Today in Rock History Sept 5
 

Freddie Mercury, vocalist for Queen, is born. (1946)

"And I Love Her" by The Beatles peaks at #12 on the pop singles chart while "If I Fell" peaks at #53. (1964)

The Animals' "The House Of The Rising Sun" hits #1 on the pop chart. (1964)

Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is released. (1964)

The Rolling Stones fly to Los Angeles to record "Get Off My Cloud" and other tunes. (1965)

Herbert Khaury, known better as Tiny Tim, sues Bouguet Records for $1 million in damages when the record label releases early recordings of Khaury whithout his permission. (1968)

Joe ****er's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" enters the LP charts. (1970)

The London Art Spectrum, held at the Alexandria Palace, is the showcade for five of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's avant-guarde films: "Cold Turkey," "The Ballad of John and Yoko," "Give Peace a Chance," "Instant Karma" and "Up Your Leg." (1972)

"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks peaks at #3 on the singles chart; The Greg Kihn Band's "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" peaks at #15 and Foreigner's "Urgent" peaks at #4. (1981)

Bruce Springsteen joins The Pretenders on stage in Pasadena for a version of "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher." (1981)

Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" wins and MTV award for Best Video. (1986)

"American Bandstand" was cancelled after 30 years on the air. (1987)

B.B. King receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. (1990)

R.E.M. wins 5 MTV Video Music awards, including video of the year for "Losing My Religion." (1991)

John Mellencamp and model Elaine Irwin get married at a cabin near Seymour, Indiana, where Mellencamp grew up. They had met during the filming of his video, "Get A Leg Up" and she had appeared on the cover of his album, "Whenever We Wanted." (1992)

Elton John's "The One" peaks at #8 on the LP charts. (1992)

Capitol Records releases The Beatles Anthology video tape set -- which consists of 10 hours of material. (1996)

Guitarist Dave Navarro joins the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (1993)

Rod Stewart and wife Rachael Hunter become parents to son Liam McAllister. (1994)

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