BORN
ED KOWALCZYK of Live
FATBOY SLIM (born Norman Cook)
STEWART COPELAND of The Police
THIS HAPPENED
In 1962, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in the US.
In 1966, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker announced they were forming Cream.
In 1969, “I’m Free,” from the forthcoming Who album, Tommy, was released as a single.
In 1976, Loggins & Messina went their separate ways.
In 1981, While on his way to a benefit concert, Harry Chapin (“Taxi,” “Cat’s In The Cradle”) died at the age of 38 in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway.
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