Today in Rock n' Roll History

1930 Ray Charles is born in Albany, Georgia.

1949 Bruce Springsteen is born in Freehold, New Jersey.

1957 That'll Be the Day" hits #1. "Peggy Sue" is released hot on its heels, reaching #3. Buddy Holly performs both songs on The Ed Sullivan Show in December.

1978 Foreigner release their second album, Double Vision. The album peaks at No. 3 on the chart, despite Rolling Stone noting, “One is hard pressed to discern even a ‘single’ vision on the second Foreigner LP.”

1980 Bob Marley collapsed on stage during a concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marley had collapsed in New York's Central Park while jogging, two days before and was told to immediately cancel the US leg, but flew to Pittsburgh to perform one final performance. This was the last time Marley ever appeared on stage performing, Marley died of cancer on in May 1981.

1997 Elektra Entertainment releases “The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne,” the first-ever anthology of the singer/songwriter’s work.

2001 Kylie Minogue started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head.' The Australian singers 6th No.1 was It was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and former Mud guitarist Rob Davis for which the pair won an Ivor Novello Award for the most performed song of the year. 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' charted at No.1 in 40 countries.

2006 Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tennessee. The 60-year-old singer-songwriter released the protest album Living With War this year.

1966 Jimi Hendrix arrived in London with manager Chas chandler on a flight from New York City. With only the clothes he was wearing, Hendrix had sold his other belongings to pay a hotel bill in New York.

1984 Culture Club had their second UK No.1 single with 'Karma Chameleon', which stayed at the top of the charts for six weeks and became the best-selling single of 1983.

1993 After suing for wrongful dismissal, Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler collects a $2.5 million settlement from the band. He alleged that his bandmates threw him out of the group for his heroin habit, after encouraging him to take the drug in the first place.

1994 Eric Clapton is tonight's special musical guest on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

2000 Mariah Carey started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Phil Collins 1984 hit 'Against All Odds.'

1964 The Temptations begin recording ’My Girl’ which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits.

1971 Cat Stevens releases his single “Peace Train.” The song was later covered by 10,000 Maniacs, who pulled the tune from 1987's In My Tribe after Stevens declared his support for the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.

1980 John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarist's Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.

1982, Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and ‘Under Pressure’.

1992 Two fans were stabbed and 20 arrests were made after trouble broke out at a Ozzy Osbourne gig in Oklahoma City. The sale of alcohol at the concert was blamed for the incident.

2001 'Invincible,' Michael Jackson's first album in four years, is released. Featured guests include Carlos Santana, Will Smith and Missy Elliott.

2003 Actor and occasional rocker Bruce Willis plays a show with his band the Accelerator for American troops in Northern Iraq.

2008 Paul McCartney announced today that he will perform in Isreal to the delight of many fans. It has been over 40 years since The Beatles tried to perform
　

1945 Bryan Ferry is born.

1964 Roy Orbison started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Pretty Woman'.

1965 At the end of a European tour Roger Daltry knocked out Keith Moon and was sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in one night in Denmark, when an argument broke about between all four band members. Daltry was reinstated the following day.
1967 Pink Floyd played the first of three nights at the Fillmore in San Francisco, the groups first ever live dates in the US.

1969 The Beatles released 'Abbey Road' in the UK, the final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs 'Something' and 'Here Comes The Sun' plus 'Come Together', 'Sun King' and 'Golden Slumbers.'

1987 Michael Jackson started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bad'.

2003 English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit ‘Simply Irresistible’.
　

1947 Meat Loaf(Marvin Lee Aday) is born.

1964 The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV.

1978 Eric Clapton sponsored a West Bromwich Albion UEFA cup-tie against Galatasarey of Turkey. After the game, Eric presented each player with a gold copy of his latest album 'Slowhand''.

1980 David Bowie scored his fourth UK No.1 album with 'Scary Monsters And Supercreeps'.

1986 Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.

2008 Pink Floyd’s manager Bryan Morrison died after spending over two years in a coma. Morrison suffered severe brain injuries in a polo accident at the Royal Berkshire Polo Club, England in 2006, and never recovered. He also managed The Pretty Things and was a music publisher for Syd Barrett, The Bee Gees, Elton John, The Jam, T-Rex and Wham!

1980 The Police were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' the group's third No.1. Taken from their album 'Zenyatta Mondatta' and the best selling single of 1980.

1991 Bryan Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.

1991 Guns N' Roses released 2 albums 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' which debut at number 1 and number 2 on the UK album chart. Both albums make No.1 & No.2 in the US.

2002 Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 75,0000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox, (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No. 10.

2004 In a Los Angeles Times editorial, Yusuf Islam blasts the United States’ system of screening airline passengers of potential terrorists as “indiscriminate” and “unjust.” The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens was barred from entering the United States the previous week because his named appeared on a government security watch list.

I'm late on reading these... I didn't realize John Bonham was only 32 when he died. :sad:

I loved GNR! Too bad they self destructed. Wow, I didn't know Steve Adler sued them either. If I did know it, I forgot about it.

1935 Jerry Lee Lewis is born.

1976 Enjoying his own birthday celebrations singer Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player Norman Owens in the chest. Lewis had been blasting holes in an office door. Owens survived but sued his boss.

1979 The Police had their first UK No.1 single with 'Message In A Bottle' the group's third Top 20 hit.

1989 While travelling on his motorbike from Los Angeles, Bruce Springsteen called in at Matt's Saloon in Prescott, Arizona and jammed with the house band for an hour. He also donated $100,000 to a barmaid's hospital bill.

2004 Keith Moon's five-piece drum kit, custom-made for The Who drummer in 1968, sold for £120,000 pounds ($215,772) in London to an American collector, setting a world auction record for a set of drums.

2004 U2's singer Bono addresses the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, England. He tells the delegates to “get real” about AIDS and world poverty.

1971 Rick Wakeman made his live debut with Yes at The De Montford Hall, Leicester at the start of a 23-date UK tour.
　
1972 David Cassidy, the breakthrough heartthrob of the Partridge Family, hits #1 in the UK with "How Can I Be Sure" where it will stay there for two weeks.

1988 John Lennon gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1993 George Harrison and David Crosby make guest appearances on the fifth season premiere of the Fox animated comedy series “The Simpsons.”

1997 Fleetwood Mac’s reunion show at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., grosses a house record of $1,094,520.

1997 U2 cause controversy during its show in Tel Aviv, Israel, with frontman Bono appealing for the release from imprisonment of nuclear secrets traitor Mordechai Vanunu.

2003 Elton John auctions off the contents of his London home at Sotheby's. John says he needs to make room for his collection of photographs and modern art.

2006 Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young are joined by Dave Matthews, Steel Pulse, Gov’t Mule, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gov’t Mule, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer for the organization’s 21st anniversary concert at the Tweeter Center in Camden, N.J.

2007 Foo Fighters went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Echoes Silence Patience & Grace’ the bands sixth studio album and second UK No.1. Reba McEntire was at No.1 on the US album chart with Reba: Duets.

1965 Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City and introduced his new touring band made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band.

1966 Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic.

1969 'Then Play On', the last album by Fleetwood Mac in its Peter Green-led lineup, hits #6 in the U.K. and #109 in the U.S.

1977 Elton John became the first musician to be honoured in New York City's Madison Square Hall Of Fame.

1983 the Swedish post Office issued an Abba stamp.

1983 a David Bowie world convention was held at The Cunard Hotel in London. The event had the largest collection of Bowie merchandise ever assembled. Tickets £6.90.

1988 Bon Jovi scored their first UK No.1 album with 'New Jersey', their fourth release.

1994 Eric Clapton entered the US album chart at No.1 with 'From The Cradle'.

1994 Peter Gabriel hits #23 in the US with 'Secret World Live'.

1998 John Fogerty gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
　

1950 Mike Rutherford is born.

1951 Sting is born.

1971 Rod Stewart started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Maggie May / Reason To Believe', his first solo No.1. Stewarts album 'Every Picture Tells A Story' also started a four-week run on this day at No.1 on the UK and US chart.

1977 Sweet hits #91 in the US with "Co-Co."

1982 Dire Straits started a four-week run at No.1 on UK the album charts with 'Love Over Gold'.

1982 Peter Gabriel performs with Genesis for the first time since leaving the band in 1975. Phil Collins and the gang join him at a concert to benefit WOMAD. The concert saves Gabriel’s ailing world music organization.

1983 Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler was at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Jim Steinman written and produced track 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'. It made her the only Welsh artist to score a US No.1.

1985 Bruce Springsteen's globe-trotting Born in the U.S.A. Tour draws to a close at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The 15-month, 150-date outing found him performing at mammoth outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas.

1997 It is announced that “Candle in the Wind 1997,” Elton John’s tribute to the late Princess Diana, has shipped more than 26 million units worldwide, making it the second biggest single in history (behind Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”). It tops the U.S. charts for 14 weeks.

2006 The man who shot “Walking in Memphis” singer Marc Cohn in the head during a Denver carjacking is sentenced to 36 years in jail. Cohn has since made a full recovery

1945 Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing 'Old Shep', Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came second.

1947 Lindsey Buckingham is born.

1978 the members of Aerosmith bailed thirty fans out of jail after they were arrested for smoking pot during an Aerosmith concert at Fort Wayne Coliseum.

1980 Aerosmith's 'Greatest Hits' collection is released. It remains their best-selling album to date, having sold 10 million copies.

1992 Queen's 'Greatest Hits' CD - a revised version of the 1981 album of the same name - enters the charts, where it will remain for four years.

2000 The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Sang lead vocals on the bands hits ‘Just What I Needed’, ‘Let's Go’ and ‘Drive’.

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2000 The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Sang lead vocals on the bands hits ‘Just What I Needed’, ‘Let's Go’ and ‘Drive’.

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A day I remember well and I never forget the date every year. It so happens that this is also my husband and my father's birthday.

RIP Benjamin.

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RIP. Benjamin :(

1966 After over six months of recording and production work, "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys is released.

1970 Janis Joplin is found dead in her room at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood, California. The official cause is accidental heroin overdose.

1975 Pink Floyd went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Wish You Were Here'. The album featured a tribute to ex band member Syd Barrett, 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. Also No.1 in the US.

1980 Winners in the Melody Makers readers poll included, Kate Bush who won Best female singer, Peter Gabriel won Best male singer, Best guitarist went to Ritchie Blackmore, Phil Collins won Best drummer, Genesis won Band of the year, Best single went to Pink Floyd for ‘Another Brick in The Wall’, and Saxon won brightest hope.

1980 Fleetwood Mac members Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood present the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band with a platinum record for their contribution to the album “Tusk”.

1980 Genesis hits #58 with "Turn It On Again".

1980 Queen caps the biggest year of their career with another #1 hit, the funk-influenced "Another One Bites the Dust."

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1966 After over six months of recording and production work, "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys is released.

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One of the only bands who rival the Eagles in terms of persnickety OCD-ish production, editing the "spaces between the notes" as Walsh might say.

1945 Brian Connolly ( Sweet) is born.

1954 Bob Geldof is born.

1962 The Beatles debut single 'Love Me Do' was released in the UK. It spent 26 week's on the chart peaking at No.4.

1965 Johnny Cash was arrested crossing the Mexican border into El Paso, Texas after customs officials found 100’s of pills in his guitar case. He received a suspended jail sentence and a $1,000 fine.

1974 Mike Oldfields 'Tubular Bells' went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart 15 months after being released. It went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide.

1991 Bryan Adams scored his first UK No.1 album with 'Waking Up The Neighbours.' 1991 Guns N' Roses started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Use Your Illusion II'.

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1949 Brian Connolly ( Sweet) is born.

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Actually, Brian was born in 1945 and would have been 65 today. :weep:

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Actually, Brian was born in 1945 and would have been 65 today. :weep:

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Upps, I have changed this mistake!

1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show 'Top Gear.' Stevie Wonder who was also appearing on the show jammed with Hendrix.

1970 The US Top 5 singles: at 5, 'All Right Now' by Free, 4, 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', Diana Ross, 3, 'Candida', Dawn, 2, 'I'll Be There', Jackson Five and No.1, 'Cracklin' Rose,' Neil Diamond.

1980 The Bee Gees sued their record company Polygram and the bands manager Robert Stigwood for fraud.

1990 'The Rhythm of the Saints,' Paul Simon's long-awaited followup to 'Graceland,' is released. Much of it was recorded in Brazil with native musicians.

1991 Michael Jackson gave away the bride at Elizabeth Taylor's seventh wedding, held at Jackson's Neverland Ranch. The Groom was construction worker Larry Fortensky, whom Taylor would divorce in 1997.
2002 Elvis Presley started a three week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Elvis 30 #1 Hits.’

2007 Bruce Springsteen was being sued for $850,000 (£415,973) by a man who claimed he backed out of a contract to buy a horse. Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa were both named in legal documents filed in Florida by Todd Minikus. He claimed the couple pulled out of a deal to pay $650,000 (£358,097) for a horse, named Pavarotti.

　

1963 The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London.

1967 Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel. A TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.

1975 John Lennon is awarded his ‘Green Card’ - permanent residency status - at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. Two days later Yoko gives birth to his son Sean.

1982 Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was given a 12-month conditional discharge after being found guilty of possessing cocaine.

1996 Michael Jackson plays his first tour in Africa or the Arab world. Jackson performs at the El Menzah Stadium in Tunis where he plays to more than 60,000 spectators. No one under 14 years of age is allowed to attend the concert.

1996 Bruce Springsteen's solo show at Charlotte, N.C.'s Ovens Auditorium sells out in eight minutes. He's promoting his Ghost of Tom Joad album.

1999 Don Henley and Eagles Ltd. file a federal suit against Lovearth, a Sarasota, Fla.- based Internet company, alleging that its registration of the domain names donhenley. net, don-henley.org, donhenley.org, theendoftheinnocence.com, and e-a-g-l-es. com constitutes copyright infringement.

2004 Poison’s C. C. DeVille is named the worst guitarist soloist of all time by Guitar World magazine. Exhibit A is his nine-minute solo from Swallow This … Live! Carlos Santana is a runner-up for his work on “Game of Love.”

2007 Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Magic', the singer, songwriter's 15th studio album and 7th UK No.1. Also a US No.1 album.

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1999 Don Henley and Eagles Ltd. file a federal suit against Lovearth, a Sarasota, Fla.- based Internet company, alleging that its registration of the domain names donhenley. net, don-henley.org, donhenley.org, theendoftheinnocence.com, and e-a-g-l-es. com constitutes copyright infringement.

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Oh Don, Don, Don.... I fear you would have sued your wife had she named your first born Don Henley Jr.

Lol!

Don,

The more I think about it old Billy was right
let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight!


Get over it sweetie! :wink:

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Oh Don, Don, Don.... I fear you would have sued your wife had she named your first born Don Henley Jr.

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Lol! Good one Willie!

Internet companies and wives are entirely different.

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Internet companies and wives are entirely different.

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No kidding? Lighten up while you still can. It was just a joke!

1964 Roy Orbison was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman', his third UK No.1.

1966 Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a gig at Sussex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He recovered in a local hospital.

1977 One half of TV cop show "Starsky & Hutch" (he was blonde Hutch), David Soul was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Silver Lady', his second and last UK No.1 single.

1977 Jimmy Page plays down rumors of a Led Zeppelin split at the band’s Swan Song offices.

1987 the three members from ZZ Top made advance bookings for seats on the first passenger flight to the Moon. The boys are still waiting for confirmation of the trip.

1988 On their 12th single release, U2 scored their first UK No.1 with 'Desire.' The track which was also a US No.3 hit was taken from their album 'Rattle And Hum.

1988 Farewell to Dark Side of the Moon. The Pink Floyd album finally drops out of the Billboard 200 chart, 741 weeks after it first debuted there.

1966 Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a gig at Sussex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He recovered in a local hospital.

According to what I've read (I THINK it was in the book "Backstage Pass" by Joe Vitale but I wouldn't swear to it), it was not uncommon for bands to turn the show over to the drummer for a long drum solo about halfway through the gig. Often the other band members would leave the stage and either go backstage or even under the stage during the solo to "freshen up"...3E style. The drummer usually didn't mind....they are usually the most unknown member in the band and jumped at the chance to be in the spotlight.

Cream is a story in its own right. Baker and Bruce pretty much hated each other and the feud between them fuel the energy of their performances with each trying to outdo each other. Clapton was pretty much passive aggressive and kept the fires stirred up. It's amazing they stayed together as long as they did!

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Often the other band members would leave the stage and either go backstage or even under the stage during the solo to "freshen up"...3E style.

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Woah! I don't think that was in the Backstage Pass I read! :hilarious:

I can't imagine where I read that if it wasn't "Backstage Pass"...maybe one of the Clapton books. Could have been in the "Dead" book (Living with the Dead, about the Grateful Dead)

1940 John Lennon was born , singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles who sold over 20m singles worldwide, (1962-1970), and scored more UK & US No.1 albums than any other group. 1967 'Sgt. Pepper's' is the UK's biggest selling album ever. In 1990 Lennon's song 'Imagine' was played simultaneously in 130 countries to commemorate what would've been Lennon's 50th birthday. He was shot dead in New York by Mark Chapman on 8th December 1980.

1944 John Entwistle was born.

1965 The Beatles started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Paul McCartney ballad 'Yesterday', giving the group their tenth US No.1. Never released as a single in the UK until 1976.

1970 Pink Floyd released their fourth album Atom Heart Mother which went on to top the UK charts.

1985 Marking what would have been John Lennon's 45th birthday, Yoko Ono formally opened the three and a half acre garden at the Strawberry Fields site in New York's Central Park. The area was planted with trees, shrubs and flowers gathered from across the world and with a $1m donation from Yoko.

1993 Take That had their second UK No.1 single with 'Relight My Fire'. The song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, where it topped the US dance charts for six weeks. The Take That version featured Scottish singer Lulu and gave her a No.1 hit nearly 30 years after her first hit in 1964.

2000 On what would have been Beatles frontman John Lennon’s 60th Birthdays, the John Lennon Museum opens to the public. Braving heavy rains, about 1,200 people line up around the museum, located about 30 kilometers north of Tokyo, between 7-11 a.m., when the museum opens its doors.

2006 Barbra Streisand tells a heckler at her Madison Square Garden show to "Shut the f*ck up." Honey, I paid $250 for my ticket. I can say what the hell I like.

　

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2006 Barbra Streisand tells a heckler at her Madison Square Garden show to "Shut the f*ck up." Honey, I paid $250 for my ticket. I can say what the hell I like.

　

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Geesh---and I complain about Eagles prices? :eyebrow:

Quick note to Mike, last night on VH1 they had a special about a Rock Band (name starts with Def, I think) they showed all the band members leaving the stage except the drummer and having an 3E time under the stage with a bunch of groupies. I'm surprised they could all make it back to the stage the way the booze and drugs were being passed around.

It sure gave the drummer a spotlight to get his Ego Stroked. I ain't sayin' nuthin' ELSE.

1902 The Gibson Mandolin guitar company was formed. Gibson's first electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936, and in 1946 Gibson introduced the P-90 single coil pickup, which was eventually used on the first Les Paul model made in 1952.

1956 Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" entered the US chart for a 19 week stay, peaking at No.1 for 5 weeks. The song, from Presley's first film of the same name, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee", written in 1861.

1978 Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith are injured in Philadelphia when a fan tosses a cherry bomb onstage.

1979 Fleetwood Mac were awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.

1980 The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours) aged 32.

2007 Sting topped a list of the worst lyricists ever, for such alleged sins as name-dropping Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov in the Police tune "Don't Stand So Close to Me," quoting a Volvo bumper sticker ("If You Love Someone Set Them Free"), and co-opting the works of Chaucer, St. Augustine and Shakespeare. The survey in Blender magazine placed Rush drummer Neil Peart at No. 2, Creed frontman Scott Stapp at No. 3 and Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher at No. 4 saying Gallagher "seemed incapable of following a metaphor through a single line, let alone a whole verse."

1962 The Beatles made their first appearance on the UK singles chart with 'Love Me Do’, which peaked at No. 4 on the chart.

1967 The Doors appeared at Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut. Before group came on stage an announcer told the audience not to leave their seats during the performance or they would be escorted out of the venue. There was also a beauty pageant just prior to The Doors coming on stage.

1989 Michael Jackson attended the opening ceremony of the Michael Jackson Auditorium at his former school, Gardner Street Elementary in Hollywood, California. In November, 2003, school officials covered over Jackson's name with painted plywood, leaving only the word "Auditorium" showing, after receiving requests from angry parents when Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation.

2003 Mojo magazine readers voted the studio session for Elvis Presley's debut single 'That's All Right' the most pivotal moment in rock history. Bob Dylan's switch from acoustic to electric guitars in 1965 came second, and 'White Riot, the debut single by The Clash released in 1977 was voted third.

2005 Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a career spanning more than 40 years.

1965 Pink Floyd plays their first gig at the Countdown Club in London.

1969 Commencing with a call to a Detroit disk jockey, rumors that Paul McCartney is dead begin circulating. These based on a number of apparently planted "clues" divined from Beatle lyrics and album covers. The "Paul is dead" hoax is laid to rest when Paul McCartney emerges from seclusion in Scotland, announcing that "rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.

1978 Whilst living at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, Sex Pistol Sid Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. He was arrested and charged with murder and placed in the detox unit of a New York prison.

1985 Jennifer Rush was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Power Of Love'. The song stayed at No.1 for five weeks and became the biggest selling single of the year and the biggest single ever for a woman in the UK. Celine Dion enjoyed a No.1 US hit with her version in 1993.


1993 'Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles', an album in which some of country music's hottest stars pay tribute to the Eagles, is released. It sells more than 3 million copies, wins the Country Music Association's Album of the Year Award, and rekindles interest in the band.

1994 The live documentary 'Unledded,' which reunites Robert Plant and Jimmy Page onstage, airs on MTV. It features four live acoustic versions of Led Zeppelin favorites and eight new Page-Plant collaborations.

1997US singer songwriter John Denver was killed when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. Denver was aged 53.

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1993 'Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles', an album in which some of country music's hottest stars pay tribute to the Eagles, is released. It sells more than 3 million copies, wins the Country Music Association's Album of the Year Award, and rekindles interest in the band.

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Rekindles interest! :hilarious: I'm sure most of us here can say we never lost interest! I've never heard it other than bits a pieces, but I am very thankful it was thought of, put together & released!!!

1941 Paul Simon is born.

1958 Frank Sinatra started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely'.

1963 The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'

1965 The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 position by The Seekers 'The Carnival Is Over'. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.

1975 Neil Young underwent an operation at a Los Angeles hospital to remove an object from his vocal cords.

1980 AC/DC's 'Back In Black' is certified platinum.

1984 Stevie Wonder started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You', his 7th US No.1, also No.1 in the UK.

1985 Take On Me (a-ha) was a hit.

2002 UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'

2008 In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.

That whole Ringo fiasco was two years ago? Wow.