Notable Births

• 1944: Booker T. Jones, the legendary frontman, keyboardist, and architect of the Stax Records sound with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
• 1945: Neil Young, the hugely influential Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, was born in Toronto, Ontario.
• 1964: David Ellefson, the founding member and bassist of the pioneering thrash metal band Megadeth, was born in Jackson, Minnesota.

🎵 Major Events & Releases

• 1970: The Doors played a fateful show in New Orleans, which would ultimately be their final live concert with frontman Jim Morrison.
• 1977: The Sex Pistols skyrocketed to No. 1 on the UK Albums chart with their only studio LP, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.
• 1984: Madonna released her massive, culture-shifting second studio album, Like a Virgin, heavily produced by Chic’s Nile Rodgers.
• 1994: Following its release, Nirvana’s haunting live acoustic album, MTV Unplugged in New York, debuted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom.

Bio-Musik Feature: Austin Musician Profile

Taking a step into the deep Texas music archives today, we highlight the absolute titan who put Austin blues on the global map.

tevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Dropping out of high school and moving to Austin in the 1970s, Stevie Ray Vaughan became the undisputed king of the local club circuit, cutting his teeth at venues like Antone’s and the Soap Creek Saloon. With his virtuosic, fiercely passionate guitar playing and the rock-solid backing of Double Trouble (bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton), Vaughan ignited a massive revival of blues rock in the 1980s. From local dive bars to international arenas, his searing Texas blues sound forever cemented Austin’s reputation as a world-class incubator for raw musical talent.