On This Day in Rock History
2008 – Armstrong and Getty: Cleavelend’s ‘Rock -n- Roll Hall of fame’ annouces ‘Run DMC — 2008 – Armstrong and Getty: Cleavelend’s ‘Rock -n- Roll Hall of fame’ annouces ‘Run DMC’, famed for ‘Walk this way'(written by Aerosmith), will be inducted into the hall of fame. [...]
2005 – Jimmy Page was made an honorary citizen of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro for his work helping — 2005 – Jimmy Page was made an honorary citizen of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro for his work helping its street children. The Led Zeppelin guitarist had opened Casa Jimmy (Jimmy’s [...]
2007 – Britney Spears was charged with hit-and-run and driving without a valid licence after — 2007 – Britney Spears was charged with hit-and-run and driving without a valid licence after she was accused of hitting a parked car and driving away from a Los Angeles car [...]
2004 – The CBS broadcasting network is fined $550,000 by the FCC — 2004 – The CBS broadcasting network is fined $550,000 by the FCC for airing Janet Jackson’s bare nipple during the Super Bowl telecast.
2004 – Nelly seizes the top two spaces in the US album chart, as his — 2004 – Nelly seizes the top two spaces in the US album chart, as his Suit lands at No. 1, with its companion album Sweat entering at No. 2. Megadeth’s [...]
2004 – Britney Spears and fiance Kevin Federline tell People magazine — 2004 – Britney Spears and fiance Kevin Federline tell People magazine they are not legally married, after US Weekly charges they held a fake wedding. The couple say they plan [...]
2003 – Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora become co-owners of the Aren — 2003 – Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora become co-owners of the Arena Football League expansion team the Philadelphia Soul.
2003 – Jack Osbourne, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Sugar Ray — 2003 – Jack Osbourne, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath watch English comedy rockers the Darkness make their West Coast debut at Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre.
2002 – Sting receives an Emmy for the A&E document… — 2002 – Sting receives an Emmy for the A&E documentary, “Sting in Tuscany: All This Time.” He dedicates his award to his “dear late friend Timothy White.”
2001 – Isaac Stern, one of the last great violinis… — 2001 – Isaac Stern, one of the last great violinists of his generation, a fiddler who saved Carnegie Hall from the wreckers and a mentor to generations of classical musicians [...]
2000 – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper Flesh-N-Bone (S… — 2000 – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper Flesh-N-Bone (Stanley Howse) is sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Los Angeles court for assault with an AK-47 rifle and possessing a gun, [...]
2000 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers play the last night of their American tour in Seattle. — 2000 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers play the last night of their American tour in Seattle.
2000 – Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and his singer/actress wife — 2000 – Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and his singer/actress wife, Patsy Kensit, obtain a quickie divorce in London Divorce Court.
1999 – Vince Gill competes with himself in the voc… — 1999 – Vince Gill competes with himself in the vocal event category at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville. Gill is up with Patty Loveless for “My Kind of [...]
1999 – Diana Ross is held in police custody at Lon… — 1999 – Diana Ross is held in police custody at London’s Heathrow Airport for several hours following an incident involving a member of the airport’s security staff. Ross is arrested [...]
1999 – There’s a temporary Clash reunion as Mick Jones, Joe Strummer — 1999 – There’s a temporary Clash reunion as Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, and Paul Simonon are all seen in the same room at the same time, at the London premiere [...]
1999 – Bono meets the pope at the Vatican. The pope offers his support — 1999 – Bono meets the pope at the Vatican. The pope offers his support for Bono’s Third World-debt-ending initiative Jubilee 2000. He also steals the U2 singer’s sunglasses.
1998 – White Zombie calls it a night. Bassist Sean… — 1998 – White Zombie calls it a night. Bassist Sean Yseult confirms that the 13-year-old hard rock group has decided to break up.
1995 – Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System … — 1995 – Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System agree to a $7.5 million merger.
1992 – Bruce Springsteen’s recording of MTV Unplugged loses the “un” after — 1992 – Bruce Springsteen’s recording of MTV Unplugged loses the “un” after he decides he’d rather go electric. It’s a rare live outing for Springsteen and a band that isn’t [...]
1990 – Nirvana plays the Motor Sports Internationa… — 1990 – Nirvana plays the Motor Sports International Garage with Mudhoney’s Dan Peters on Drums. Peters quickly leaves the band.
1989 – Jimmy Cliff learns never to play the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, — 1989 – Jimmy Cliff learns never to play the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J., as Bruce Springsteen interrupts his set. Springsteen joins Cliff to sing the reggae star’s “Trapped.”
1989 – The great songwriter Irving Berlin dies in New York at the healthy — 1989 – The great songwriter Irving Berlin dies in New York at the healthy age of 101. His “White Christmas” became one of the most successful singles ever when Bing [...]
1985 – Champaign, Ill., hosts the first Farm Aid. Neil Young, John Mellencamp — 1985 – Champaign, Ill., hosts the first Farm Aid. Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers inaugurate the charity concert, which raises [...]
1984 – John Waite has the No. 1 American single with “Missing You.” — 1984 – John Waite has the No. 1 American single with “Missing You.”
1980 – Geffen Records is formed. … — 1980 – Geffen Records is formed.
1980 – John Lennon signs a new record deal with Geffen Records — 1980 – John Lennon signs a new record deal with Geffen Records as he prepares to release Double Fantasy, his first album of new material in six years.
1975 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I’m Sorry,”… — 1975 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I’m Sorry,” John Denver.
1967 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “The Letter,’… — 1967 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “The Letter,” The Box Tops. The Arbors took the song to No. 20 in 1969 and Joe Cocker hit No. 7 with [...]
1967 – Filming their Magical Mystery Tour, the Beatles shoot the scene i — 1967 – Filming their Magical Mystery Tour, the Beatles shoot the scene in which Ringo gets his tickets from John Lennon. The band also appears on the cover of today’s [...]
1965 – The Supremes make studio recording of “I H… — 1965 – The Supremes make studio recording of “I Hear a Symphony.” The song tops Chart Toppers’s Hot 100 for two weeks in November.
1965 – The Who kick off their Scandinavian tour by mostly kicking one — 1965 – The Who kick off their Scandinavian tour by mostly kicking one another in Copenhagen. Roger Daltrey is nearly thrown out of the band after punching Keith Moon.
1965 – Grace Slick makes her singing debut with San Francisco’s Great S — 1965 – Grace Slick makes her singing debut with San Francisco’s Great Society in North Beach, Calif.
1962 – Bob Dylan plays Carnegie Hall as part of an all-star hootenanny. — 1962 – Bob Dylan plays Carnegie Hall as part of an all-star hootenanny. Legend says he unveils his song “Ballad of Hollis Brown” at this show.
1960 – Joan Jett is born in Philadelphia. Her firs… — 1960 – Joan Jett is born in Philadelphia. Her first solo hit, “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” sells more than one million records and stays at No. 1 on Chart [...]
1949 – David Coverdale of the groups Whitesnake an… — 1949 – David Coverdale of the groups Whitesnake and Deep Purple is born in Saltburnon- Sea, England. David Coverdale (born September 22, 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock [...]
1930 – Fifties pop vocalist Joni James (“How Important Can It Be?”) is born in Chicago. — 1930 – Fifties pop vocalist Joni James (“How Important Can It Be?”) is born in Chicago.