In 1962…While in London, Bob Dylan performed at the Troubadour folk club.

In 1963…After Capitol Records agreed to release The Beatles’ “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” as a single, New York’s WMCA became the first American station to play it.

In 1967…Singer-guitarist Dave Mason left Traffic to start a solo career.

In 1969…John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a session with Canadian hypnotists Hammrick & Leonard. The couple was trying to stop smoking.

In 1975…Grace Slick divorced her Jefferson Airplane cohort Paul Kantner.

In 1980…Tim Hardin died from a heroin overdose just six days after his 39th birthday. Although he wrote Rod Stewart’s hit “Reason to Believe” and “If I Were a Carpenter,” which was a hit for both Bobby Darin and The Four Tops, he had not recorded an album of his own since 1973.

In 1982…Jamaica issued its first stamp commemorating Bob Marley.

In 2000…A federal appeals court ruled that bassist Nicholas Kussbaum could continue to bill himself as a former member of Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf’s John Kay had invoked a 1980 contract in which Kussbaum agreed not to emphasize his ties with the band.