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Band Dynamics
2003 : Simon & Garfunkel make it official, announcing plans to reunite and tour for the first time in 20 years. They get more per ticket than any other tour that year: $136.90, and donate $1 million to The Children's Health Fund at the end. |
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Band Dynamics (1)
| 2003 : Simon & Garfunkel make it official, announcing plans to reunite and tour for the first time in 20 years. They get more per ticket than any other tour that year: $136.90, and donate $1 million to The Children's Health Fund at the end. |
Births (16)
Charts (5)
| 1957 : Paul Anka's Diana hits #1. |
| 1967 : Brenton Wood's "Gimme Little Sign" enters the charts. |
| 1972 : Jim Croce's LP You Don't Mess Around With Jim hits #1. |
| 1978 : The Who's LP Who Are You enters the charts. |
| 1978 : A Taste Of Honey's Boogie Oogie Oogie hits #1. |
Concerts and Festivals (3)
| 1954 : Rising young star Elvis Presley performs at the opening of Memphis' Lamar-Airways shopping mall, and, afterward, meets audience member Johnny Cash for the first time. |
| 1970 : Elvis Presley kicks off his first concert tour in nine years at a show in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| 1975 : Paul McCartney and Wings begin their historic 13-month world tour, US dates of which will be captured on record as the double LP Wings Over America. The group plays to over two million fans total during the course of the tour. |
Deaths (3)
Debuts (1)
| 1982 : The Broadway musical Your Arms Too Short To Box With God, which is based on the Book of Matthew, is revived at the Alvin Theatre in New York with Al Green and Patti Labelle in the cast. |
Incidents (2)
| 1973 : Following up on his plan to use the concert audience for the background vocals on the left stereo channel for his song "Sons Of 1984," Todd Rundgren records the crowd at a show in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which is disrupted because of a pot bust. The right channel vocals came from a show in New York. |
| 1992 : During a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Nirvana plays "Lithium, which culminates in bassist Krist Novoselic tossing his instrument high into the air. But when he tries to catch it, he misses and the bass whacks him in the head. Still, it's a pretty awesome performance. |
Innovations (1)
| 1955 : Seeburg introduces their latest jukebox, which not only holds a record 100 singles but is also capable of playing the same number of EPs. |
Legal Issues (2)
| 2005 : Former Ray Charles employee and engineer Terry Howard is exonerated in a Los Angeles court for allegedly stealing dozens of recordings of the singer. |
| 2008 : Former Raspberries lead and solo star Eric Carmen is arrested in his hometown of Cleveland on DUI charges. He will be sentenced to six months in jail, but only serve 30 days. |
Miscellaneous (1)
| 2005 : Despite numerous fan protests, the City of Liverpool, England declares its intention to go ahead and demolish Ringo Starr's birthplace on Madryn Street, which the famous drummer lived in until the age of five. |
Movies (1)
| 2000 : Duets, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis, is released at the Toronto Film Festival. The film is a critical and box office flop, but Paltrow and Lewis's duet cover of "Cruisin'" reaches #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. |
Recordings (1)
Releases (5)
| 1967 : Sam and Dave, Soul Man |
| 1971 : John Lennon, Imagine |
| 1972 : The Eagles, Witchy Woman |
| 1978 : The Rolling Stones, Beast Of Burden |
| 2003 : John Mayer releases his second studio album, Heavier Things. The disc's title is a response to some critics who believed his previous songs were too soft. The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. |
TV, Radio, Press (2)
| 1926 : The Radio Corporation of America, later known as RCA, launches its new radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (later known as NBC). |
| 1956 : Elvis Presley makes the first of three contracted appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Sullivan had previously announced he would never have such an act on, but ratings prevailed and Sullivan offered Elvis a record $50,000 for the three shows. Charles Laughton hosts, filling in for an ailing Sullivan as Elvis performs Don't Be Cruel, Love Me Tender, Ready Teddy and Hound Dog but is shot from the waist up only to avoid scandal. The show draws a staggering 54 million viewers. |
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