Birthdays
1943 Scott Walker
1944 Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
1950 David Johansen (New York Dolls)
1963 Eric Erlandson (Hole)
1964 Phil Hartnoll (Orbital)
News
1973 Lou Reed marries a cocktail waitress named Betty. Not much is known of this union, but apparently it doesn’t last very long.
1977 Sex Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren meets with Derek Green of A&M Records concerning the Sex Pistols’ future possibilities with the label.
1981 Terry Hall and Jerry Dammers from The Specials were both fined GBP400 ($680) after being found guilty of using threatening language during a gig in Camdridge, England.
Album releases
1964 Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
1964 John Coltrane – Live at Birdland
1967 The Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star