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Legal Issues
1969 : Jim Morrison of The Doors is arrested on stage at a Miami show after allegedly exposing himself to the audience. He was convicted and sentenced to jail, but died while the case was under appeal. In 2010, the governor of Florida granted Morrison a posthumous pardon. |
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Awards and Honors (6)
| 1975 : At the Grammy Awards, Olivia Newton-John takes Record of the Year for "I Honestly Love You," Barbra Streisand wins Song of the Year for The Way Were, and Stevie Wonder gets Album of the Year for Fulfillingness' First Finale. |
| 1975 : Elvis Presley wins a Grammy for Best Inspirational Performance for his live version of "How Great Thou Art." |
| 1994 : Frank Sinatra receives a Living Legends Award and Aretha Franklin is given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys. |
| 1994 : Tony Bennett's Unplugged wins Album of the Year at tonight's Grammy Awards. |
| 1994 : Branford Marsalis and Bruce Hornsby take home the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for their song "Barcelona Mona," which was penned for the Barcelona Olympics. |
| 1994 : Ozzy Osbourne wins Best Metal Performance with Vocal for I Don't Want to Change the World from his album No More Tears. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 1966 : Gene Clark announces that he is leaving The Byrds, citing fear of flying as the reason. He is not replaced, since the group has 3 other vocalists: David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. |
Births (11)
Certifications and Milestones (2)
Charts (3)
| 1967 : The Seeds' "Pushin' Too Hard" enters the charts |
| 1975 : The Eagles' Best Of My Love hits #1 |
| 1975 : Bob Dylan's LP Blood On The Tracks hits #1 |
Concerts and Festivals (2)
| 1958 : In what would prove to be a major influence on the burgeoning British rock scene, Buddy Holly and the Crickets begin their first and only UK tour at London's Trocadero Club, playing 25 dates of two sets a night. |
| 1974 : Queen begin their first tour as headliners with a show at Blackpool's Winter Gardens. |
Debuts (1)
| 1973 : Joffrey Ballet in New York debuts Deuce Coupe Ballet, which is set to the music of The Beach Boys. |
Incidents (1)
Innovations (1)
| 1985 : Ford licenses The Beatles' Help! for a new commercial, the very first such use of the group's songs in a TV ad. |
Legal Issues (2)
| 1969 : Jim Morrison of The Doors is arrested on stage at a Miami show after allegedly exposing himself to the audience. He was convicted and sentenced to jail, but died while the case was under appeal. In 2010, the governor of Florida granted Morrison a posthumous pardon. |
| 1976 : Claudine Longet, singer and ex-wife of Andy Williams, is arrested for shooting her live-in lover, Vladimir "Spider" Sabich, as he attempted to kick her and her children out of his home in Aspen. Errors in obtaining evidence led to no more than a 30-day prison sentence for the singer, who claimed the gun was discharged accidentally. |
Marriages and Breakups (3)
| 1968 : Johnny Cash marries June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family. |
| 1977 : After years of estrangement, Bob Dylan's wife, Sara Lowndes -- subject of Lay Lady Lay and Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, among other songs -- files for divorce in Santa Monica, CA. |
| 2002 : Shirley Jones of the Partridge Family files for divorce from her husband, actor Marty Ingalls (she later withdraws the petition). |
Miscellaneous (5)
| 1957 : The Everly Borthers sign with Cadence Records. |
| 1966 : A hundred Beatles fans stage a sit-in at Liverpool's Cavern Club, the first live home for the group, when it closes its doors due to bankruptcy. |
| 1973 : Elvis Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker renegotiates Elvis into a 50-50 split on new royalties, and lands another seven-year, fourteen-album deal with RCA for $3.5 million. |
| 1973 : Elvis Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, sells all of Elvis' back catalog recordings to RCA for a lump sum of $5.4 million, forgoing all future royalties, in an apparent attempt to garner the King some quick, much-needed cash. |
| 2004 : Warner Music Group leaves parent company Time Warner for the first time, bought out as a separate entity by investors led by former Universal Music head Edgar Bronfman Jr. |
Movies (3)
| 1958 : Elvis Presley begins filming the movie King Creole in New Orleans. |
| 1963 : Filming begins in Hollywood for Elvis Presley's 13th film, Fun In Acapulco. |
| 1991 : Director Oliver Stone's biopic The Doors, starring Val Kilmer, opens in Los Angeles. |
Recordings (6)
Releases (7)
| 1957 : Chuck Berry, "School Days" |
| 1958 : Johnny Mathis, Johnny's Greatest Hits |
| 1963 : Gerry & the Pacemakers, How Do You Do It" |
| 1966 : The Rolling Stones, Big Hits: High Tides And Green Grass |
| 1966 : Elvis Presley, Frankie And Johnny b/w "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" |
| 1968 : Elton John, "I've Been Loving You Too Long" |
| 1986 : The Rolling Stones, Dirty Work |
TV, Radio, Press (5)
| 1941 : Downbeat Magazine reports that Glenn Miller's recent radio contract with sponsor Chesterfield Cigarettes is worth nearly five thousand dollars per week. |
| 1941 : The world's first commercial FM radio station, Nashville's W47NV, begins broadcasting. |
| 1970 : The Beatles make their last (taped) appearance on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show via clips for their new songs Let It Be and Two Of Us. |
| 1981 : NBC-TV airs Elvis And The Beauty Queen, the story of his final years and his relationship with girlfriend Linda Thompson, featuring future star Don Johnson as Elvis Presley. |
| 2012 : On Justin Bieber's 18th birthday, he appears on The Ellen Degeneres Show, where his manager presents him with a Fisker Karma luxury electric car worth about $100,000. |
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