This Day In Rock History Dec. 28
 

Drifters singer Clyde McPhatter's first solo hit, "Seven Days," enters the R&B chart. It will peak at #3 and go on to #44 on the pop chart next year." (1955)

The Doors' "Touch Me" is released. (1968)

The Miami Festival, the first big rock festival held on the east coast, gets under way in Hallendale, Florida. Tickets go for six and seven dollars and 100,000 people show-up at the three day event. Those appearing include Jose Feliciano, Procul Harem, Three Dog Night, Chuck Berry, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, the Turtles and Canned Heat. (1968)

Keith Moon emcees a concert for one of his favorite acts, Fifties revivalists, Sha Na Na at New York's famed Carnegie Hall. (1971)

Ted Nugent, known for gun-toting hunting epics in his native Michigan, ends up looking at the wrong end of the barrel at a show in Spokane, Washington. Twenty-five year old David Gelfer points a .44 magnum at the Nugent and is then brought down to the ground by members of the audience and security guards. Gelfer is charged with "intimidating with a weapon." (1975)

The Who, Pretenders, Specials and others perform at the third of four shows for the people of Kampuchea. (1979)

Warner/Elektra/Asylum follows the lead set by RCA last month and raises its list price for 45 rpm singles to $1.99. (1981)

Beach Boy Dennis Wilson drowns in Marina Del Rey. He was 39. (1983)

Nine fans are crushed to death at a charity basketball game in New York that was to feature Heavy D., Boys II Men and Run-D.M.C. Two thousand people tried to cram into a gym that was built for a few hundred. (1991)

Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell have a baby, Adrian Edward Simon. (1992)

Singer Ronnie Hammond of the Atlanta Rhythm Section is shot in the chest by a Macon police after allegedly lunging at an officer with a broken guitar handle and a hammer. Police were responding to reports that the singer was trying to commit suicide. Hammond makes a full recovery. This was the second incident with the police for Hammond. On December 9, 1998, police responded to an earlier suicide attempt. (1998)


(BOBBYORR)


Chart Toppers On This Day:

1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWOTdt9Bovk

1981
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrzzR-3PPqw