Mick Jones, guitarist for The Clash born in 1955.
1974: Bad Company released their self-titled debut album on Swan Song Records. A label launched by Led Zeppelin. The album would hit number 1 and sell five million copies in the U.S.
1992: Elton John and Eric Clapton play the first of three sell-out dates at Wembley Stadium in London. It is the first public outing for John since undergoing painful hair transplants.
1996: Sammy Hagar is replaced as Van Halen’s lead vocalist by the man he replaced 11 years earlier, David Lee Roth. David records two songs for a greatest hits album before leaving again.
1999: Pearl Jam scores their biggest hits when their cover of Wayne Cochran’s “Last Kiss” hits number 2 on the singles chart.