1954 - Bill Haley records "Rock Around the Clock" at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. Considered by many to be the song that put rock and roll on the map around the world, it was used over the opening titles for the film Blackboard Jungle and went on to be a world-wide No.1 hit.
1963 - Bob Dylan performs his first major solo concert with a 24-song set at Town Hall in New York City.
1989 - After two DJs on Los Angeles station KLOS asked "What ever happened to David Cassidy?" on the air, the former teen idol calls the station up and is invited onto their show. Cassidy plays three songs live on air and is subsequently signed to a new record deal.
1995 - Two weeks after her death, then governor George W. Bush declares "Selena Day" in Texas. The Mexican American singer was murdered at the age of 23 by the president of her fan club Yolanda Saldivar on March 31st, 1995.
2000 - Metallica file a suit against Napster, Yale University, The University of Southern California and Indiana University for copyright infringement.
Today's Birthdays include...legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock (78); Steppenwolf frontman John Kay (74); Canadian rocker Pat Travers (64); country singer/songwriter and guitarist Vince Gill (61); Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant (60); Everclear frontman Art Alexakis (56); and singer/songwriter/guitarist Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls (54).
