September 18

At 12:45 pm on September 18, 1970, 27 year old Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead at St Mary Abbot's Hospital, London

On this day in 1983, Kiss appeared on MTV for the first time publicly without their 'make-up'

Today in 2004, Britney Spears married dancer Kevin Federline during a private ceremony in Los Angeles

Frankie Avalon was born on this day in 1939

Today in 1955, singer Eddie Fisher married actress Debbie Reynolds

Founding member of Kansas, Kerry Livgren was born on this day in 1949

Jump blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon died of throat cancer on this day in 1997

Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Colvin) was born on this day in 1952. Died of a drug overdose in 2002

Gospel blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie Johnson died on this day in 1945

Today in 1994, The United States Postal Service issued the Billie Holiday stamp to honor the late singer

Today in 1970: Black Sabbath’s album Paranoid was released