Vaughan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNuXO60G33w

Gwen Stefani, no doubt:

One death of note: Benjamin Orr of the Cars died of cancer today in 2000:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXhsereEkVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrKdDLhtvls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Ksrmbwr1s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQykBeTJGNA