1963, The Beatles form their first corporate venture - Beatles Ltd. - in order to handle their finances.

1963, The Rolling Stones begin a month-long Thursday-night residency at London's Scene club.

1964, John Lennon is described as "in a pathetic state of near illiteracy" by one book critic after the publication of In His Own Write.

1965, The Beatles begin a European tour in Paris.

1966, Jimmy Page made his live debut with The Yardbirds at the Marquee Club, London.

1966, After a North American tour The Rolling Stones sued 14 hotels over a booking ban in New York, claiming that the ban was violating civil rights laws.

1966, In The New York Times you can read about how the sitar craze is sweeping George Harrison.

1966, Tom Jones needed 14 stitches in his forehead after his Jaguar was involved in a car crash in Marble Arch, London.

1966, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded from start to finish, a new John Lennon song ‘She Said She Said’. The song was reportedly based on a bizarre conversation that Lennon had with Peter Fonda while John and George Harrison were tripping on LSD.

1967, Jimi Hendrix and the Jefferson Airplane perform at San Francisco's Fillmore.

1968, The Who appeared at Durham University, Durham, England.

1969, Young David Bowie signs with Mercury Records. The label has to wait three years for him to produce a successful follow-up to "Space Oddity."

1969, Jimi Hendrix plays the Newport Jazz Festival for a whopping $125,000. At the time it's the largest fee ever for a concert appearance.

1973, On American Bandstand's 20th anniversary show, Dick Clark welcomes Little Richard, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Cheech & Chong, and Three Dog Night. That must have been a gas.

1974, Bob Dylan and the Band release the live album Before the Flood.

1972, Led Zeppelin appeared at Denver Coliseum, Denver on their North American tour.

1975, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Joe Walsh, Rufus and The Eagles all appeared in front of 120,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, London. Tickets cost $5.95.

1975, Captain and Tennille started a four week run at No.1 on the singles chart with the Neil Sedaka song 'Love Will Keep Us Together'

1975, Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore quit Deep Purple to form his own group Rainbow.

1975, The Eagles and The Doobie Brothers both appeared at the Oakland Coliseum, California, Elton John made a surprise appearance with both groups during the concert.

1976, Touring North America for the first time Wings played the last dates of their 31-date tour with three nights at the Los Angeles Forum.

1977, Aerosmith played at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on their 81 date Draw The Line Tour.

1980, The Beach Boys, Santana, Mike Oldfield, Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne and The Blues Band all appeared at Knebworth '80, Knebworth Park, England

1980, Billy Joel goes to No. 1 with "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me." It's his first chart-topper.

1983, Twang pioneer Duane Eddy embarks on his first U.S. concert tour in 15 years in San Francisco.

1986, Genesis scored their fourth No.1 album with 'Invisible Touch'.

1994, It's reported that Paul, George, and Ringo are working on a new song for inclusion in the Anthology boxed set.

2002, Columbia serves New York's WPLJ-FM with a cease and disist after they debut the title track off the Boss' forthcoming album The Rising.

2004, In St. Petersburg's Palace Square, Paul Mccartney plays his 3000 gig since first performing with the Quarrymen. 50,000 Russians turn out to see the ex-Beatle, who predictably plays "Back in the USSR."

2006, The BBC announce they are axing their flagship music program Top of the Pops. The show debuted in 1964, with The Rolling Stones singing "I Wanna be Your Man."

Birthdays......

1942, Brian Wilson
1944, Ray Davies (Kinks)
1949, Lionel Ritchie
1950, Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
1952, Nils Lofgren (Grin)
1953, Cyndi Lauper