In 1977 a chartered plane carrying members of Lynyrd Skynyrd ran out of fuel on their way to Baton Rouge from Greenville, SC and crashed killing Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines.

Assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray were also killed. The accident happened just days after the release of their album Street Survivors which subsequently went platinum.

Tom Petty is born (1950)

John Mellencamp performs a surprise concert at the 350 capacity Mercury Lounge in NY (1999)

Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album is recorded (1961)

U2’s first album Boy is released (1980)

The Rolling Stones perform their first live concert in France, performing at the Paris Olympia (1964)

John Lennon releases his second solo single “Cold Turkey” (1969)

The Rolling Stones reach #1 in the US singles chart with “Angie” (1973)

The Police make their US performance debut in NY (1978)

“The Joker” by the Steve Miller Band is releases (1973)

The Led Zeppelin film “The Song Remains The Same” premieres in London (1976)