1967 - Having received a US Army draft notice, The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson refuses to be sworn in, saying he is a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War.
1969 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience appear on British TV performing "Voodoo Child" and "Sunshine of Your Love", the latter a tribute to Cream who had just broken up a few days prior.
1972 - Pink Floyd begin rehearsals for the 'Dark Side of the Moon' tour.
1987 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2014 - Phil Everly, one half of the Everly Brothers, dies of complications from lung disease aged 74, in California.
Today's birthdays include...Songwriter/producer and Beach Boys collaborator, Van Dyke Parks (75); Mr. Stephen Stills (73); producer/arranger and Led Zeppelin bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones (72); and Teenage Fanclub guitarist/vocalist Raymond McGinley (54).
