The biggest thing that happened today wasn’t in music, it was in movies, today in 1968:
The number one British single today in 1958:
Today in 1961, Elvis Presley got a dubious Christmas gift in the mail — his draft notice:
The number one British album today in 1964 was “Beatles for Sale”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCGjdmXBR4
The number one single today in 1964:
Birthdays start with Maurice White of Earth Wind & Fire:
Alvin Lee of Ten Years After:
Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin’ Spoonful:
Chris “Limahl” Hamill of Kajagoogoo:
Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes:
Zac Foley of EMF:
Two deaths of note: Michael Clarke, drummer for the Byrds, today in 1993 …
… and Roebuck “Pop” Staples, founder of the Staple Singers, today in 2003:
Source:
http://steveprestegard.com/2012/12/19/presty-the-dj-for-dec-19-2/