The database currently contains 4781 historical events.
- Guitarist and founding member of rock band The Flamin' Groovies, Cyril Jordan was born in San Francisco, California.
- Scottish guitarist and songwriter Ricky Gardiner was born. He was a member of Kingbees and The System, with whom he formed Beggars Opera in 1969. He played lead guitar on David Bowie's 1977 album "Low" and worked with Iggy Pop on "Lust for Life" that same year, co-writing the song "The Passenger" with him.
- Guitarist, founder and leading figure of hard rock band Scorpions, Rudolf Schenker was born in Hildesheim, Germany. He founded the band in 1965 at the age of 17, and their power ballad "Wind of Change" topped European charts in 1990 and reached No. 4 in the United States.
- Guitarist Dave Allen of Gang of Four was born.
- He was born in San Francisco. He became known as the drummer of Sly and the Family Stone.
- Christa Päffgen, the singer known as Nico and a collaborator with The Velvet Underground, was born.
- Morris “B.B.” Dickerson, bassist for War, was born in Torrance, California.
- Carlo Novi, člen skupiny Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, se narodil.
- Airrion Love, singer with The Stylistics, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Keith Carradine, known for his leading role in the 1975 film Nashville, where he sang his song “I'm Easy”, was born in San Mateo, California. In 1984, he portrayed a director in Madonna's “Material Girl” music video.
- Louis Jordan recorded “Saturday Night Fish Fry” in New York, which became a No. 1 hit on the R&B chart for 12 weeks.
- Andy Cresswell-Davis, guitarist, singer, keyboard player and drummer of the British group The Korgis, was born.
- American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist Eric Carmen was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the singer of The Raspberries, with whom he had the hit “Go All The Way,” and as a solo artist became known for “All By Myself,” “She Did It,” “Hungry Eyes” and “Make Me Lose Control.” He died on March 11, 2024, aged 74.
- Mark Knopfler, guitarist, singer and frontman of Dire Straits, was born; he later became known for film music and collaborations with numerous prominent musicians.
- Cliff Fish was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, England. He later became the bassist for Paper Lace.
- Scott Asheton, founding member and drummer of the American rock band The Stooges, was born in Washington, D.C.
- Drummer Thomas “Sib” Hashian was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He became known as a member of the rock band Boston.
- American musician, composer and producer Greg Leisz was born. His playing appeared on recordings by artists including Alison Krauss, Beck, Black Crowes, Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Haim, Jackson Browne and Joni Mitchell.
- Nigel Griggs, bassist with New Zealand group Split Enz, was born.
- Ralph Flanagan and his orchestra recorded the song “You're Breaking My Heart.”
- Irish singer, songwriter, bassist and producer Phil Lynott, founding member and frontman of the hard rock band Thin Lizzy, was born in West Bromwich, England. With the group, he had the No. 6 UK hit “Whiskey in the Jar” in 1973, and under his leadership Thin Lizzy became one of Ireland's most important rock bands. Lynott contributed to major songs including “Whiskey in the Jar”, “The Boys Are Back in Town” and “Jailbreak”. He died on January 4, 1986, from heart failure and pneumonia after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose. In 2005, a life-size bronze statue of him was unveiled in Dublin.
- Rick Springfield, born Richard Lewis Springthorpe, was born in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. He became known as an Australian-American musician, producer and actor. In 1981 he had the US number-one hit “Jessie's Girl”, for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Before becoming a pop star, he played Dr. Noah Drake on the TV series “General Hospital”.
- Israeli-American musician Chaim Witz, known by his stage name Gene Simmons, was born in Haifa, Israel. He became famous as co-founder, bassist and singer of the rock band KISS.
- Singer Bob Cowsill of The Cowsills was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, although the family group was later formed in Newport, Rhode Island.
- Singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor Dickran Gobalian, known as Leon Redbone, was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. He became known on the folk scene of the 1970s and performed music in the style of vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley.
- Swedish actor and musician Peter Stormare was born. He also performed with the band Blonde From Fargo.
- English musician, singer, and songwriter Hugh Cornwell, co-founder, singer, and guitarist of the punk rock and new wave group The Stranglers, was born in North London. He served as the group’s lead singer and guitarist from 1974 to 1990. The Stranglers had the No. 2 UK single “Golden Brown” in 1982 and more than 20 other Top 40 hits.
- English drummer Martin Lamble, a member of the folk-rock group Fairport Convention, was born in St John's Wood, London. He played on the group’s first three albums. In 1969, he died at the age of 19 in a van accident on the M1 motorway.
- Hank Williams came to Herzog Studio in Cincinnati to record “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry”. He originally wrote it with the intention that the words would be recited rather than sung. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with his wife Audrey Sheppard.
- Russ Field, whose real name was James Lewis Russell Field, was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. He became known as the guitarist of Showaddywaddy.
- Guitarist Eric Bell, a founding member of Thin Lizzy, was born.
- Ted Turner, guitarist with Wishbone Ash, was born on August 2, 1950, in Sheldon, Birmingham.
- Pete Way, zakládající baskytarista hardrockové skupiny UFO, se narodil v Enfieldu v Anglii.
- Americký countryový zpěvák, skladatel, kytarista a producent Rodney Crowell se narodil v Jacinto City v Texasu.
- Andy Fairweather Low, singer and guitarist with Amen Corner, was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. He also performed as a backing vocalist on The Who's album "Who Are You".
- Pop and rock drummer Liberatori “Liberty” DeVitto was born in New York City. He became best known as Billy Joel's drummer.
- Erik Braunn, born Rick Davis, guitarist for Iron Butterfly, was born in Pekin, Illinois. The group was known for “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” and the 1968 album of the same name is listed by the source among the world's 40 best-selling albums, with more than 30 million copies sold. Erik Braunn died on July 25, 2003, aged 52.
- Singer, songwriter and bandleader August Darnell, known as Kid Creole, was born.
- American singer and songwriter Billy Griffin, who later became the lead singer of The Miracles, was born.
- American drummer Tommy Aldridge was born, known among other things for his work with Whitesnake, the Ozzy Osbourne Band and Thin Lizzy.
- The Weavers reached No. 1 on the chart with the song “Goodnight Irene”.
- Dennis Elliott, drummer of Foreigner, was born in Peckham, London, England.
- Roy Brown and His Mighty Mighty Men reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Best Sellers chart with “Hard Luck Blues”. Brown also wrote “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, a 1948 hit for Wynonie Harris that is regarded by many rock historians as a precursor to the rock ’n’ roll era and was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1954.
- American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist William Borsey, known as Willy DeVille, was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He became known as frontman of Mink DeVille, which was associated with New York's CBGB and had the UK hit “Spanish Stroll” in 1977. His song “Storybook Love”, on which he collaborated with Mark Knopfler, became the theme song of the 1987 film “The Princess Bride”.
- Bill Cowsill of The Cowsills was born. The group had the US hit “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” in 1967 and a hit with the title song from “Hair” in 1969.
- Dick Cowsill of The Cowsills was born. The group had the US hit “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” in 1967 and a hit with the title song from “Hair” in 1969.