2025: The Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere opens in theaters. Jeremy Allen White played the Boss in the film, which follows Springsteen in 1981 and 1982 as he made his stripped-down home-recorded album “Nebraska.”
2020: Billie Eilish headlines a ticketed livestream concert, Where Do We Go? The Livestream. Staged during the pandemic, the $30 virtual show used extended-reality visual effects and was one of the most ambitious online concerts of its time.
2018: Singer and songwriter Tony Joe White dies at 75. The swamp-rock pioneer had his own hit with “Polk Salad Annie” and wrote “Rainy Night in Georgia,” a smash for Brook Benton that was later recorded by many country and soul artists.
2017: Rock and roll pioneer Fats Domino dies at 89. The New Orleans piano man passed away in Harvey, Louisiana. His hits included “Ain't That a Shame” and “Blueberry Hill,” and he was in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's first class.
2016: Teen idol Bobby Vee dies at 73. Minnesota connection: Vee made his home in central Minnesota for decades, and a young Bob Dylan briefly played piano in his band. He had been battling Alzheimer's disease and topped the charts in 1961 with “Take Good Care of My Baby.”
2000: Linkin Park release their debut album, Hybrid Theory. Powered by “In the End” and the Grammy-winning “Crawling,” it became the best-selling album in America in 2001.
1992: Boyz II Men's “End of the Road” ties Elvis Presley's record for most weeks at number one. The ballad reached its 11th week on top and held on for two more, setting a new mark of 13 weeks that Whitney Houston's “I Will Always Love You” broke soon after with 14.
1989: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names its fifth class of inductees. The group included The Who, Simon & Garfunkel, The Kinks, The Platters, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, Bobby Darin, Hank Ballard, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and Holland, Dozier and Holland.
1987: Michael Jackson's “Bad” hits number one. The title track of his follow-up to “Thriller” stayed on top for two weeks and was one of five chart-topping singles from the album.
1978: The film version of The Wiz opens. Diana Ross starred as Dorothy and Michael Jackson made his acting debut as the Scarecrow. Working on the soundtrack is where Jackson first teamed up with producer Quincy Jones.
1975: Bob Dylan records “Hurricane.” Minnesota connection: the Hibbing native's song told the story of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, whom Dylan argued had been wrongly convicted. It opened his album “Desire.”
1971: Don McLean releases the album American Pie. Its eight-minute title track went to number one in early 1972 and turned the folk singer into a star.
1970: Santana's Abraxas reaches number one on the U.S. album chart. It was the band's first chart-topping album, featuring “Oye Como Va” and their take on Fleetwood Mac's “Black Magic Woman.”
1962: James Brown records Live at the Apollo. The show was taped at Harlem's Apollo Theater during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Released the next year, it became one of the most celebrated live albums ever made.
1960: Brenda Lee's “I Want to Be Wanted” hits number one. It was her last chart-topper for 63 years, until “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” finally reached number one in 2023.
Born on This Day
1998: Daya, American singer Turns 28. Known for “Hide Away” and for singing on The Chainsmokers' Grammy-winning “Don't Let Me Down.”
1997: Raye, English singer and songwriter Turns 29. Broke through with “Escapism” and set a record for most wins in a single night at the Brit Awards.
1986: Drake, Canadian rapper and singer Turns 40. The former “Degrassi” actor has become one of the best-selling artists of the streaming era with hits like “Hotline Bling” and “God's Plan.”
1983: Adrienne Bailon, American singer (3LW, The Cheetah Girls) Turns 43. Sang in two hit girl groups before becoming a TV host.
1980: Monica, American R&B singer Turns 46. Best known for the chart-topping duet “The Boy Is Mine” with Brandy and the hit “Angel of Mine.”
1946: Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf) Played drums on “Born to Be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride.” He died in 1993.
1944: Ted Templeman, American musician and producer (Harpers Bizarre) After his 1960s pop group, he became a top producer, working on classic albums by Van Halen and The Doobie Brothers.
1937: Santo Farina, American guitarist (Santo & Johnny) Turns 89. Played the steel guitar lead on the dreamy 1959 instrumental hit “Sleep Walk,” recorded with his brother Johnny.
1936: Bill Wyman, English bassist (The Rolling Stones) Turns 90. Held down the bass in the Stones from 1962 to 1993.
1930: The Big Bopper, American singer and DJ Known for “Chantilly Lace.” He died in the 1959 plane crash with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens on the way to a show in Moorhead, Minnesota, where a young Bobby Vee filled in.
1911: Sonny Terry, American blues harmonica player Best known for his decades-long partnership with guitarist Brownie McGhee.
