Little Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band is born (1950).

The Beatles release their double album The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) (1968).

The Human League hits #1 on the US singles chart with “Human” (1986).

Alice Cooper came to the rescue of two fans, Patrick and Dee Ann Kelly. They Kelly’s home in CA was about to be repossessed so Patrick painted Cooper’s face on the house to help sell the property and Cooper signed autographs to help raise money for the couple (1991).

Pearl Jam release their third studio album Vitalogy, the first released on vinyl, becoming the first vinyl album to appear on the US chart since the domination of CDs (1994).

Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, the surviving members of The Doors, announce they will record and tour again with a new line up including Ian Astbury from the band Cult and Stewart Copeland, former drummer of The Police (2002).

U2 shot the music video for “All Because of You” from a moving flat bead truck on the streets of Brooklyn (2004).