ABC-TV premieres a new hour long, every-fourth Saturday night series, "Grand Ole Opry." (1955)
Buddy Holly opens a show for Elvis Presley in Lubbock, Texas. (1955)
Pink Floyd and Soft Machine perform at the launching party for the new British-based youth-culture paper International Times. (1966)
Fifties teen idol Rick Nelson is booed when he performs new material at an oldies show at Madison Square Garden. As a result of the experience, he writes "Garden Party" which makes it to #6 in October 1972. A line from the song, "If memories are all I'd sing, I'd rather drive a truck." (1971)
The Supreme Court decides by a 7-2 vote to refuse to review a 1971 Federal Communications directive that broadcasters, in effect, censor from the airwaves songs with drug-oriented lyrics. The two dissenting votes are cast by Justices William J. Brennan and William O. Douglas, who say, "The government cannot, consistant with the First Admendment, require a broadcaster to censor its music." (1973)
Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits turns gold, but Alice is all ready in the process of dumping the band for a solo shot. (1974)
Ike and Tina Turner split as a musical act. (1976)
Fleetwood Mac release their classic album, Rumours. (1977)
Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away" is released. (1977)
The Cars rack up their third straight platinum album with "Panorama." Althought the album goes to number five, it's considered something of a let-down after the back-to-back smashes of "The Cars" and "Candy-O." "Touch and Go" from the LP peaks at #11. (1980)
Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" enters the black singles chart at #25. Within the month it rockets to the Number One spot on the chart and will win a Grammy as Best R&B Male Vocal Performance of the Year. (1982)
Lionel Richie of the Commodores fuels rumors that he'll be leaving the group as his solo song, "Truly" is on the R&B chart at #28. The song does rise to the Top Ten on both the R&B singles and pop singles charts. (1982)
Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia opens a sold-out two-week run of solo shows on Broadway. (1987)
John Fogerty and his wife Julie become parents to son Shane Cody. (1991)
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is charged with attacking a cameraman. The cameraman was trying to take pictures of Lee and his wife Pamela Anderson Lee outside an L.A. club. (1996)
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