1959 – Born Chris Lowe , English keyboardist, composer and producer, best known for his contribution to the distinctive sound of the electronic duo Pet Shop Boys . Lowe met Neil Tennant in 1980, and the following year they formed a band together, soon gaining worldwide fame with hits such as “ West End Girls „, “ It’s a Sin „, “ Always on My Mind „, and “ Go West „.
1970 – Twenty-seven-year-old Janis Joplin passed away today due to an accidental overdose, leaving behind a great legacy that she built in a short time with her powerful and emotional blues vocals through hits like “ Piece of My Heart “ and “ Me and Bobby McGee „. At the time, the artist was in the middle of finishing her second solo album, “ Pearl „, which was released three months after her death, achieving her biggest commercial success.
1975 – Pink Floyd won the first place in the British album chart with „Wish You Were Here“ , which is considered one of the best and most influential albums in rock music and which also included a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett , a cult the song “ Shine On You Crazy Diamond „. The album cover depicting two men shaking hands, one of them on fire, also became iconic and contributed to its commercial and critical success.
1977 – Rođen je Richard Reed Parry, kanadski muzičar, multiinstrumentalista, i član indi-rok benda Arcade Fire u kome, između ostalog, svira gitaru, klavijature i bubnjeve. Pored svog rada sa grupom Arcade Fire, Parry je takođe radio na solo projektima i sarađivao sa drugim muzičarima, a njegova veština sviranja i komponovanja muzike ga čini značajnom figurom savremene muzičke scene.
1980 – Grupa Queen je započela tronedeljnu vladavinu na prvom mestu američke top-liste singlova sa pesmom „Another One Bites The Dust“, koja je postala jedan od njihovih najvećih hitova. Napisana od strane basiste Johna Deacona, izdvaja se upravo svojim karakterističnim bas-rifom koji je doprineo njenoj širokoj popularnosti i izvan muzičkog sveta, postavši deo pop kulture.
1982 – The Smiths su održali svoj prvi nastup uživo, u klubu The Ritz u Mančesteru, gde su bili gostujući izvođači na modnoj reviji koju je podržavao bend Blue Rondo à la Turk. Izveli su tri pesme: „The Hand That Rocks The Cradle„, „Suffer Little Children“ i „Handsome Devil„, a njihov debi koncert na modnoj reviji je početak karijere benda koji će postati jedan od najuticajnijih i najcenjenijih u britanskoj alternativnoj muzici tokom osamdesetih.
2005 – The Canadian band Nickelback released their fifth album called „All The Right Reasons“ , which included popular hits such as “ Photograph „, “ Far Away “ and “ Rockstar „. The album reached number one on the charts in Canada and the United States, where it sold over ten million copies, helping the band achieve one of the biggest successes of their career.
