
13/10/2025
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY // October 13
In 1962, Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals onstage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22-date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment while the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.
In 1965, The Who recorded “My Generation” in London. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.
In 1970, Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California.
In 1973, The Rolling Stones started a four-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Goats Head Soup; it was their fourth #1 album to date.
In 1974, TV host Ed Sullivan died of cancer in New York City. Sullivan had introduced The Beatles to America via his Ed Sullivan TV show, which ran from 1948 to 1971 on CBS every Sunday night. The Beatles’ appearance on February 9th, 1964, which drew an estimated 73 million viewers, is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music.
In 1986, Joni Mitchell’s Ladies Of The Canyon album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
In 1987, Sting released his second solo album, ...Nothing Like the Sun.
In 2002, Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called Muse. Singer Matt Bellamy said, “We don’t want anyone to think we’re Celine Dion’s backing band.” A few days later Dion backed down.
In 2004, The Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers with tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.
In 2008, In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. “No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing.”
In 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
In 2018, Paul Simon appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for the ninth time — on his 77th birthday.