1968 (50th anniversaries)
- Feb. 29th: The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's is named Best Album and The Fifth Dimension's "Up Up and Away" wins Record of the Year at the Grammys. Bobbie Gentry earns Best New Artist over The Fifth Dimension and Jefferson Airplane. (The Doors weren't nominated).
- May 5th: Buffalo Springfield announce they have broken up.
- May 14th: The day they announce the formation of Apple Records, John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on The Tonight Show -- with Joe Garagiola filling in for Johnny Carson.
- Aug. 26th: The Beatles release "Hey Jude."
- Sep. 22nd: The Who begin recording Tommy in London.
- Oct. 12th: John Sebastian quits The Lovin' Spoonful.
- Nov. 8th: Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John.
- Nov. 22nd: The Beatles release The White Album in the UK. It goes on sale in the U.S. three days later.
- Nov. 26th: Cream plays its farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- Dec. 6th: James Taylor's first album -- featuring "Carolina on My Mind" -- is released on Apple.
- Dec. 8th: Graham Nash leaves The Hollies after a charity concert in London.
2018's Milestone Birthdays
85:
- Willie Nelson
- Yoko Ono
75:
- Mick Jagger
- Keith Richards
- Roger Waters
- Randy Newman
- Dickey Betts
- born 75 years ago: George Harrison, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin
70:
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Tony Iommi
- Bill Ward
- Steven Tyler
- Alice Cooper
- Stevie Nicks
- Robert Plant
- James Taylor
- Cat Stevens
- Kenny Loggins
- Ted Nugent
- born 70 years ago: John Bonham and Glenn Frey
65:
- Pat Benatar
- Cyndi Lauper
- Geddy Lee
- Alex Lifeson
- Robin Zander
- born 65 years ago: Malcolm Young
60:
- Bruce Dickinson
- Nikki Sixx
- Joan Jett
- born 60 years ago: Michael Jackson and Prince