Happy Birthday: Bonnie Raitt born in 1949
1971 –Led Zeppelin’s fourth album one of the biggest albums in the history of music. Although the album never tops the US charts, the album has sold more than 20 million copies. The album features “Black Dog”, “Rock and Roll” and “Stairway to Heaven”.
1980 – Bruce Springsteen gets his first number album as “The River” begins a 4 week run at the top of the charts.
1986 – Boston score their only number hit with “Amanda”. An odd feat at the time as the song didn’t have a music video produced for it.
1986 – The Cars’ Ric Ocasek makes his solo debut on TV as he’s the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live”.