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Singer Don McLean is born. (1945)

Mike Rutherford, guitarist for Mike & the Mechanics and Genesis (1950)

Sting, bassist and vocalist for Police, is born. (1951)

Specialty Records releases "Bony Maronie" backed with "You Bug Me, Baby," by Larry Williams. "Bony Maronie" peaks at #14 on the pop chart. (1957)

"Stay" by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, enters the R&B chart and peaks at #3. On the pop chart, it climbs to Number One and popularizes the beach sound of the Carolina beach resorts. (1960)

Vanguard Records releases the album "Volume Two" and the single "Banks of the Ohio" by 22 year old Joan Baez. She will go on to be one of the most popular and outspoken protest singers of the '60s. (1961)

The Who make their U.S. TV debut on "Shindig!" performing "I Can't Explain." Also on the show are the Four Tops and Gerry & the Pacemakers. (1965)

Soul Singer Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me" enters the Hot 100. It remains on the pop charts for thirteen weeks where it peaks at Number Four. (1965)

The McCoys' "Hang On Sloopy" hits #1 on the singles chart. (1965)

All six members of the Grateful Dead are busted by California narcotics agents for possession of marijuana. It happens at the groups' 710 Ashbury Street House in San Francisco. After six hours, they are released on bail. (1967)

Motown Records and its publishing affiliate, Jobete Music, file a $4 million suit against songwriters and producers Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland, the team responsible for many of the company's biggest hits. Motown claims the trio has not put out any new songs since late 1967 -- a breach of contract. (1968)

After years of singing in other stars' bands including Jeff Beck's, Rod "the Mod" Stewart establishes himslef as a star in his own right. On this date both the single "Maggie May" and his "Every Picture Tells a Story" LP hit Number One. While maintaining his successful solo career, Stewart is also the lead singer for the Faces-something he'll continue keep doing through 1976. (1971)

John Lennon's "Imagine" LP enters the chart as does The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" LP. (1971)

The best of the Bay area's rock talent come together for a performance to benefit a "friend" named Badger. Promoter Bill Graham is ticked because Badger turns out to be a member of the Hell's Angels who needs legal aid. Graham is well known to be no fan of the outlaw motorcycle gang. (1973)

After a bomb scare clears out Milwaukee's Upton Theatre where Bruce Springsteen is performing he goes back to the Hotel Phister to wait before the gig's rescheduled midnight commencement. Making use of the bar, the usually conservative Springsteen gets -- in his own words -- "a little loose" and proceeds to give a wild performance. The comment of a British writer along for the ride when, on the way back to the hall, Bruce rides on top of the car: "I have seen the future of rock & roll and he is on my windshield." (1975)

John Belushi comes out during the second verse of Joe ****er's rendition of "Feeling Alright" on Saturday Night Live. Belushi performs his exaggeratedly spastic imitation of ****er. The crowd goes nuts and ****er, familiar with Belushi's "tribute" to him, claims that since "my band likes it, I'm as happy as a pig in censored." (1976)

Rod Stewart's "Tonight's The Night" is released. (1976)

After a month following what appeared to be an attempt to steal the body of Elvis Presley from Forest Hill Cemetary, both Presley's and his grandmother's bodies are moved to Graceland. (1977)

Gene Simmons bass player for KISS, receives a platinum record for his solo LP, one of four released concurrently by the members of KISS. Simmons' charts the highest getting up to #22. (1977)

Tenor singer Leaveil Degree of the soul group the Whispers, starts serving a two-year prison term in Boron, California, for his part in a 1979 gem heist. At the same time, the groups self-titled album is in the soul Top Ten LPs chart. (1980)

Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" enters the rock albums chart at #24. Though the record, which consists mainly of solo acoustic songs, will receive virtually no radio play, it remains on the best-seller charts for several months. (1982)

The Clash's "Rock the Casbah" enter the Hot 100 at #90. It eventually makes the pop Top Ten and the funk-dub remix, "Mustapha Dance" makes the disco singles Top Ten, helping the group's latest album "Combat Rock" become it first golf and platinum LP. (1982)

At a WOMAD benefit concert in England, former Genesis members Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett join current members Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins for a set. (1982)

Aerosmith's "Rock In A Hard Place" album enters the chart. The LP was recorded without guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. (1982)

Rush's "Signals" enters the LP chart. (1982)

John Cougar's "Jack & Diane" hits #1 on the singles chart while .38 Special's "You Keep Runnin' Away" peaks at #38. (1982)

Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." tour ends at the L.A. Coliseum. (1985)

The Everly Brothers are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. (1986)

Rod Stewart's "unplugged" version of "Reason To Believe" hits #19 on the pop singles chart. (1993)

Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell" enters the LP chart. (1993)

On the second day of Neil Young's two day Bridge benefit concert, drummer Stan Lynch plays his last gig with Tom Petty's Heartbreakers. (1994)

A 42 year-old John Mellencamp confirms he recently had a mild heart attack brought on by an 80-cigarettes-per-day habit and a cholesterol level of 300. (1994)

Journey announces plans to reunite for an album and possibly a tour. (1995)

Cheap Trick are inducted into Hollywood's Rockwalk at Guitar Center. (1998)





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