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Incidents
2008 : Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are seriously injured in a jet crash that killed four people. The plane hurtled off the end of a runway in South Carolina when a tire blew, engulfing the plane in flames. DJ AM died of an accidental drug overdose less than a year later. |
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Awards and Honors (4)
| 1966 : Herb Alpert performs for Princess Grace Kelly at her Monaco palace. |
| 1996 : George Benson gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 2000 : It's "Kenny Chesney Day" the singer's hometown of Luttrel, Tennessee. Chesney returns to Gibbs High School, where the faculty tells stories about his exploits. |
| 2003 : A week after his death at the age of 71, country legend Johnny Cash is bestowed with artist, song and album of the year awards at the Americana Music Awards ceremony in Nashville. Cash wins song of the year for his cover of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt and album of the Year for American IV: The Man Comes Around, the fourth in a series produced by Rick Rubin. |
Band Dynamics (1)
| 1990 : Eddie Vedder is selected as lead vocalist of what will become Pearl Jam after Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready hear his demo tape where he added vocals to three instrumental tracks the band had recorded. |
Births (13)
Certifications and Milestones (1)
| 1974 : Eric Clapton received a gold record for his cover of the Bob Marley written song I Shot The Sheriff |
Concerts and Festivals (1)
Deaths (8)
| 1973 : Gram Parsons (The Byrds) |
| 1997 : Rich Mullins |
| 2003 : Slim Dusty |
| 2003 : Frank Lowe |
| 2004 : Skeeter Davis |
| 2006 : Danny Flores (The Champs) |
| 2009 : Arthur Ferrante (Ferrante and Teicher) |
| 2009 : Roc Raida (X-Ecutioners) |
Incidents (3)
| 1993 : Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas is robbed at gunpoint outside a West Hollywood restaurant. |
| 2003 : No one is injured when a chartered plane carrying Dixie Chicks clips a building at Glasgow Airport. The group is en route from Dublin for a concert at Glasgow's Exhibition and Conference Center. The show goes on as planned. |
| 2008 : Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are seriously injured in a jet crash that killed four people. The plane hurtled off the end of a runway in South Carolina when a tire blew, engulfing the plane in flames. DJ AM died of an accidental drug overdose less than a year later. |
Legal Issues (1)
| 2003 : Phish bass player Mike Gordon is cleared of child endangerment charges stemming from a backstage encounter with a 9-year-old girl at a Grateful Dead concert. Gordan and the girl's parents agreed that it was an "unfortunate misunderstanding." |
Marriages and Breakups (1)
| 1998 : Fabian marries his third wife, Andrea (a former Miss Pennsylvania and Miss West Virginia) |
Miscellaneous (1)
Music and Politics (1)
| 1985 : Frank Zappa, John Denver and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister testify at a senate hearing where the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) is arguing for a ratings system on music. The musicians make the case that this is censorship, but the PMRC wins a victory and warning labels are ordered on album containing explicit lyrics. |
Releases (1)
TV, Radio, Press (4)
| 1963 : Ann-Margret lends her voice to an episode of The Flintstones, where she appears as "Ann-Margrock." |
| 1971 : The Jackson 5's Goin' Back To Indiana TV special airs on ABC |
| 1991 : Michael Jackson is a guest voice on The Simpsons, where he plays a mental patient Homer befriends named Leon Kompowski. |
| 1997 : The VH1 show Storytellers airs live for the first time in an episode featuring Elton John from the House of Blues in New Orleans. |
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