1942 – Paul
McCartney is born in Liverpool
1942 - Carl
Radle-bassist for Derek and the Dominos is born
1959 –
R&B legend Fats Domino records “I Want to Walk You Home” in New Orleans.
1967 – After
an argument between Jimi Hendrix and the Who over who’s going to close the
Monterey festival, Hendrix plays an incendiary set that sees him light his
guitar on fire.
1968 –
London’s National Theatre premieres In His Own Write, an adaptation of the
writings of John Lennon.
1977 –
Boston earned their third top 40 single in the U.S. when “Peace of Mind” peaked
at number 38
1977 –
Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook are stabbed by a gang who, safe to say, are not Sex
Pistols fans.
1977 – Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers supported by The Boomtown Rats appeared at Friars,
Aylesbury,
1984 – At
New York’s Madison Square Garden, nutty Judas Priest fans tear up hundreds of
seats as their idol performs.
1987 – A
concertgoer sues Motley Crue, claiming that she went deaf because their PA was
turned up too loud.
1996 –
Beck’s fourth full-length album, “Odelay,” is released.
1997 –
During a North American tour U2 played the first of two nights at Oakland
Coliseum, San Francisco supported by Oasis.
1998 – Heart
embarks on a U.S. in Chicago. Other tour stops include Detroit and Los Angeles.
2002 – U2
lost a bid to prevent the demolition of Hanover Quay studio in Dublin.
2011 -
Clarence Clemons dies at the age of 69.
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