Births
1942: Taj
Mahal (Blues Guitarist)
1949: Bill
Bruford (Drummer for Yes & King Crimson)
1958: Paul Dianno (Vocals for Iron Maiden)
1961: Enya Ni Bhraonain (Singer for Clannad and
Solo)
1963: Page Samuel McConnell (Pianist, Organist,
Keyboardist for Phish)
1965: Trent Reznor (Singer & Songwriter for
Nine Inch Nails)
1966: Jan Kincaid (Drums & Keyboards for The
Brand New Heavies)
1968: Dave Abbruzzese (Drummer with Pearl Jam
from 1991 to 1994)
1970: Jordan Knight (New Kids On The Block)
1974: Andrea Corr (Vocals for The Corrs)
1976: Kandi Burruss (Xscape)
1980: Dallas Taylor (Singer for Underoath)
Events
1933: Jimmie
Rodgers, already terminally ill with tuberculosis, begins recording his last
two dozen songs for RCA Victor in Nashville.
He died nine days later at the age of 35.
1958: The
Killer's hometown of Ferriday, LA, holds its first annual "Jerry Lee Lewis
Day."
1963: The
first annual Monterey Folk Festival opens with musical performances by, among
others, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, and Joan Baez.
1966: Bob
Dylan, who had recently "gone electric" and added rock and roll
instruments to his folk music, appears at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester,
England; just before he begins a version of his latest hit, "Like A
Rolling Stone," a member of the audience, a folk purist angry at the move
to rock, shouts out, "Judas!" Dylan responds with "I don't
believe you," adding, "You're a liar!" Then proceeds to tell the
band to play the song "f****** loud."
1969: Chicago
released their debut Album Chicago Transit Authority.
1970: On the
same afternoon, with the same band, and at the same session, Jean Knight
records "Mr. Big Stuff" and King Floyd records "Groove Me"
at the Malaco Studios in Jackson, MS.
1974: The
Elton John TV special Say Goodbye To Norma Jean And Other Things airs on
ABC.
1975: An
angry Mick Jagger thrusts his hand through the plate-glass window of a
restaurant in Montauk, NY, requiring 20 stitches.
1975: Elton John was awarded a Platinum Record
for sales of a million copies of the LP 'Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt
Cowboy', the first album ever to be certified Platinum (1 Million Copies) on
the day of its release.
1978: The
disco film Thank God It's Friday, starring Donna Summer, premieres in
Los Angeles.
1980: After
Gene Simmons' girlfriend, Diana Ross, tells KISS drummer Peter Criss he's too
talented for the band, the drummer quits, to be replaced by Eric Carr.
1980: Just
weeks after his harrowing incarceration in Tokyo, Paul McCartney appears (with
wife Linda) as the musical guests on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live.
1987: Tom
Petty's home in Encino, CA, is ravaged by fire, causing over a million dollars'
worth of damage.
1989: Rolling
Stone ex-bassist Bill Wyman opens the first of his Stones-themed restaurants,
Sticky Fingers, in London.
1990: Nirvana played the last date of a North
American tour at the Zoo in Boise, Idaho. This was Chad Channing’s final gig
with the band, drummer Dave Grohl replaced him in Sept of this year after his
band Scream had split-up.
1992:
Lawrence Welk died from pneumonia in Santa Monica, California.
1993: Barry
Manilow is the guest star (playing himself) on the "One" episode of
CBS-TV's Murphy Brown.
1993: Johnny Cash begins four days of recording
in producer Rick Rubin's living room in Los Angeles, backed only by his own
guitar. It marks the start of work on his "American Recordings"
album.
1995: Chuck
Berry, Fats Domino, and Little Richard share the stage for the first time ever
at a concert in Sheffield, England.
1996: Johnny
"Guitar" Watson died on stage while on tour in Yokohama, Japan.
According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words
were "ain't that a bitch", probably in reference to the song
"Ain't that a Bitch".
2000: The Eagles filed suit against the
"Hotel California" restaurant in Dallas, TX, alleging trademark
violations.
2001: A new $37-million Country Music Hall of
Fame opens in downtown Nashville.
2002: Lance Bass of boy-band *NSYNC underwent
hospital treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat. Bass was hoping to
qualify for a seat onboard a Russian rocket flight to the International Space
Station.
2003: June
Carter Cash's funeral is held in her hometown of Henderson, TN, with two
thousand mourners attending, including her husband Johnny Cash as well as Kris
Kristofferson and Hank Willams, Jr. Emmylou Harris, the Oak Ridge Boys, and
Sheryl Crow all perform tributes.
2003: Singer with Stone Temple Pilots Scott
Weiland, was arrested on suspicion of drug possession after being stopped
during a routine traffic search in Los Angeles, He was released on $10,000
bail.
2006: Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills
admitted that they had given up the fight to save their marriage, saying that
after fours years together, they were going their separate ways.
