1968 – Janis Joplin performs on TV for the first time on the variety show “Hollywood Palace” with Big Brother & the Holding Company.
1970 – Elton John releases “Your Song,” which becomes his first hit.
1981 – Queen and David Bowie release “Under Pressure” as a single.
1991 – During a concert at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, Ozzy Osbourne breaks his foot onstage. Ozzy plays three more concerts before developing an infection in his ankle which causes him to postpone the remaining dates
2010 – Keith Richards releases his autobiography, “Life”. Here’s a quote from the book about his drug use: “I loved a good high. And if you stay up, you get the songs that everyone else misses because they’re asleep.”