1958: CBS announced the invention of stereophonic records. The new discs would be played on existing record players, but when played on new stereo players, the listener could hear a much richer and fuller sound. 1964: The Beatles owned the top six positions on the Australian pop chart. 1965: After guitarist Eric Clapton left for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, the Yardbirds replaced him with Jeff Beck. 1965: The Supremes landed their fourth #1 song in the U.S. with "Stop! In the Name of Love". 1966: On a tour of the UK, Roy Orbison fell off a motorcycle, fracturing his foot. Orbison had to play the remaining dates while sitting on a stool. 1967: The Young Rascals record "Groovin'". 1967: Fats Domino appeared in concert for the first time in the UK at London's Saville Theatre. The Bee Gees and Gerry and the Pacemakers were the opening acts. 1967: The Beatles were awarded the Ivor Novello award for "Michelle", the most performed song in the UK in 1966. 1968: The Bee Gees began a 24-date tour of the UK at London's Royal Albert Hall. Also on the tour were the Foundations. 1968: The Beatles had the #1 song in the UK with "Lady Madonna", their 14th #1 song. 1971: Bruce Springsteen & Friendly Enemies opened for the Allman Brothers Band in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Tickets were $4. 1972: Elvis Presley recorded "Burning Love". 1973: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was arrested after police found cocaine and LSD in his car after being pulled over for speeding in New Jersey. 1976: Paul McCartney and Wings had to postpone a tour of the U.S. for three weeks after guitarist Jimmy McCulloch fell in the hotel bathroom and broke a finger. 1976: The Four Seasons scored their 44th career hit but the first #1 song for them in 11 years (since "Rag Doll") with "December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)". 1979: Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (ex-wife of George), the woman Clapton had infamously written about in "Layla", in Arizona. 1979: Bruce Springsteen's first video, "Rosalita" premiered on BBC-TV. 1981: AC/DC released Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in the United States. It had been a hit in their native Australia five years earlier. 1982: Ronnie Lane (Small Faces and Faces bass player) was admitted at a hospital for treatment of multiple sclerosis. Lane died 15 years later. 1984: Cyndi Lauper released "Time After Time". 1984: Metallica made their UK live debut at the famous Marquee in London. 1986: Van Halen began their 112-date North American tour at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport. It was the first VH tour with Sammy Hagar aboard. 1987: Borrowing a page from the Beatles, U2 performed from the roof of a store in downtown Los Angeles to shoot the video "Where the Streets Have No Name". Traffic came to a standstill and thousands of spectators stopped to watch. The police had to stop the video to bring normalcy. 1991: Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block was arrested after setting fire to carpets at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. 1993: Snow captured the #1 song in America with "Informer". 1995: Elton John and Tim Rice win the Oscar for Best Original Song with "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King. 1995: Bruce Springsteen released both Human Touch and Lucky Day albums on the same day. 1995: Tupac Shakur's Me Against the World went #1 on the album charts. It marked the first time that youth in America had given someone a #1 album that was in jail for sexual assault. 1997: The ever-popular Will Smith had the #1 song in the U.S. with "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It". 1998: Construction began on Alice Cooper's new Coopers'town Restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona. 2000: Singer-songwriter Ian Dury died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 57. 2001: Christina Aguilera signed a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola, a month after Britney Spears had signed a deal to promote Pepsi. 2002: Jennifer Lopez hit #1 with "Ain't it Funny". 2003: John Lennon's childhood home at 251 Menlove Avenue in Liverpool is opened to the public. 2003: The Rolling Stones have to postpone their Hong Kong concerts over fears of the spread of the killer flu, a severe acute respiratory virus. 2006: Former Village People policeman Victor Willis was arrested in San Francisco, California by real police after he disappeared from a drug and gun trial. Willis was facing charges on possession of cocaine in July of 2005. 2006: Ne-You was #1 in the UK with "So Sick". 2007: Scott Weiland's (Velvet Revolver) wife was arrested on suspicion of burning over $10,000 of his belongings outside their home after police found a bin of smoldering clothes. Born This Day: 1927: Mo Ostin, record executive who managed Reprise Records with Frank Sinatra, signed Jimi Hendrix to a contract and brought R.E.M. to Warner Brothers 1950: Tony Banks, keyboardist, Genesis 1953: Walter Stocker, Air Supply 1959 – Andrew Farriss,keyboardist, INXS 1962 – Jann Arden ("Insensitive") 1964: Clark Datchler, Johnny Hates Jazz ("Shattered Dreams) 1965: Johnny April, bass, Staind 1970 – Mariah Carey 1970 – Brendan Hill, drummer (Blues Traveler) 1975 – Fergie, vocalist (The Black Eyed Peas) |
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