Birthdays: Bernie Taupin-lyricist for Elton John born in 1950
1971 – The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers album, complete with a working zipper on the cover, hits #1 in the US.
1997 – Fleetwood Mac performed the first of two MTV Unplugged specials, the performances would be released on the live album “The Dance”
2000 – The ASCAP awarded Steely Dan the Founders Award, the ASCAP’s top honor for lifetime achievement in songwriting.
2001 – Motley Crue released their autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band. The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller and would later become in Netflix movie in March of 2019.