ANNIVERSARIES
1973-While appearing on the BBC's Top Of The Pops, David Bowie is presented with an award for selling over a million singles as well as a million albums in the UK over the past two years.
1975-David Bowie made his US TV debut performing "Fame", on the Cher CBS-TV show.
1975-Elton John becomes godfather to John and Yoko Lennon's son, Sean.
1986-After "More Than A Feeling" reached number five (1976) and "Don't Look Back" made it to number four (1978), Boston finally scored their first and only number one single with "Amanda".
2002-Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
2011-67-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was presented with the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography, an award given for his million-selling memoir Life.
BORN TODAY
1949-Alan Berger
Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes
1957-Porl Thompson
The Cure
