Births
1948: Gene
McFadden (Singer in McFadden and Whitehead)
1949: Roy
Bittan (Keyboards for The E Street Band)
1952: Johnny Colla (Guitar & Sax for Huey
Lewis and the News)
1965: Dave Parsons (Bass for Bush)
1970: Monie Love (Simone Riscoe) (Rapper)
1974: Rocky Gray (Drummer for Evanescence)
1983: Michelle Branch (Singer / Songwriter)
1985: Ashley Tisdale (Pop Singer)
1986: Lindsay Lohan
Events
1955: ABC-TV
premieres a new musical variety program called Dodge Dancing Party,
which had already been airing locally in Los Angeles for four years; it would
later be retitled The Lawrence Welk Show after its bandleader and host.
1956: Elvis
Presley recorded "Hound Dog" & "Don't Be Cruel”. Take 31 being the version of “Hound Dog” that
they released. This was the first time The Jordanaires worked with Presley.
1962: Jim
Reeves records what would be his last songs for RCA before his fatal plane
crash just over one month later.
1962: After
breaking his ankle during a jump with the 101st Airborne, James (later Jimi)
Hendrix receives an honorary discharge from the US Army.
1966: While
touring in Japan, the Beatles wire EMI their choice for the next album title: Revolver.
1967: Rick
Nelson's new TV series, Malibu U, premieres on ABC-TV. It is not a hit.
1969: Leslie
West forms Mountain, named after his recent solo album.
1969: Noel
Redding and Mitch Mitchell leave the Jimi Hendrix Experience after completing
the three-day Denver Pop Festival. Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell would
later team with bassist Billy Cox to form the short-lived Gypsy Sun and
Rainbows, who played at the Woodstock Festival.
1971: Queen appeared at Surrey College, England.
This was the group's first gig with the line-up of Freddie Mercury, Brian May,
Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
1973: After
endless disputes with leader Bryan Ferry over the direction of the group,
keyboardist Brian Eno leaves Roxy Music.
1976: After
twelve years of staying at home while the band tours, Beach Boy & resident
genius Brian Wilson finally joins his band onstage at a gig in Anaheim, CA.
Though he mostly stares at the piano in front of him, he does sing lead on the
group's rendition of "In My Room."
1979: The
Walkman, the world's first portable cassette player, is introduced by Sony.
1980: The
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with manager Danny Rifken, are
arrested in San Diego after allegedly interfering with a drug bust during the
band's concert there.
1986: For the
first time, Bob Dylan joins The Grateful Dead onstage for a rendition of his
own "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" at a gig in Akron, OH.
1986: The Prince movie "Under The Cherry
Moon" was released. It was his second movie.
1988: Michael Jackson became the first artist to
have five number one singles from one album when ‘Dirty Diana’ went to the top
of the US charts. The other four chart-toppers from the LP ‘Bad’ were the title
track, ‘I Just Can't Stop Loving You’, ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’ and ‘Man in
the Mirror’.
1991: Axl Rose caused a riot to break out during
a Guns N' Roses gig after leaping into the crowd to remove a camera from a fan
at the Riverpoint Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights. Over 50 people were injured
and 15 fans were arrested.
1992: Mick
Jagger becomes a grandfather with the birth of Assisi Lola Jackson by his
daughter Jade.
2001:
Liverpool Airport is renamed John Lennon Airport in honor of its native son,
sporting a new logo that features a Lennon self-portrait and the words
"Above Us Only Sky" from his solo song "Imagine."
2005: The
Live 8 concerts are held simultaneously all over the world to benefit
impoverished African nations, featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, Elton
John, Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, The Who, and a
reunited Pink Floyd which was their first time playing together in 24 years.
2008: The gravestone of former Joy Division
frontman Ian Curtis was stolen. Cheshire Police said his memorial stone was
taken from where he is buried in Macclesfield Cemetery. Officers were appealing
for anyone with information on its whereabouts, detectives said the stone, had
the inscription ‘Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80’ and the words ‘Love Will Tear Us
Apart’.
