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Concerts and Festivals
1993 : Fleetwood Mac reforms to perform Don't Stop at Bill Clinton's inauguration ceremonies. |
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Awards and Honors (3)
| 1994 : The Ninth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Rod Stewart. Axl Rose performs Come Together at the ceremony with Bruce Springsteen - it would be Axl's last public appearance until 1998. |
| 2008 : Charlie Daniels is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Marty Stuart and Connie Smith. |
| 2009 : The 12th annual Maple Blues Awards, the event honoring excellence among Canadian blues artists, is held by The Toronto Blues Society in Toronto, Canada. Jeff Healey sweeps three Maple Blues Awards including the coveted "Entertainer of the Year" honor. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 1978 : Johnny Rotten was booted from The Sex Pistols for not being weird enough. |
Births (19)
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 1970 : The Easy Rider soundtrack is certified gold |
Charts (2)
Concerts and Festivals (5)
Deaths (4)
Incidents (1)
| 1974 : Two Miami shows featuring Bob Dylan and The Band prove so popular that they cause a nine-mile-long traffic jam. Many ticket holders only get to see half of the show(s). |
Legal Issues (2)
| 1971 : Prosecutors at Charles Manson's murder trial play a recording of The Beatles' Helter Skelter, in deference to the rumor that Manson saw the band's White Album as a blueprint for violent revolution. |
| 1993 : The US Supreme Court rules that Tom Waits can keep all of the $2.5 million awarded him by a lower court. Waits had sued Frito-Lay for using a soundalike of him in a 1988 snack commercial. |
Miscellaneous (2)
| 1976 : Rock promoter Bill Sargent offers thirty million dollars to the members of The Beatles to reunite (and is shocked when they decline). |
| 2008 : John Mayer makes a special visit backstage to meet Miley Cyrus during her Hannah Montana Best of Both Worlds Tour in Las Vegas. |
Recordings (2)
| 1957 : Elvis Presley: "It Is No Secret," "Blueberry Hill," "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Is It So Strange" |
| 1967 : The Beatles, A Day In The Life |
Releases (1)
TV, Radio, Press (4)
| 1957 : Johnny Cash appears for the first time on national TV when he appears on The Jackie Gleason Show. |
| 1959 : Arbitron ratings reveal that ABC's American Bandstand is now the nation's most popular daytime show. |
| 1967 : Lesley Gore appears on an episode of ABC's Batman series, playing Catwoman's sidekick, Pussycat. Gore also sings California Nights, her recent single, on the show. |
| 1973 : The Bobby Darin Show debuts on NBC. It would be cancelled in April. |
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