On This Date In Music

1948 - Columbia Records launched a new vinyl disc that played at thirty-three and one third RPM and could hold up to 23 minutes of music, in New York City, sparking a music-industry standard so strong that the digital age has yet to kill it.

 

1966 - Jimmy Page made his live debut with The Yardbirds at The Marquee Club London.

 

1975 - Captain and Tennille started a four week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with the Neil Sedaka song 'Love Will Keep Us Together'. The duo of husband and wife "Captain" Daryl Dragon and Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille had worked as backup musicians for Elton John and Neil Sedaka.

1986 - Genesis scored their fourth UK No. 1 album with their 13th studio album 'Invisible Touch'. It remained in the charts for 96 weeks, making it the most commercially successful album of their career, eventually selling over 15 million copies worldwide and produced five US Top 5 singles, including the title track.