2017 - Walter Becker, Steely Dan co-founder and guitarist, dies at 67 of esophageal cancer.
2010 - Mike Edwards (Electric Light Orcherstra) was killed when a giant bale of hay tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van, in Devon, England, .
1991 - Rush releases their 14th studio album, Roll the Bones.
1982 - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak throws the US Festival "for a few thousand friends" in hopes of uniting people through music and technology.
1970 - Canned Heat frontman Alan Wilson commits suicide at age 27 via barbiturate overdose.
1968 - Ringo returns to The Beatles after quitting in frustration during the White Album sessions. He finds his drum kit covered in flowers.