1965 – The Who release the single “My Generation" in the UK. The song was ranked 11th by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll. It reached No. 2 in the UK, the Who's highest charting single in their home country but only No. 74 in the US.
1977 – The Belgian travel service issued a summons against the Sex Pistols claiming the sleeve of the band’s single “Holidays In The Sun” infringed on the copyright of one of its brochures.
1987 – Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood's first ever British art exhibition, Decades, opened in London, featuring portraits of friends and rock stars from the past 20 years.
1996 – The Stone Roses break up.
2007 – Walk the Line is voted greatest music biopic of all time in a British poll.
Today’s Birthdays include Moody Blues/Wings singer/songwriter guitarist Denny Laine (74); legendary guitarist and founder of Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Peter Green (72); Roger O'Donnell, longtime keyboardist for The Cure (63); Sugarcubes co-vocalist Einar Orn (56); and drummer Peter Timmins of The Cowboy Junkies (53).
