1957 – Paul McCartney first meets John Lennon at a Liverpool church festival concert by John's group, the Quarrymen.
1965 – Marty Balin starts recruiting members for the band that will become Jefferson Airplane.
1971 – Louis Armstrong dies of a heart attack in his sleep in Corona, Queens, New York, a month shy of his 70th birthday.
1973 – “Keep Yourself Alive”, the first single and opening track from Queen’s self-titled debut album, is released.
Today’s birthdays include…original Santana drummer Mike Shrieve (71); singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith (66); Spandau Ballet drummer John Keeble (61); and rapper 50 Cent (45).
