ANNIVERSARIES
1961-The Beatles played three gigs in one day.
1964-New York band The Echoes recruited a new young unknown piano player, named Billy Joel.
1967-Pink Floyd started their first sessions at the EMI Studios, St. John's Wood, London on their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn.
1972-Led Zeppelin released 'Rock And Roll / Four Sticks' as a 7 inch single in the US, peaking at No.47 on the chart.
1986-Metallica released their third album, Master of Puppets.
2019-musician Peter Tork died age 77.
BORN TODAY
1943-David Geffen
Geffen record label boss. Founder of Asylum records who signed the Eagles, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon and Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. Formed Dreamworks in 1995.
