Happy Birthday: Jerry Cantrell-guitarist for Alice in Chains born in 1966.
1967 – Pink Floyd sign their first recording contract, with EMI.
1983 – Billy Squier kicks off his first arena headlining tour in support of Emotions in Motion his opening act was Def Leppard by the end of the tour, their merchandise was outselling Squier’s.
1994 – Bassist Darryl Jones replaces Bill Wyman in The Rolling Stones but never becomes an official member.
2000 – AC/DC make their first US Television appearance since 1978 when they 2 songs on Saturday Night Live.
2002 – The Ramones, Talking Heads & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and others are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.