On This Date In Music

1970 - Randy Bachman leaves The Guess Who to produce an album for Winnipeg band Brave Belt, which he eventually joins. Bachman recruits fellow Winnipeg bassist and vocalist C.F. Turner, and the band Bachman-Turner Overdrive is born.

1970 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No. 1 on the US album chart with 'Deja Vu'. The album featured three Top 40 singles: 'Teach Your Children,' 'Our House,' and 'Woodstock'. In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

1987 - U2 started a three week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart 'With Or Without You', the group's first US No. 1. The third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, was the group's most successful single at the time. Their next single, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," follows to No. 1, cementing their superstar status.