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Concerts and Festivals
1978 : Van Halen starts their first ever US tour in Chicago as the opening act for Journey. Even then, they had the legendary "brown M&Ms" provision in their contract. |
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Awards and Honors (2)
| 1973 : The live album The Concert for Bangla Desh, taken from the Madison Square Garden benefit concert organized by George Harrison, and featuring Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, wins the Grammy for album of the year. |
| 1985 : Michael Jackson visits London to attend the unveiling of his look-alike at Madame Tussaud's waxworks. |
Band Dynamics (1)
Banned (1)
| 1957 : Samuel Cardinal Stritch bans rock 'n' roll from Chicago Archdiocese Roman Catholic schools. |
Births (11)
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 1972 : Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson is certified gold. |
Charts (4)
| 1965 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: The Temptations' My Girl |
| 1973 : No. 1 Billboard Album: Elton John's Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player |
| 1979 : No. 1 Billboard Album: The Bee Gees' Spirits Having Flown |
| 2007 : In this week’s issue of Billboard magazine, Robin Thicke simultaneously tops four Billboard charts: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Hot Adult R&B Airplay. His sophomore album The Evolution of Robin Thicke is responsible for all the chart-topping success, and the record would go on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. |
Concerts and Festivals (4)
| 1965 : Eric Clapton plays his last show with The Yardbirds, leaving to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He is replaced by Jeff Beck. |
| 1967 : Petula Clark performs before England's Princess Margaret at the London Palladium. |
| 1978 : Van Halen starts their first ever US tour in Chicago as the opening act for Journey. Even then, they had the legendary "brown M&Ms" provision in their contract. |
| 2008 : Arcade Fire rock for young Obama supporters at the Barack Obama benefit rally at Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland. |
Deaths (3)
| 1706 : Johann Pachelbel |
| 2008 : Norman Smith |
| 2012 : Ronnie Montrose (Montrose) |
Debuts (2)
| 1967 : The Jeff Beck Group, with an unknown vocalist named Rod Stewart, make their live performance debut, in London. |
| 1981 : U2 begins their first major tour of the US with two shows at a Washington, DC club called The Bayou. |
Health Issues (1)
| 1995 : R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry undergoes successful brain surgery. Berry collapsed due to a brain aneurysm during a concert in Switzerland. |
Legal Issues (1)
| 1995 : A stalker is arrested trying to break into Roberta Flack's New York apartment. |
Marriages and Breakups (1)
Miscellaneous (1)
| 1980 : Sotheby's hold their first auction of rock memorabilia -- four dollar bills signed by The Beatles sell for $528. |
Movies (1)
| 1981 : The documentary movie, This Is Elvis (with Ral Donner narrating) premieres in Memphis. |
Releases (2)
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