1963 – The Rolling Stones made their UK TV debut when they appeared on “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” Also appearing on the show was Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. The group made a total of 13 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.
1969 – George Harrison recorded his new song “Here Comes the Sun” with just two other
Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Abbey Road in London. John Lennon was absent recovering from a car crash in Scotland.
1980 – Led Zeppelin played their last-ever concert with drummer John Bonham when
they appeared at Eissporthalle, West Berlin at the end of a European tour. The set included: “Black Dog”, “The Rain Song”, “Hot Dog”, “All My Love”, “Trampled Under Foot”, “Since I’ve Been Loving You”, “Kashmir”, “Stairway To Heaven” and “Rock And Roll”. They finished the show with a 17-minute version of “Whole Lotta Love”.
1984 – Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with “Born In The USA”.
The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. It’s also one of
three albums (Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814)
to produce seven Top-ten US singles.
1984 – Prince started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “When Doves
Cry”, his first US No.1 which went on to sell over 2 million copies, it made No. 4 in
the UK.
1989 – It was announced that for the first time compact discs were out selling vinyl albums.
2009 – Michael Jackson’s family and fans said farewell to the pop superstar at an emotional memorial service. The singer’s coffin was placed in front of the stage during the event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after an earlier private funeral. Jackson’s daughter Paris, 11 years old, fought back tears to describe him as “the best father you could ever imagine”. Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey paid tribute before the family joined a sombre finale on stage. Motown boss Berry Gordy, who signed the Jackson Five, ended his tribute with the words: “Michael, thank you for the joy, thank you for the love. You will live in my heart forever.”
