Musician Birthdays: Fats Dominoe (singer/songwriter, pianist, famous for the hit, “Blueberry Hill”, Johnny Cash (famous for hits, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Walk the Line”, “Ring of Fire”, etc. Also famous for performing at Folsom Prison & San Quentin, he also had his own TV show and famous for his collaboration with wife June Carter, also known for working with Rick Rubin for the “American Records”, born in 1932), Erykah Badu, (US singer/songwriter, producer, poet, activist. Famous for the hit, “On & On”, born in 1971)

– In 1955: Billboard reported that for the first time since their introduction in 1949, 45rpm singles were outselling the old standard 78’s.

– In 1964: The Beatles worked on the final mixes for ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ and ‘You Can’t Do That’ tracks. The single, which was released the following month, topped the charts all over the world.

– In 1965: Guitarist Jimmy Page released a solo single called ‘She Just Satisfies’ in the UK. Page played all the instruments on it except for the drums, and produced the track, as well as singing lead vocals.

– In 1966: Nancy Sinatra went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘These Boots Are Made For Walking’, also a UK No.1.

– In 1966: The Beatles ‘Rubber Soul’ was at No.1 on the US album chart, the group’s seventh US album chart topper.

– In 1977: The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘New Kid On Town’, the group’s third US No.1, a No.20 hit n the UK.

– In 1983: Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ went to No.1 on the US album chart. It went on to become the most successful album of all time with sales over 50 million copies.

– In 2001: The Darkness made their live debut when they played at Camden HQ. It was a tribute gig to raise money for the family of Ed’s band mate from his previous band Q-Sling who had committed suicide earlier that month.

– In 2009: A 10-minute version of The Beatles’ ‘Revolution 1’ was leaked onto the internet, giving fans a never-before-heard listen of what the White Album sessions must have been like. Only two copies of the take were made when the song was completed on June 4th, 1968. One copy left the studio with Lennon that day and the other remained behind. It was unclear which copy appeared on the bootleg, nor how anyone acquired it.