Born on This Day: The Late Ray Manzarek-keyboardist for The Doors born in 1939
Happy Birthday: One time Doobie Brothers lead singer Michael McDonald born in 1952
1977 – The Police recorded their first single “Fall Out” in London. The recording costs about $250.
1981 – Rush released their biggest album in the US, Moving Pictures, which went on to sell over four million copies in the U.S. alone.
1994 – The Alice in Chains EP Jar of Flies reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The first EP to ever top the album charts.
2001 – Here’s a day that changed the music industry. The 9th District U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Napster must stop its users from trading songs without the permission of their copyright owners.