No one cool was born but Flavor Flav in 1959
otherwise the facts:
1959 Plans announced for the first American rock-and-roll package tour to hit Europe. Performers including Bobby Darin, Conway Twitty, Duane Eddy and Pony Tails are contracted, along with UK star Cliff Richard.
1964 DJ Alan Freed is charged with income-tax evasion by federal grand jury probing into radio and record company payola, less than two years after he admits guilt in the same investigation.
1974 The new $15 million Opry House holds its inaugural show in Nashville, opened by Richard Nixon.
1975 London’s Rainbow Theatre closes with line-up featuring Procol Harum and John Martyn, and titled Over the Rainbow
1977 A&M fire the Sex Pistols after only a week, paying them £40,000 compensation.