ANNIVERSARIES
1963-The Beatles record ten new songs for their first album plus four other tracks which would be the next two singles.
1964-The Beatles made their live concert debut in the US at the Washington Coliseum.
1972-Led Zeppelin scored their third US Top 20 hit single with 'Black Dog / Misty Mountain Hop', peaking at No.15.
1977-David Bowie released 'Sound and Vision' as a single.
1985-The Police won Outstanding Contribution to British music at the fourth annual Brit Awards held in London.
1992-Motley Crue fired their singer Vince Neil.
2014-Queen made UK chart history by becoming the first act to sell six million copies of an individual album.
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