1940 – Manfred Mann (Michael Lubowitz) is born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1946 – Born on this day, Lee Loughnane, trumpet, Chicago
1947 - Tetsu Yamauchi-bassist for Free and The Faces is born
1952 – Brent Mydland, keyboardist and vocalist with the Grateful Dead, is born in Munich. He joined in the band in 1979, replacing Keith and Donna Godchaux.
1957 – Toto guitarist/singer Steve Lukather is born in Los Angeles.
1958 – In a New York studio, Buddy Holly & the Crickets record “True Love Ways,” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” “Moondreams,” and “Raining in My Heart.” It’s the Texas rocker’s last session.
1966 – The Who perform on British TV’s Ready Steady Go!
1971 – Mick and Bianca Jagger become the proud parents of Jade Jagger. Their daughter is born at the Belvedere Nursing Home in Paris.
1974 – John Lennon begins producing his Rock ‘n’ Roll album himself at the Record Plant Studios.
1976 - The Who performed their last concert with Keith Moon in North America at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
1992 – Elton John sues the TV tabloid show Hard Copy, claiming it falsely reported he moved to Atlanta to be close to a noted AIDS treatment center.
1993 - The Ramones made a guest appearance on The Simpsons
1995 – Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon is found dead on his tour bus from an accidental drug overdose.
1998 – Kiss members Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick are sued for copyright infringement over the song “Dreamin’,” which the suit alleges sounds too similar to the Alice Cooper hit “Eighteen.”
2003 – AC/DC reopen the refurbished Hammersmith Apollo in London with a hit-heavy set and the inevitable “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)” finale.
2003 – A judge orders former Hole front-woman Courtney Love out of her Beverly Hills home so her daughter Frances Bean Cobain can continue living there.
2006 – Sandy West, drummer for influential ’70s band the Runaways, dies after a long battle with lung cancer.
2006 – Rockin’ band from Little Rock, Evanescence were at No.1 on the US album chart with their second album ‘The Open Door.’
2007 – Kid Rock and five members of his entourage were arrested after an argument with a man escalated into a fight in a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. Kid Rock’s tour bus was pulled over by police after it left the scene.
2011 - Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers became a Canadian citizen during an hour long ceremony at Central City tower in Surrey, BC. Rodgers has been married to former Miss Canada Cynthia Kereluk since 2007.
1946 – Born on this day, Lee Loughnane, trumpet, Chicago
1947 - Tetsu Yamauchi-bassist for Free and The Faces is born
1952 – Brent Mydland, keyboardist and vocalist with the Grateful Dead, is born in Munich. He joined in the band in 1979, replacing Keith and Donna Godchaux.
1957 – Toto guitarist/singer Steve Lukather is born in Los Angeles.
1958 – In a New York studio, Buddy Holly & the Crickets record “True Love Ways,” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” “Moondreams,” and “Raining in My Heart.” It’s the Texas rocker’s last session.
1966 – The Who perform on British TV’s Ready Steady Go!
1971 – Mick and Bianca Jagger become the proud parents of Jade Jagger. Their daughter is born at the Belvedere Nursing Home in Paris.
1974 – John Lennon begins producing his Rock ‘n’ Roll album himself at the Record Plant Studios.
1976 - The Who performed their last concert with Keith Moon in North America at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
1992 – Elton John sues the TV tabloid show Hard Copy, claiming it falsely reported he moved to Atlanta to be close to a noted AIDS treatment center.
1993 - The Ramones made a guest appearance on The Simpsons
1995 – Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon is found dead on his tour bus from an accidental drug overdose.
1998 – Kiss members Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick are sued for copyright infringement over the song “Dreamin’,” which the suit alleges sounds too similar to the Alice Cooper hit “Eighteen.”
2003 – AC/DC reopen the refurbished Hammersmith Apollo in London with a hit-heavy set and the inevitable “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)” finale.
2003 – A judge orders former Hole front-woman Courtney Love out of her Beverly Hills home so her daughter Frances Bean Cobain can continue living there.
2006 – Sandy West, drummer for influential ’70s band the Runaways, dies after a long battle with lung cancer.
2006 – Rockin’ band from Little Rock, Evanescence were at No.1 on the US album chart with their second album ‘The Open Door.’
2007 – Kid Rock and five members of his entourage were arrested after an argument with a man escalated into a fight in a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. Kid Rock’s tour bus was pulled over by police after it left the scene.
2011 - Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers became a Canadian citizen during an hour long ceremony at Central City tower in Surrey, BC. Rodgers has been married to former Miss Canada Cynthia Kereluk since 2007.
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