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Deaths
1997 : Jeff Buckley dies when he drowns while swimming in Wolf River in Tennessee. Singer/songwriter/guitarist known for his version of "Hallelujah" is 30 years old at the time of his death.
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Awards and Honors (1)
| 1962 : Henry Mancini’s Moon River wins a Grammy for Record of the Year, and Judy Garland’s Judy at Carnegie Hall wins a Grammy for Album of the Year. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 1973 : The Byrds break up when founding member Roger McGuinn performs his first solo concert at New York's Academy of Music. Use of "The Byrds" name gets sticky in ensuing years, and in 1989 McGuinn plays some shows with original members Chris Hillman and David Crosby to stake their legal claim to the name. |
Banned (1)
| 1992 : Concerned that students were identifying with Freddie Mercury, who had recently died of AIDS, the principal at Sacred Heart School in Clifton, New Jersey doesn't allow 8th graders to perform the Queen song We Are The Champions at their graduation ceremony. When students flood the radio station Z100 with requests for the song, it is re-released as a single. |
Births (20)
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 1972 : The Osmonds' LP Phase III is certified gold. |
Charts (7)
Concerts and Festivals (3)
| 1959 : Herndon Stadium in Atlanta holds one of the first outdoor rock concerts, featuring Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, and B.B. King. Nine thousand people attend. |
| 1983 : Kiss play their last concert in their famous makeup; at least until 1996 when they reform with all original members and painted faces once again. |
| 1988 : Bob Dylan duets with Band drummer Levon Helm on the group's The Weight at a Helm show in New York. The duo also perform Chuck Berry's Nadine. |
Deaths (5)
| 1977 : Goddard Lieberson |
| 1989 : John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) |
| 1996 : James George “Jimmy” Rowles |
1997 : Jeff Buckley dies when he drowns while swimming in Wolf River in Tennessee. Singer/songwriter/guitarist known for his version of "Hallelujah" is 30 years old at the time of his death.
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| 2005 : Oscar Brown Jr. |
Health Issues (1)
| 1971 : 36 fans are treated after drinking cider spiked with LSD at a Grateful Dead show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. |
Incidents (3)
| 1975 : The Osmonds' appearance at Wembley Pool in London sets off a riot amongst fans. |
| 1977 : Elvis Presley leaves his show in Baltimore, MD for a full half-hour, angering and bewildering fans. |
| 1999 : Photographers taking shots of old cars wrecked at the bottom of Malibu's Decker Canyon discover the body of Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Kramer, who had gone missing on February 12, 1995. His death is ruled a suicide. |
Miscellaneous (1)
| 1987 : Michael Jackson's reputed offer of $50,000 for the bones of John Merrick, the infamous "Elephant Man," is first made public. |
Recordings (2)
Releases (2)
| 1972 : Paul McCartney, "Mary Had A Little Lamb" |
| 1973 : Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells. |
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