2013 - Frequent drummer for Elton John, Roger Pope, dies of cancer in Southampton, England, at age 66.
2002 - Bon Jovi performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.
1983 - KISS make their first public appearance without their trademark make-up when they show up on MTV to promote their new album - and single - "Lick It Up."
1981 - The Doors Greatest Hits album is certified Platinum.
1980 - 10th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix' death is marked by a multimedia event.
1979 - "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles was released.
1978 - WKRP in Cincinnati, a TV series about a radio station that switches format from easy listening to rock, makes its debut on CBS.
1976 - Boston releases "More Than A Feeling."
1972 - The Who headlined the Rock At The Oval festival in London.
1971 - Pink Floyd becomes the first rock act to perform at Montreux, Switzerland's Classical Music Festival.
1970 - Jimi Hendrix is found dead in his basement.
1968 - The Beatles record "Birthday."
1952 - Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones bassist/songwriter) is born Douglas Glenn Colvin in Fort Lee, Virginia; he's raised in Berlin, Germany.
1949 - Kerry Livgren (songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.