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Post by TJ on May 2, 2004 9:58:02 GMT -5
May 2nd- 1950
Lou Gramm of Foreigner is born. 
- 1956
For the first time in Billboard history,
five records appear in both
the pop & R&B Top Ten. They are:
Elvis Presley's " Heatbreak Hotel "
(#1 pop, #6 R&B),
Carl Perkin's " Blue Suede Shoes "
(#4 pop, #3 R&B),
Little Richard's " Long Tall Sally "
(#9 pop, #1 R&B),
the Platters' " Magic Touch "
(#10 pop, #7 R&B)
&
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers'
" Why Do Fools Fall in Love "
(#7 pop, #4 R&B).
Presley's & Perkins' hits
are also in the country & western
Top Ten at #1 & #2 respectively. ;D
- 1957
Elvis Presley records
" Jailhouse Rock." 
The Leiber & Stoller song
inspire Presley to choreograph
the steps that the convicts dance in
MGM'S " Jailhouse Rock." 
- 1960
In the wake of the payola scandal,
Billboard reports many radio stations are
adopting a " better music " format
&
banning rock & roll.  
- 1960
Drifters lead singer Ben E. King
leaves the group
&
signs a deal with ATCO Records.
- 1964
" The Beatles' Second Album "
reaches #1 on the U.S. LP charts
in its 2nd week of release 
-- the first album ever to make it
to the top that quickly.
- 1967
Capitol Records
announces one of the most
cryptic periods in the
Beach Boys
career has come to a close
as they've stopped the
" Smile " album project.
Brian Wilson took over a year
to compose & produce the album
&
hoped to battle the Beatles
for pop supremacy.
However, after the Beatles released the
" Sgt. Pepper " album,
Wilson became convinced
" Smile "
would be seen as " second best."
- 1968
The Box tops'
" Cry Like a Baby "
becomes the Memphis
" blue-eyed soul " groups'
second gold single.
- 1972
Stone the Crow lead guitar player
Les Harvey
is electrocuted on stage at a show
in Swansea, Wales. 
The 25 year old was thrown into the air
after touching a poorly connected microphone.
He died in a hospital a few hours later.
Also hospitalized is the band's singer,
Maggie Bell,
who collapsed after the accident,
she had been Harvey's
longtime girlfriend.
- 1977
More than three years after its release,
Bruce Springsteen's
" The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle"
goes gold.
- 1978
The Bee Gees
receive their 2nd platinum single
awarded in less than two months for
" Night Fever."
It was preceded by
" Stayin' Alive,"
both cuts are off the soundtrack
" Saturday Night Fever." 
- 1979
The Who
perform their first concert after the death
of Keith Moon
with new drummer Kenney Jones,
formerly of the Faces.
- 1979
The Who's
" Quadrophenia,"
the movie, premieres in London. ;D
- 1980
Pink Floyd's hit single
" Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) ",
with its chorus of kids chanting
" We Don't Need No Education,"
is banned by the South African government.
Black children,
upset about inferior education,
adopt the song as their anthem.
The government says the song is
" prejudicial to the safety of the state."
- 1982
Adam & the Ants
disband when Adam opts for a solo stint
rather than finding replacements
for drummer Terry Lee Miall
&
bass player Gary Tibbs.
As a loner,
Adam will have more success in the U.S.
than he ever had with the Ants.
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Post by TJ on May 2, 2004 23:48:05 GMT -5
May 3rd- 1928
James Brown
is born.
- 1937
Frankie Valli,
lead singer of the Four Seasons,
is born. 
- 1958
Outside the Boston Arena
after a show hosted by Alan Freed,
teenagers allegedly attack policemen
with stones & bottles.
There are several injuries
&
the press calls it a " riot."
Over the next several days,
authorities will claim that stabbings,
looting,
rapes
&
narcotics were also involved.
Police blame Freed saying it was
his remark during the show,
" The police don't want you to have any fun here."
Freed counters that the police
had been hostile to both him & audience.
- 1967
The New York Times reports on a
" Cosmic Love In "
heard at New York City's Village theater,
which would some become the Fillmore East.
- 1968
The Beach Boys
open a 17-date tour of the U.S.
with a show in New York.
The second half of the concert
is given over to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
who lectures on
" spiritual regeneration."
The audiences reaction is so negative,
more than half of the tour dates are cancelled.
- 1969
The Mounties nab Jimi Hendrix
at Toronto's International Airport
for possession of narcotics.
He is released on $10,000 bail. 
- 1971
New York City's Philharmonic Hall
at Lincoln Center
announces it will begin presenting rock,
pop & jazz concerts
as well as its usual classical fare.
Among the first nonclassical artists booked
are Carole King,
Kris Kristofferson
&
Gordon Lightfoot.
- 1971
Grand Funk Railroad
" consent " to meet the press
who have never treated the group
with respect despite it string of gold records.
150 reporters are invited to
New York's Gotham Hotel,
only 6 show up,
ensuring more strained relations
with the press.
- 1976
Paul McCartney
makes his first concert appearance in
America in almost ten years
as the Wings commence their Wings
over America tour in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1976
Paul Simon
organizes a benefit show at
Madison Square Garden
for the financially troubled New York Public Library.
Phoebe Snow,
Jimmy Cliff
&
the Brecker Brothers
pitch in for the concert,
which brings in over $30,000
for the institution.
- 1978
FM,
a film about the battle between progressives
&
regressives at a radio station,
debuts in Los Angeles.
The soundtrack features Steely Dan,
Steve Miller,
the Eagles,
Neil Young,
Billy Joel
&
Warren Zevon.
More people get their hands on the soundtrack
than see the film.
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Post by TJ on May 3, 2004 23:26:10 GMT -5
May 4th- 1957
Alan Freed
premieres his half-hour,
" Alan Freed Show " on ABC-TV.
His guests include Guy Mitchell,
the Del-Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins,
the Clovers, June Valli, Martha Carson
&
Alan Freed Rock & Roll Orchestra.
- 1979
Dick Clark
announces the first movie from
his recently formed production company
Drexel Films Corp.
It's called " Harrison High "
&
reportedly has Fabian & Bobby Darin
up for the lead role.
- 1959
The winners of the first annual
Grammy Awards are announced.
Domenico Modugno's " Volare " is
Record of the Year;
Henry Mancini's " Peter Gunn " is
Album of the Year
&
the Champs " Tequila " wins for best
R&B performance.
- 1963
The Beach Boys
" Surfin U.S.A." LP debuts on the chart.
- 1964
The Moody Blues
are formed in Birmingham, England.
Their second single,
" Go Now,"
will be Number One in the U.K.
&
#10 in the U.S. early next year.
- 1967
The Turtles
receive their first of two gold singles,
for their recent Number One pop hit,
" Happy Together."
Their second gold single will come with
" She'd Rather Be with Me."
- 1968
Welsh singer Mary Hopkins
appears on the British TV show
" Opportunity Knocks,"
where she's spotted by model Twiggy,
who recommends her to Paul McCartney.
He will sign her to Apple Records
&
produce her biggest seller,
" Those Were the Days."
- 1969
Richard Tapper,
drummer for L.A. rock band TIME
(Trust in Men Everywhere)
is critically hurt when two gunmen shoot him
three times in the mid-section
as he is on his way to a jam session at the
L.A. club Thee Experience.
- 1970
Four students at Kent University
are killed & eleven wounded by
National Guard troops
at a campus demonstration protesting
the escalation of the Vietnam War.
The incident inspires Neil Young to compose
" Ohio "
which becomes a hit for
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
- 1973
Led Zeppelin
open their 1973 U.S. tour,
which is billed as the
" biggest & most profitable rock & roll tour
in the history of the United States."
A group spokesman
predicts the group will gross over $3 million.
1976
KISS
performs their first concert in their
hometown of NYC.
- 1978
Jefferson Starship
receive a platinum record
for what will be their last LP with
Grace Slick & Marty Balin.
Just a few weeks laster,
both are gone & the band has to be revamped.
- 1987
Paul Butterfield dies 
due to complications of a drug overdose.
He was 44 years old.
- 1999
Toto
is inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk
in front of the Guitar Center on
Sunset Blvd.
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Post by TJ on May 5, 2004 18:33:18 GMT -5
May 5th- 1962
Cliff Richard
receives a British gold record
for the title song from his first movie,
" The Young Ones."
- 1967
" San Francisco " by Scott McKenzie
enters the charts & will eventually hit #4.
The song became kind of an anthem
during the hippie movement.
- 1968
After months of internal dissension,
Buffalo Springfield
play their final concert in Long Beach, California.
- 1969
Creedence Clearwater Revival's
(CCR)
" Bad Moon Rising "
is released.
- 1972
Thirty artists,
brought together by Warren Beatty,
have agreed to perform at a series of 12 benefits
for the George McGovern presidential campaign.
They include Michelle Phillips,
Mama Cass,
Judy Collins,
Goldie Hawn
&
Jack Nicholson.
Note:
Did You Know That Kate Hudson
Is Goldie Hawn's Daughter.
Kate Is Married To Lead Singer Of
The Black Crowes  ?
- 1983
Clarence Quick of the Del Vikings
dies of a heart attack.
He was 46 years old.
- 1984
Pretenders lead singer
Chrissie Hynde
marries Simple Minds lead singer
Jim Kerr.
The two eventually divorced.
- 1986
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Chairman
Ahmet Ertegen announces in New York
that Cleveland, Ohio
has been chosen as the city where
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be built.
- 1995
Former Guns 'N Roses drummer
Steven Adler
is arraigned on a felony count of
possession of heroin,
as well as two misdemeanor
drug charges.
- 2000
Rod Stewart
undergoes a one-hour throat operation
at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
to remove a growth on his tyroid.
The growth turns out to be benign.
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Post by TJ on May 7, 2004 18:13:53 GMT -5
May 6th- 1945
Bob Seger is born.
- 1965
In their Clearwater,
Florida hotel room,
two members of the Rolling Stones
begin work on a song which will become
a rock & roll anthem.
Keith Richards got a Gibson " Fuzz box "
(distortion device) on this day
&
has been playing with it.
He wakes up Mick Jagger by pounding
on his hotel room in the middle of the night.
Richards has come up with a
fuzz tone guitar riff
he can't get out of his head.
He plays it for Jagger who likes it
&
the riff becomes the foundation for
" Satisfaction."
- 1967
Keith Moon,
in an interview in Melody Maker,
offers advice to legions of drummer-admirers:
" To get your playing more forceful,
hit the drums harder."
- 1967
Scott McKenzie's
" San Francisco"
enters the Hot 100
&
the Grateful Dead's
self-titled debut LP enters the album chart.
- 1971
Ike & Tina Turner
receive their only gold record
for their version of
Creedence Clearwater Revival's
Proud Mary.
The song climbs up to #4.
- 1972
Elton John's
" Rocket Man " is released.
- 1973
Paul Simon
starts his first tour without Art Garfunkel,
at Boston's Music Hall.
It's this tour that's recorded for the
1974 album " Live Rhymin'."
- 1977
Attracting 76,229 fans
to the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan,
Led Zeppelin
break their own world record for largest
audience at a single-act concert.
- 1978
At a joint news conference
at the United Nations in New York
with TV talk show host David Frost,
the Bee Gees announce the launching
of a unique concept:
Music for UNICEF benefit concerts
by major rock & pop stars.
- 1982
A court in Edinburgh, Scotland
sentences the former manager of
the Bay City Rollers, Tam Paton,
to three years in jail.
He had pleaded guilty to charges of
conducting himself
" in a shamelessly indecent manner "
with ten teenage boys.
- 1994
The famed Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster fight
begins as the band files a complaint
with the U.S. Justice Department
charging that the company has a monopoly
on the concert ticket business.
- 2000
John Mellencamp
is awarded with an honorary doctorate
of music as the commencement speaker
for Indiana University's Class of 2000.
As he approached the lecturn
in the high 80-degree heat,
he shed his heavy academic gown.
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Post by TJ on May 7, 2004 18:47:34 GMT -5
May 7th- 1961
Tony Orlando
makes his chart debut with
" Halfway to Paradise,"
which peaks at #39.
He'll have one more hit next year
&
then won't be heard from until 1970
when he reappears with a trio, Dawn.
- 1966
Simon & Garfunkel's " I Am a Rock "
enters the Hot 100
-- the folk-pop duo's third chart entry.
In its eleven weeks on the chart,
it will peak at #3.
- 1966
Del Shannon
enters the Hot 100 for the 16th time with
" The Big Hurt." It peaks at #94.
We'll hear from Shannon again in 1981
when he has a top forty hit with
" Sea of Love,"
produced by Tom Petty.
- 1967
According to the New York Times,
Soviet youths openly defied police last week
&
danced the twist in Moscow's Red Square
during May Day celebrations.
- 1969
The battle for control of the
Beatles' Northern Songs continues.
Late last month,
the Beatles made a $5.1 million counter offer
to Northern Songs stockholders
in an attempt to thwart Associated TV's bid
to win control of the company.
Today,
representatives of Warner Brothers-Seven Arts
are expected in London to discuss the purchase
of fifteen percent of the company.
- 1972
The Rolling Stones
release the second album on their own label,
" Exile on Main Street."
It contains two hits,
" Tumbling Dice " & " Happy."
- 1973
George Harrison releases
" Give Me Love "
which will become his second #1 single.
It's the first release from
" Living in the Material World,"
his second #1 LP.
- 1977
Steven Bishop's
" On & On "
is released.
- 1978
The 90,000 tickets on sale for
Bob Dylan's upcoming concerts
at London's Wembley Empire Pool
sell out in less than eight hours.
- 1991
A judge in Macon, Georgia
dismisses a wrongful death suit against
rocker Ozzy Osbourne
after a local couple fails to prove their son
was inspired to attempt suicide
by Ozzy's music.
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Post by TJ on May 8, 2004 13:45:18 GMT -5
May 8th- 1940
Ricky Nelson
is born Eric Hillard Nelson in Teaneck, N.J.
- 1943
Paul Samwell-Smith,
bass player for the Yarbirds, is born.
- 1944
Gary Glitter is born.
- 1951
Chris Frantz,
drummer with the Talking Heads,
is born.
- 1953
Alex Van Halen,
drummer for Van Halen,
is born.
- 1972
Keyboardist & singer Billy Preston
becomes the first rock performer
to headline at Radio City Music Hall.
Others to soon follow will include
David Bowie & Mountain.
- 1975
" Straight Shooter,"
the second album by British hard rock band
Bad Company,
goes gold.
The band's first album, called
" Bad Company "
went gold a year earlier. ;D
- 1976
Bob Dylan
&
his entourage return to Houston,
the city where the not so good Benefit II for
Rubin " Hurricane " Carter
has held just five months earlier.
For the concert,
Dylan requests Willie Nelson to join him
&
the two croon
" Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
Meanwhile backstage,
Nelson is given a subpoena for an
upcoming grand jury investigation
on drug trafficking.
- 1976
The Steve Miller Band's
" Take The Money And Run "
is released.
- 1977
Olivia Newton-John
makes her New York City debut
with a concert at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
- 1979
Supertramp's LP,
" Breakfast in America,"
turns platinum & eventually goes to #1.
The group has three Top Fifteen singles:
" The Logical Song,"
" Goodbye Stranger "
&
" Take the Long Way Home."
- 1981
Loverboy
earns a gold record for their
debut album.
- 1981
Sheena Easton,
a singer from Scotland,
hits gold the first time out with
" Morning Train."
It's a Number One smash
&
she has three more before
the year is out.
- 1982
Veteran record executive Neil Bogart,
a big mover of the disco era with his
Casablanca Records, dies of cancer.
He got the careers of Donna Summer,
Kiss & Joan Jett going.
He was 39 years old.
- 1990
Tom Waits wins $2.5 million
when a Los Angeles court rules that
Frito-Lay unlawfully used a Waits sound alike
in its Doritos ads.
- 1996
A Los Angeles judge rules against
drummer Tommy Lee
&
wife Pamela Anderson Lee
in their bid to keep Penthouse magazine
from publishing still photos from
an X-rated home movie
that was stolen from their home.
- 1998
A British court rules
in favor of the former Beatles & Yoko Ono
to stop the release of another
" Star-Club Tape " recording.
The judge orders all copies
of the new recording
&
the original tape be rewarded to
the Beatles.
The Fab Four are also awarded damages
&
legal costs.
- 2000
The Elton John
&
Tim Rice musical for Disney,
Aida,
receives four Tony nominations
including one for best original score.
- 2000
Elton John
is the main feature in the world's largest photo
unveiled at the Selfridges
department store in London.
The photo, entitled
" XV Seconds,"
includes images of other celebrities,
&
is used to cover scaffolding
surrounding the store during remodeling.
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Post by TJ on May 12, 2004 15:51:06 GMT -5
May 9th- 1944
Richie Furay,
guitarist with Buffalo Springfield
&
Poco, is born.
- 1949
Billy Joel is born.
- 1958
One day after Alan Freed is
indicted for inciting unlawful destruction
of property in Boston,
he quits his job at WINS, New York citing
what he sees the station's failure to
" stand behind my policies & principles."
- 1965
Bob Dylan
plays the first of two nights at
London's Royal Albert Hall,
concluding his tour of Europe.
He is being treated more like a pop icon
than just a songwriter
who likes to perfom his songs.
In the audience are the Beatles
&
Donovan who spend the evening
with Dylan after the show.
- 1970
The Blues Images
" Ride Captain Ride "
is released.
- 1973
Mick Jagger adds $150,000
of his own money to the $350,000 raised
by the Rolling Stones'
January benefit concert for victims of
the Nicaraguan earthquake.
- 1974
Bruce Springsteen delivers a concert at
Boston's Harvard Square Theater
which inspires Rolling Stone
editor/critic John Landau to write,
" I have seen rock & roll's future & his name is
Bruce Springsteen."
He will eventually become
Bruce's manager/producer.
- 1974
Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs,
Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie,
Melanie & other concerned musicians
participate in a " Friends of Chile " benefit
at New York's Felt Forum.
The show's purpose is to raise legal aid funds
for Chilean refugees & political prisoners.
The concert brings in $30,000.
- 1978
Lead singer Fee Waybill of the Tubes
falls off the stage during a show in England.
He breaks his leg.
- 1988
Several Minnesota Department stores
refuse to stock the newly released
Prince album,
" Lovesexy "
because of its cover photo,
which features a nude photo of him.
- 1990
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor
refuses to perform on
" Saturday Night Live "
after Andrew Dice Clay is named as host.
- 1998
Jimmy Page appears on
" Saturday Night Live "
with rapper Sean " Puffy " Combs to perform
" Come With Me "
from the " Godzilla " movie soundtrack.
The song sampled the guitar riff from
Led Zeppelin's
" Kashmir."
May 10th- 1946
Donovan is born
Donovan Phillip Leitch.
- 1947
Spirit guitarist Jay Ferguson & Dave Mason,
guitarist & vocalist
with Traffic are born.
- 1960
Bono
(Paul Hewson),
vocalist for U2,
is born.
- 1963
At the Olympic Sound Studios in London,
the Rolling Stones record Chuck Berry's
" Come On "
&
Wiliie Dixon's " I Want to be Loved "
for their first single.
It's the first time their producer,
Andrew Loog Oldham,
has been in a studio.
- 1966
Rolling Stones manager/producer
Andrew Loog Oldham announces
his clients will get $1 million to be in
" Only Lovers Left Alive."
The film will never be completed.
- 1967
At the very hour that Mick Jagger
is formally charged with illegal possession
of pop pills & Keith Richards is charged
with permitting cannabis to be smoked
on his premises February 12th,
police arrest Brian Jones
in his London apartment & charge him
with unlawful possession of drugs.
Jagger & Richards are jailed overnight
&
released on bail pending their June 27 trial.
Jones is remanded on bail
&
trial is set October 31.
- 1969
The Turtles play the White House.
Mark Volman falls off the stage 5 times.
- 1974
New Jersey funk band Kool & the Gang's
" Wild & Peaceful " album goes gold.
It has three hits on it,
" Jungle Boogie " (#4 on the pop chart),
" Hollywood Swinging " (#6)
&
" Funky Stuff " (#29).
- 1975
Stevie Wonder
plays before 125,000 people
at the Washington Monument
as part of Human Kindness Day,
for which he is the honoree.
Despite initial reservations as to whether
the focus of his intial involvement
might detract from the event's impact,
Wonder & his group,
Wonderlove,
perform for over an hour.
- 1986
Tommy Lee of Motley Crue
marries actress Heather Locklear.
They eventually divorce.
- 1994
Rapper Tupac Shakur
begins serving a 15-day county jail term
for attacking director Allen Hughes
on a video set.
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Post by TJ on May 12, 2004 15:57:42 GMT -5
May 11th- 1941
Eric Burdon,
vocalist for the Animals,
is born.
- 1968
" The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees,"
which was certified gold upon its release in April,
enters the LP charts at #80.
In one week, pushed by the singles
" Daydream Believer " & " Valleri,"
it will jump to #3.
- 1970
The triple album
" Woodstock " soundtrack is released
on Cotillion Records.
The document of the epochal rock festival
will go gold within two weeks.
- 1970
" Gimme Just a Little More Time "
by the Chairmen of the Board goes gold.
This is the first hit for Invictus Records,
the label started by Motown song writing team
of Holland, Dozier & Holland,
in the wake of their split from Motown.
- 1972
John Lennon
tells Dick Cavett during an appearance on his show
that he believes he has been followed
& has had his phone tapped.
In the meantime,
a National Committee for John & Yoko
continue its drive for letters & petitions
opposing the U.S. government's attempt
to deport the couple.
- 1974
Steely Dan's
" Rikki, Don't Lose That Number "
is released.
- 1979
Peaches & Herb,
the sweet-singing soul duo,
receive a platinum record for
" Reunited," a #1 hit for four weeks.
- 1981
In Miami's Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
reggae star Bob Marley dies.
He succumbs to a brain tumor
that ended his career in October 1980.
Marley was regarded as a hero both in
Jamaica & abroad.
He will be given a state funeral
&
buried near his birthpalce in
St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica.
Bob Marley was 36 years old.
- 1990
31 years after his death,
Ritchie Valens
is awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
May 12th- 1946
Ian McLagan,
keyboardist for Small Faces,
is born.
- 1948
Steve Winwood,
vocalist with Blind Faith,
the Spencer Davis Group & Traffic,
is born.
- 1950
Billy Squier is born.
- 1960
Frank Sinatra's
" Timex Spectacular "
is broadcast on ABC-TV.
Sinatra & Elvis Presley trade hits,
Elvis singing " Witchcraft "
&
Sinatra belting out " Love Me Tender."
- 1962
Billboard reports
last year's most-played jukebox disc
was country star Jimmy Dean's
" Big Bad John."
One vote behind was Chubby Checker's
" The Twist."
- 1963
Bob Dylan walks out of dress rehearsals for
" The Ed Sullivan Show "
when CBS censors tell him
he cannot perform his
" Talking John Birch Society Blues."
When told the tune may be libelous,
Dylan refuses to appear on the show.
- 1964
The winners at the
sixth annual Grammy Awards
are announced. Henry Mancini's
" The Days of Wine & Roses "
is Record & Song of the Year.
Album of the year is
" The Barbra Streisand Album."
- 1965
The Rolling Stones
begin two days of recording at
Chess Studios in Chicago.
They put down the original tracks for
" Satisfacation,"
which they work on again two days later
at RCA's Hollywood Studio,
where they also record tracks for the album
" Out of Your Heads."
- 1968
The Rolling Stones perform at the
New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert in London
-- their first appearance in almost two years.
- 1968
Jimi Hendrix
is arrested for possession of
hashish & heroin
as he crosses the Canadian border
for a concert in Toronto.
He claims the drugs were planted
&
he is later exonerated.
- 1971
Mick Jagger
marries Bianca Perez Morena de Macias
in St. Tropez, France.
The guest list is full of rock & roll luminaries.
It includes the other members of the Rolling Stones,
Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr,
Eric Clapton
&
Stephen Stills.
- 1975
The Jefferson Starship give a concert in
New York's Central Park for 60,000 fans.
The band flies into town
specifically for the performance,
which is free.
The starship & concert sponsor,
WNEW-FM pay $14,000 for
clean-up & damage done to the park.
- 1975
Steely Dan
earns its third gold record for
" Katy Lied."
It contains the singles
" Black Friday "
&
" Dr. Wu."
- 1976
" Look Out for #1,"
the Brothers Johnson's debut LP,
is certified gold.
The album features two Top Ten soul hits,
" I'll Be Good to You "
&
" Get the Funk Out of My Face."
The album goes platinum 3 months later.
- 1979
At a free concert in
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park,
the new Jefferson Starship lineup,
featuring lead singer Mickey Thomas,
makes its debut.
- 1979
Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush & Steve Harley
play a benefit concert in
London's Hammersmith Odeon
for the family of their lighting director,
Bill Duffy,
who perished in an accident
at a Bush concert April 20th.
The highlight of the show is
Gabriel's rendition of
" Let It Be."
- 1980
Linda Ronstadt
receives a gold album for
" Mad Love,"
her new wave experiment.
It includes three Elvis Costello tunes
&
back from L.A.'s Cretones.
- 1981
The Who's
first album without Keith Moon,
" Face Dances," goes gold.
It is considered a disappointment
even to the band itself.
The record makes it to #4
but offers just one hit,
" You Better You Bet " (#18).
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May 13th- 1941
Ritchie Valens
is born.
- 1945
Magic Dick,
harmonica player for J. Geils Band,
is born.
- 1946
Danny Klein,
bassist for J. Geils Band,
is born.
- 1950
Stevie Wonder is born.
- 1955
Elvis Presley's performance
at Jacksonville, Florida,
is the first Presley show
at which a riot ensues.
- 1966
Decca Records in the U.K.
&
London Records in the U.S.
release the Rolling Stones'
" Paint It Black "
back with
" Long Long While."
" Paint It Black,"
one of the first rock records to use a sitar,
will hit Number One in both countries.
- 1967
The Bee Gees
enter the U.K. pop chart
for the first time with
" New York Mining Disaster 1941."
- 1970
The New York Times' random survey
of underground rock radio stations
finds much of the underground radio
audience uses it for background music to
" get stoned by."
There's also a report Art Linkletter,
whose daughter Diane jumped to her death
allegedly while on LSD,
is the most articulate foe of underground radio
&
the rock subculture in general.
- 1971
Jefferson Airplane
recording sessions are halted after
singer Grace Slick smashes her Mercedes
into a concrete wall near
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
- 1974
More than fifty people
are hurt when youths start hurling bottles
outside a Jackson 5 concert
at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C.
43 are arrested.
- 1977
EMI in Britain & Capitol in the U.S. release
" The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl."
It's an album made from live recordings
of the Beatles' American tours
of 1964 and 1965.
The record proves the group can perform
on the road as well as in a studio.
- 1977
Dolly Parton
makes her New York City debut
with a concert at the Bottom Line.
- 1977
Linda Ronstadt
denies reports she's been offered
$1 million to photographed nude
for a Hustler centerfold.
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt
offered the amount to ten famous women,
none of whom accepted.
- 1985
Bruce Springsteen
marries actress Juliann Phillips.
May 14th- 1936
The late great Bobby Darin
is born Robert Walden Cassato
in the Bronx, New York.
- 1943
Cream
bassist Jack Bruce
is born.
- 1952
David Byrne,
vocalist with the Talking Heads,
is born.
- 1953
Red Rider
vocalist Tom Cochrane
is born.
- 1955
Bo Diddley's " Bo Diddley "
backed with " I'm a Man "
debuts on the R&B chart.
It will go to #2 making
it his most successful record.
The A side introduces what will be
known as the Bo Diddley beat.
- 1956
Mercury records releases
" The Platters,"
the million-selling group's first album.
Although in the next several years
it will sell over 50,000 copies,
it contains none of their recent hits.
- 1964
A Billboard article notes
London Records is preparing
a giant promotion on behalf of
the Rolling Stones,
a hot British group which has
scored so strongly in Britain
with its smash single
'Not Fade Away'
&
the album 'The Rolling Stones.'
The same issue carries a full page ad
from London Records that reads:
" WATCH OUT USA...
HERE THEY ARE!
THE ROLLING STONES !
THEY'RE GREAT!
THEY'RE OUTRAGEOUS!
THEY'RE REBELS!
THEY SELL!
THEY'RE ENGLAND'S HOTTEST
-- BUT HOTTEST --
GROUP!"
- 1966
The Kingsmen,
who's " Louie Louie " was #2
on the pop chart in 1963,
enter the Hot 100 for the 9th
&
last time with a re-released
" Louie Louie."
It's only on the charts for two weeks,
going to #97.
However,
the tune incites controversy
over its unintelligible,
but assumed obscene lyrics.
- 1969
Jeanne " Genie the Taylor " Franklin dies
in a London car accident
which also claims
Fairport Convention drummer
Martin Lamble.
Genie the Taylor started designing
rock stars' clothes 4yrs earlier.
Her clients included:
the Lovin Spoonful,
Jefferson Airplane,
Donovan,
Tiny Tim,
the Rascals,
Mamas & the Papas,
Jimi Hendrix,
the Turtles & Eric Burdon & the Animals.
- 1973
Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina's first LP,
" Sittin' In," goes gold.
The two actually got together by accident.
Messina was going to produce
a solo effort for Loggins,
but the two had such a rapport
that Messina was persuaded to
perform.
- 1974
Three Dog Night's
" The Show Must Go On "
turns out to be group's
last gold record.
The song reaches #4
on the pop chart.
It's also the band's last
Top 20 single.
The group had 11 gold records,
three of which
-- " Joy to the World,"
" Mama Told Me Not to Come "
&
" Black & White "
-- hit #1.
- 1976
Former Yardbirds lead singer
&
co-founder Renaissance
Keith Relf is electrocuted.
It happened in his West London home
was found along-side a plugged-in
electric guitar by his 8yr old son.
He was pronounced dead
upon arrival at a local hospital.
He was 33 years old.
- 1988
Atlantic Records celebrates its
40th anniversary
with a star-studded gala at
New York's Madison Square Garden.
The televised cable
show features reunions of
Led Zeppelin,
the Bee Gees,
Rascals, Genesis
&
Crosby, Stills & Nash.
There also are appearances by
Wilson Pickett,
the Coasters,
Foreigner,
Yes & others.
- 1998
" The Chairman Of The Board,"
singer Frank Sinatra
dies at age 82 at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in
Beverly Hills.
Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen
are among the mourners
at the funeral on May 20.
May 15th- 1948
Singer/songwriter & producer
Brian Eno is born.
- 1957
Mercury Records signs the Del-Vikings,
whose " Come & Go With Me,"
was a hit for the small independent label.
- 1963
The winners of the 5th annual
Grammy Awards are announced.
Record of the Year is Tony Bennett's
" I Left My Heart in San Francisco."
Peter, Paul & Mary's
" If I Had a Hammer "
wins both Best Performance
by a Vocal Group & Best Folk Recording.
- 1965
The Byrds
enter the Hot 100 for the first time
with an electric version of Bob Dylan's
" Mr. Tamborine Man."
It will peak at #1
after 13wks on the charts.
The song's success prompts
Dylan to go electric as well.
- 1967
Paul McCartney
meets future wife, Linda Eastman,
at the Bag O' Nails club in London.
McCartney was there to see
Georgie Fame perform.
- 1970
Pink Floyd
play at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London.
Performing in front of a large lake,
a number of fish are killed by
the loud music.
- 1971
Two John Lennon & Yoko Ono films
are screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
The first is " Apotheosis,"
an 18-minute camera shot of
a snowy countryside.
Ono's " Fly " is a graphic exploration
of a nude women's body by a fly.
- 1972
The Rolling Stones'
1972 U.S. tour encounters
its first problem 3wks before it starts.
A computer designed to handle
ticket distribution of the
San Francisco show over loads.
It leaves thousands of fans waiting.
Because of the foul-up
it took 12mins to process each order.
- 1974
Bill Wyman,
the quiet Rolling Stone,
releases his first solo album,
" Monkey Grip." I
t's the first solo LP
by a member of the group.
- 1974
Frank Zappa & his wife
announce the birth of their third child,
a boy named Ahmet Rodan.
He is named after the
Japanese movie monster
who lived mostly on a diet of 707 jets.
- 1984
Just before the beginning of the
" Born in the U.S.A." world tour,
guitarist Nils Lofgren joins
Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
Lofgren replaced
" Miami " Steve Van Zandt.
- 1995
Stone Temple Pilots lead singer
Scott Weiland
is arrested after trying to buy drugs
in a motel parking lot in Pasadena.
- 2000
Bob Dylan & violinist Isacc Stern
each receive about $110,000 in Sweden
as part of the Polar Music Prize
for their contribution to music.
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May 16th- 1958
One week after resigning from WINS,
Alan Freed signs with WABC, New York
where he'll work in both radio & television.
Earler today,
Freed was arraigned on charges
of inciting the May 3 attack
on a policeman.
- 1960
Billboard reports Berry Gordy Jr,
a songwriter & publisher in Detroit,
is working on his own record label
after succesfully producing
a bunch of hit records.
- 1965
The Rolling Stones
appear with Chuck Berry
on the television show
" Hollywood A-GO-GO."
The Stones,
trying to drive off in a Limo after the show,
are attacked by a mob of fans. ;D
- 1965
The Beach Boys appear on the
" The Ed Sullivan Show "
performing their latest hit,
" Help Me Rhonda."
- 1966
The Beach Boys
masterpiece album
" Pet Sounds " ;D
is released.
- 1969
John Lennon, declared
" an inadmissable immigrant to the U.S.,"
seeks a visa to visit America.
Ten days before,
Lennon's " standing visa "
was revoked by the U.S. Embassy
in London because of his
drug conviction last November.
- 1969
Jefferson Airplane
bass player Jack Cassady is arrested
for possession of marijuana
at the Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans
&
gets a 2 1/2 year
suspended sentence.
- 1969
The Who's Pete Townshend
spends an evening in a New York City jail
after being charged with assault.
Plainclothes policeman Daniel Mulhearn
ran onstage at the Fillmore East
to grab the microphone & alert the crowd
that a grocery store next to the theater
was on fire.
Townshend thought the officer
was a member of the audience
&
kicked Mulhearn off the stage.
The audience didn't believe the story
&
doesn't leave the Fillmore until Townshend
is finally dragged off the stage.
- 1970
Jefferson Airplane singer Marty Balin
is busted for marijuana possession
&
for contributing to the deliquency of minors
in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Balin is surprised in his hotel room
by police at 5:30am.
Authorities were tipped by neighbors
who complained
about party noise at the hotel.
They found Balin & friends
with several girls from 12-to-17 yrs old.
He is sentenced to one year's hard labor
&
a $100 fine.
He appeals
&
ends up paying only the fine.
- 1976
A New York Company known as
AB&D Productions
takes out an ad in the New York Times
to announce a four day Bicentennial event
at Philadelphia's JFK stadium.
Scheduled to play are
Chicago, Ike & Tina Turner,
Rufus, Elvin Bishop,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maxine Nightingale,
the Band & the Beach Boys.
The planned gala never takes place,
as within two weeks all acts cancel
or say no contracts
had ever been signed.
- 1977
No one paid much notice when
ex-Spooky Tooth veteran Mick Jones
&
ex-King Crimson Ian McDonald
joined together to form a group last year.
Foreigner released a debut LP
early this year
&
watched it climb to #4.
On this date, it goes gold.
- 1980
Dr. George C. Nichopoulous
is indicated in Memphis on 14 counts
of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley,
Jerry Lee Lewis & nine other patients.
- 1981
Pretenders drummer Martin Chambers
marries Tracy Atkinson
in a London ceremony.
- 1987
David Crosby
marries long-time girlfriend,
Jan Dance, in Los Angeles.
Graham Nash & his wife, Susan,
renew their vows at the ceremony.
- 1990
Sammy Davis Jr. dies of throat cancer.
The Candy Man or Mr. Bojangles
as he was often called,
was 64 years old.
- 1998
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards
falls while reaching for a book
of nude art in his Connecticut home.
He was going to use the book
as inspiration to create a celebrity art piece.
The fall breaks his ribs
causing the Rolling Stones to postpones
many dates
on their Bridges To Babylon tour.
- 2000
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
reverts back to Prince.
Because his publishing contract
expired December 31, 1999,
Prince says his birth name
was emancipated from
" long-term restrictive documents,"
&
he could stop using the symbol
he used to identify himself
when he was committed to
" undesirable relationships."
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[glow=red,2,300][/glow]61 years ago
Hilton Valentine, guitarist with the Animals, is born. (1943)
44 years ago
Teen idol Fabian is on the West Coast filming "High Times" with Bing Crosby and "Go North" with John Wayne. (1960)
43 years ago
"Every Beat of My Heart" enters the Hot 100 in two versions. One is on the Fury label by Gladys Knight and the other by the Pips on the Vee Jay label. They are not the same recording but are rendered by the same act, victims of a contract dispute. The Vee Jay single will be more successful, rising to #6 on the pop chart and Number One R&B. Both groups will eventually sign to Motown's soul label. (1961)
41 years ago
Little Stevie Wonder who turned 13, just eight days ago, records his second album. "The Twelve Year-Old genius," live at a Detroit ballroom. One tune off the album, "Fingertips, Part Two," will become Wonder's first hit, topping both the R&B and the pop charts. (1963)
38 years ago
British singer Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" enters the Hot 100, where in 13 weeks, it becomes her biggest hit, reaching #4. (1966)
36 years ago
Rolling Stone Brian Jones is arrested a second time for possession of cannabis in his London apartment. (1968)
36 years ago
Ten weeks after walking out on KMPX-FM, San Francisco's striking DJs find work on the city's KSN-FM, formerly a classical station. (1968)
35 years ago
The Beatles officially announce the appointment of New York City accountant Allen Klein and his ABKCO to handle their financial things. Klein had done the same with Donovan and the Rolling Stones. (1969)
35 years ago
John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin a ten-day "bed-in" in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. (1969)
33 years ago
Paul McCartney releases "Ram," which, unlike his first solo LP, is not a one-man show. His wife Linda is on vocals and he enlists sessionmen David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken on guitar and bass and drummer Denny Seiwell. (1971)
31 years ago
Sylvia (from Mickey and Sylvia) has a novelty smash with "Pillow Talk," a single with suggestive lyrics. "Pillowtalk" hits #3 and goes gold. (1973)
30 years ago
One year after his firing from Columbia Records, Clive Davis is hired by Bell Records as a consultant. (1974)
28 years ago
Aerosmith receives a gold LP for "Rocks." The album will eventually go to #3 on the album chart. (1976)
28 years ago
The Rolling Stones open a 6-night stand at London's Earl's Court Theatre. The indifference of the Stones' performance causes them to be targeted as "dinosaurs" by the growing British punk movement. (1976)
25 years ago
Elton John starts a series of Russian concerts. The shows will be videotaped for a cable-TV special and a videodisc, both titled "To Russia with Elton." (1979)
24 years ago
Singer/guitarist Joe Strummer of the British punk group the Clash is arrested in Hamburg, Germany following a concert in which a battle erupted betwen the band and the audience. Strummer hit one fan on the head with his guitar. (1980)
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[glow=red,2,300]JUNE 16th [/glow] (1965)Herman's Hermits earned their first gold record with "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter". (1967) Monterey Pop Festival begins in Monterey, California. In three days 50,000 will see the first major appearances of Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Janis Joplin. Also appearing were The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Buffalo Springfield. (1968)The Fillmore West holds a benefit concert for another San Francisco venue, The Matrix Club. Entertainment is provided by Santana and The Steve Miller Band. (1970) Woodstock Ventures, sponsors of the original Woodstock, announces that it lost more than $1.2 million on the festival. It's hoped to be regained from the sale of the Woodstock album and releated memorabilia. (1975)John Lennon sues the U.S. government, charging that officials tried to deny his immigration through selective prosecution. (1977) Beatlemania, a revue based on Lennon/McCartney songs and starring four Beatle look alikes, opens on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater. It runs for 1006 performances before moving to two other venues. (1978) The movie version of "Grease" opens in North America. The movie stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.  . (1982) Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman Scott dies of a drug overdose in his sleep in London. He was 25. (1982) .38 Special member Donny Van Zant is arrested on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma for public drinking. Tulsa was a dry town. (1989) A new woman's fragrance enters the perfume market. It's creator --- Smokey Robinson. (1992) Rapper Sister Souljah called Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton a "draft dodging, pot smoking womanizer. He had criticized her for suggesting that blacks kill whites because there's too much black-on-black violence. " (1994) Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff dies of a heroin overdose. (1995) Pearl Jam begins a tour without using Ticketmaster. The band accused the ticket giant of monopolizing the concert ticket industry and decided to use a mail-order ticket service instead.
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[glow=red,2,300]
JUNE 17th
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(1965) The Kinks arrive in New York City to start their first U.S. Tour.
(1967) Moby Grape releases 5 singles simultaneously on CBS Records.
(1967) The Hollies' "Carrie Ann" is released.
(1968) The Ohio Express get their first gold album for "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy." 
(1973) Joe Saylers, business manager for Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf, is shot in the arm after a confrontation with two strangers in his West Hollywood apartment.
(1977) Steve Winwood releases his first solo L.P., entitled, "Steve Winwood."
(1978) The Jefferson Starship fail to perform at the Lorley Festival in St. Goarhausen, Germany because lead singer Grace Slick, dealing with alcoholism, is unable to go onstage.
(1980) Led Zeppelin begins a three week European tour. It is their first on the continent since 1973. It will be the group's last tour.
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Hey TJ what happened to Dungeon rock history everyday? Did rock and roll die or something ;D like to read this thread
P.S. Rock n' Roll Will Never Die  Music Is A Big Part Of My Life!!! ******************************************** HERE IS YOUR ROCK HISTORY FOR TODAY April 4th- 1948
Barry Oakley,
bassist for the Allman Brothers, is born.
- 1952
Peter Haycock, guitar player in
the Climax Blues Band
&
Humble Pie drummer
Jerry Shirley are born.
- 1960
Billboard reports
RCA Victor Records will release
all pop singles at the same time
in mono & stereo,
the 1st record company to do so.
Elvis Presley's 1st post-army single,
"Stuck On You,"
is RCA's first mono-stereo release.
- 1964
Motown singer Mary Wells' biggest hit,
"My Guy,"
enters the Hot 100.
The song was written & produced
for Wells by Smokey Robinson
&
will stay on the chart for 15 weeks
&
makes it to #1 for 2 weeks.
- 1964
The Beatles hold the Top 5 positions
on Billboards's Hot 100 with,
in order from #1 - #5,
"Can't Buy Me Love,"
"Twist & Shout,"
"She Loves You,"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
&
"Please Please Me."
- 1964
Billboard reports...
"Just about everyone is tired of Beatles.
Disc jockeys
are tired of playing the hit group,
the writers of
trade & consumer publications
are tired of writing about them
&
the manufacturers of products
other than Beatles records
are tired of hearing about them.
Everyone's tired of the Beatles
-- except --
the listening & buying public."
- 1964
Beechwood Music,
a subsidiary of Capitol records,
wins copyright & royalties on the song
"Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen
on Garrett Records.
The copyright court had earlier found that
"Surfin' Bird" was copied from
the Beechwood sings
"Papa Oom Mow Mow"
&
"The Bird is the Word" by the Rivingtons.
- 1968
Martin Luther King Jr.
is shot & killed
on the balcony of a Memphis hotel.
Riots break out in 30 American cities,
leaving 39 dead.
James Brown goes on
National Television to urge restraint
&
constructive channeling of anger.
- 1977
British CBS releases
the Clash's self-titled first album,
a 14 song LP which contains
such punk battlecrys as "White Riot,"
"Police & Thieves"
&
"London's Burning."
CBS in the U.S.A.
refuses to release it until 1979
&
even then will get rid of the more
virulent songs.
Meanwhile, Americans will buy
100,000 imported copies of
"The Clash,"
making it one of the biggest-selling
import records of all time.
- 1983
Danny Rapp of Danny & The Juniors
dies of a gunshot.
He was 41 years old.
- 1990
Singer Gloria Estefan
returned to Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
after undergoing back surgery 2wks before.
She had been severly injured when
her tour bus had an accident.
- 1996
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir
&
Jerry Garcia's widow, Deborah,
scatter part of Garcia's ashes
in the Ganges River in India.
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HERE IS YOUR ROCK HISTORY FOR TODAY ******************************************** April 5th - 1928
Tony Williams,
lead singer of The Platters is born.
- 1958
Irvin Feld's Greatest Show of Stars
opens its 80-day North American tour
in Norfolk, Virginia. Headlining are;
Sam Cooke, The Silhouettes, Royal Teens,
Everly Brothers, Jimmy Reed & Clyde McPhatter.
The bill is expanded with the addition of
Paul Anka, Roy Hamilton, LaVern Baker,
Frankie Avalon & others.
The tour is expected to gross over
One Million Dollars.
- 1963
Martha & The Vandellas
make their chart debut with
"Come and Get These Memories."
- 1964
The Searchers appear on
"The Ed Sullivan Show",
becoming the 1st British Invasion group
to appear on the show after
The Beatles.
- 1970
A New York Times article
defends rock music as
"The most popular of creative arts today."
- 1971
As reported by the Los Angeles Times,
the New School for Social Research
in New York City is one of the 1st institutions
to offer a course on rock & roll music.
- 1976
At a 3-day rally billed as Japan celebrates
the Whale & Dolphin in Tokyo,
Jackson Browne, Richie Havens,
John Sebastian & other performers
help to raise $150,000 for the effort to save
whales & dolphins from the nets
of the international fishing industry.
- 1980
EMI Records announce
a 28-million pound loss for the 2nd half of 1979.
The company had seen an 18-million pound profit
for the same time period a year earlier.
The stats show the hard times
the record industry is currently experiencing.
- 1981
Canned Heat vocalist Bob "The Bear" Hite
dies of a heart attack in Venice, California.
He was 36 years old.
- 1984
The 2nd annual
MTV Video Music Awards are broadcast.
Winners include Michael Jackson for "Beat It,"
The Police for "Every Breath You Take"
&
Cyndi Lauper for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."
- 1998
Legendary rock drummer Cozy (Collin) Powell
is killed in a high-speed car crash near Bristol, England.
Powell was one of Britain's best players,
playing with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck,
Brian May & Whitesnake.
He was 50.
- 2000
The Doors'
Ray Manzarek & Robbie Krieger
play at the Whisky in Los Angeles.
Manzarek reminisced about
The Doors' days at the club.
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