Today in 1956, a car in which Carl Perkins was a passenger on the way to New York for appearances on the Ed Sullivan and Perry Como shows was involved in a crash. Perkins was in a hospital for several months, and his brother, Jay, was killed.

Today in 1971, members of the Allman Brothers Band were arrested on charges of possessing marijuana and heroin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTMqq6H-T74

The number one single today in 1975:

The number one album today in 1975 was Led Zeppelin’s “Physical Graffiti”:

The number one British album today in 1975 was Tom Jones’ “20 Greatest Hits”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DREDV1yFOYs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQIK3Te9Coo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdSqk78nHw

The number one single today in 1980:

Birthdays begin with Roger Whittaker, whose possibly best known U.S. single might be familiar to 1970s viewers of WGN-TV in Chicago:

George Benson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpEfAV1T5b0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF-tpXvh7ks

Keith Reif sang for the Yardbirds:

Harry Vanda of the Easybeats:

Patrick Olive of Hot Chocolate:

Randy Hobbs of the Johnny Winter Group and the McCoys:

Susanne Sulley sang for the Human League:

Two deaths of note today: Dan Hartman in 1994 …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnSSHwmu8I

… and Rod Price of Foghat in 2005:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgtHflRV0cc