1956 Paul Young is born.

1964 The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included, ‘You Better Move On’, ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘Bye Bye Johnny’ and ‘Money’. It peaked at No.15 on the UK chart.

1967 Genesis is formed by Charterhouse School mates Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Anthony Phillips and Tony Banks.

1969 The first Led Zeppelin album (self-titled) is released.

1976 Sweet hits #5 in the US with "Fox on the Run."
 
1998 Savage Garden started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Truly Madly Deeply'.

2003 a long-lost recording featuring John Lennon and Mick Jagger was set to spark a biding war at a London auction. The acetate record was recorded in 1974 with Jagger singing the blues song 'Too Many Cooks' and Lennon playing guitar. The track had never been release because the two artists were both signed to different record