Today In Rock History Oct 31
 

U2 Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. is born. (1961)

Adam Horovitz a.k.a. King Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys is born. (1966)

Former Mamas and the Papas singer Michelle Phillips marries actor Dennis Hopper. They divorce 8 days later. (1970)

The Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock N' Roll," their last album with guitarist Mick Taylor, turns gold. It's their fourth straight Number One album. (1974)

The Marshall Tucker Band performs at the Fox Theater in Atlanta for a benefit show for presidential candidate and former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter. The president of Capricorn Records, Phil Walden, sponsors this concert and ultimately, many more with his other acts including the Allman Brothers. (1975)

Peabo Bryson's "Let the Feeling Flow" enters the soul chart, where in its twenty weeks on the charts, it climbs up to number six. (1981)

Singer Debbie Gibson holds a seance at her Halloween party to contact the spirits of Liberace and Sid Vicious. (1988)

Rapper Tupac Shakur is arrested for allegedly shooting two off-duty Atlanta policemen during a late night argument. Shakur was shot and killed two years later in Las Vegas. (1993)

Actor River Phoenix dies after collapsing outside The Viper Room on Hollywood's Sunset Strip. (1993)

KISS begin their Psycho Circus tour at Dodger Stadium. Video monitors broadcast the show in 3-D. (1998)


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