Births
1935: Al
Jackson (Drums for Booker T. and the MGs)
1941: Eddie
Rabbitt (Singer / Songwriter)
1942: Jimi
Hendrix (Guitarist & Singer)
1962: Charlie Benante (Drums for Anthrax &
S.O.D.)
1962: Mike Bordin (Drums for Faith No More)
1970: Scoob (William
"Willie" Hines) (Rapper in Das EFX)
1973: Twista (a.k.a Tung Twista, born Carl
Terrell Mitchell) (Rapper)
Events
1965: Author
Ken Kesey and his band of "Merry Pranksters" hold the first
"Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" in San Francisco.
1970: George Harrison released All Things Must
Pass. The triple album included a number of songs that were left over from
Beatle sessions, the set would go on to be certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA,
making it the best selling album by a solo Beatle.
1981: The
British Phonographic Industry, backed by musicians like Elton John, Cliff
Richard, and 10cc, places advertisements in the British press claiming
"Home taping is wiping out music."
1995: The
Beatles' Anthology I sets a first-week sales record of 1.2 million
copies.
1997: A disturbed rock fan brought the funeral of
INXS singer Michael Hutchence to a standstill when he tried to launch himself
from a 20 ft high balcony with a cord around his neck. He was removed by police
and taken away to a psychiatric unit.
