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2009 – BLACK SABBATH’s Tony Iommi Undergoing Stem Cell — 2009 – BLACK SABBATH’s Tony Iommi Undergoing Stem Cell Treatment To Fix Injured Hand BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi spoke with The Radcliffe & Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2 [...]

2009 – Bon Jovi announce world Tour! — Bon Jovi rocks 2009 – Bon Jovi announce world Tour! (PR) With New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Stadium as their backdrop, GRAMMY Award-winning hometown heroes Bon Jovi performed at a concert and media [...]

2008 – Beyonce went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘If I Were A Boy’ — 2008 – Beyonce went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘If I Were A Boy’, the singers fourth UK No.1 hit. Taken from her third solo album, I [...]

2005 – The Arctic Monkeys top the U.K. chart with their debut single — 2005 – The Arctic Monkeys top the U.K. chart with their debut single, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.” The No. 1 album is techno punks The Prodigy’s [...]

2005 – Rapper Cam’ron is shot during an early morn… — 2005 – Rapper Cam’ron is shot during an early morning carjacking attempt in Washington, D.C. Two men pull alongside Cam’ron’s 2006 Lamborghini and open fire while the artist is stopped [...]

2004 – During Ashlee Simpson’s performance on Saturday Night Live — 2004 – During Ashlee Simpson’s performance on Saturday Night Live, the band play a song different to the vocals the audience hears coming out the speakers. Simpson abandons the performance [...]

2003 – Nearly a year after the untimely slaying of Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam — 2003 – Nearly a year after the untimely slaying of Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay, his family offer a $500,000 reward for the capture of his killer. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

2003 – Britney Spears is sued by a Japanese man accused of being her — 2003 – Britney Spears is sued by a Japanese man accused of being her stalker. Masahiko Shizawa alleges her bodyguards threatened him with a gun, causing “extreme emotional stress.” Be Sociable, [...]

2003 – Mexican rap-rock band Molotov tops the seco… — 2003 – Mexican rap-rock band Molotov tops the second annual MTV Video Music Awards Latin America with four wins, including video of the year and best group. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

2001 – Dave Matthews Band release Live in Chicago 12-19-98 at the United — 2001 – Dave Matthews Band release Live in Chicago 12-19-98 at the United Center. True to form, the album indeed turns out to be a live concert recorded at Chicago’s [...]

2001 – R.E.M. plays a surprise show at Seattle’s C… — 2001 – R.E.M. plays a surprise show at Seattle’s Crocodile Cafe, which guitarist Peter Buck co-owns with his wife, Stephanie Dorgan. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

2000 – Heather Kinley of the Kinleys hosts the K-9… — 2000 – Heather Kinley of the Kinleys hosts the K-9 Classic Charity Golf Tournament at the Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn., outside Nashville. The event benefits ACT Now [...]

1999 – Sandra Rosas, the wife of Los Lobos guitarist Cesar Rosas — 1999 – Sandra Rosas, the wife of Los Lobos guitarist Cesar Rosas, is discovered missing from their home in Rowland Heights, Calif. Her half-brother was later found guilty of murdering [...]

1998 – A federal judge in St. Louis rules that the Fort Zumwalt High School marching — 1998 – A federal judge in St. Louis rules that the Fort Zumwalt High School marching band will not be allowed to play Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” in its ’60s [...]

1998 – Eddie Nichols, singer for swing band Royal … — 1998 – Eddie Nichols, singer for swing band Royal Crown Revue, is arrested in Toledo, Ohio, for allegedly punching a sheriff in a diner. Nichols is charged with a felony [...]

1995 – Tone-Loc is told to take anger-management classes after allegedly — 1995 – Tone-Loc is told to take anger-management classes after allegedly taking his money back from a pizza deliveryman. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1995 – Former Selena fan club president Yolanda Sa… — 1995 – Former Selena fan club president Yolanda Saldivar is convicted of murdering the Tejano star outside a Texas motel on March 31, 1995. The jury deliberated only 2 1/2 [...]

1986- Flamboyant ’50s rocker Esquerita – well, is a 6-inch-high pompadour — 1986- Flamboyant ’50s rocker Esquerita – well, is a 6-inch-high pompadour flamboyant enough for you? – dies in Harlem, N.Y. Sadly, he wasn’t flamboyant enough to score any hits. Be Sociable, [...]

1980 – Signing off work, Mark David Chapman gives his name as “John — 1980 – Signing off work, Mark David Chapman gives his name as “John Lennon.” He would kill the Beatle two months later. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1980 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Woman in Lov… — 1980 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Woman in Love,” Barbra Streisand. The single appears on the album “Guilty,” which sells more than 20 million copies worldwide. Be Sociable, [...]

1978 – Sid Vicious tries to commit suicide at Rikers Island in New York. No, it — 1978 – Sid Vicious tries to commit suicide at Rikers Island in New York. No, it wasn’t because he saw how much Never Mind the Bollocks was now selling for. [...]

1978 – Mother Maybelle Carter, guitarist and vocalist with the Carter Family — 1978 – Mother Maybelle Carter, guitarist and vocalist with the Carter Family trio, dies in Nashville at age 69. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1973 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Midnight Tra… — 1973 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Gladys Knight & the Pips. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1972 – Filming begins on That’ll Be the Day, a musical starring David Essex, — 1972 – Filming begins on That’ll Be the Day, a musical starring David Essex, Ringo Starr, and Keith Moon. Halliwell’s Film Guide proclaims the film has “well-sketched cameos, a likeable [...]

1969 – Columbia Records announces it will take legal action to stop sales — 1969 – Columbia Records announces it will take legal action to stop sales of Great White Wonder, the popular bootleg set of previously unreleased Bob Dylan material. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1966 – The Yardbirds, with new recruit Jimmy Page, perform at San — 1966 – The Yardbirds, with new recruit Jimmy Page, perform at San Francisco’s Fillmore. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1963 – The Beatles record “I Wanna Be Your Man,” then fly to Sweden — 1963 – The Beatles record “I Wanna Be Your Man,” then fly to Sweden to start a tour there. The song was originally written by Lennon and McCartney on the [...]

1961 – Young folk singer Bob Dylan is interviewed for a second — 1961 – Young folk singer Bob Dylan is interviewed for a second time by journalist Izzy Young. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1960 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Want to Be… — 1960 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Want to Be Wanted,” Brenda Lee. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1959 – Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Nathaniel West … then there’s pop satirist — 1959 – Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Nathaniel West … then there’s pop satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic. Unlike the others, he’s still alive and is born today in Lynwood, Calif. Be Sociable, [...]

1959 – Novelty singer and accordionist “Weird Al” … — 1959 – Novelty singer and accordionist “Weird Al” Yankovic is born in Lynnwood, Calif. Among his parodies are “Like a Surgeon,” a parody of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” and “Eat [...]

1950 – Singer Al Jolson dies at age 66. Jolson sta… — 1950 – Singer Al Jolson dies at age 66. Jolson starred in “The Jazz Singer” in 1927, ushering in the era of talking movies. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1947 – Humble Pie bassist Greg Ridley is born in Cumberland, England. — 1947 – Humble Pie bassist Greg Ridley is born in Cumberland, England. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1940 – Songwriter Ellie Greenwich is born in New York. With Jeff Barry, she wrote — 1940 – Songwriter Ellie Greenwich is born in New York. With Jeff Barry, she wrote hits for the Shangri-Las (“Leader of the Pack”), the Ronettes (“Be My Baby”), and Tina [...]

1940 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Only Forever… — 1940 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Only Forever,” Bing Crosby. Be Sociable, Share! [...]