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1986 Tom Waits' play titled Franks Wild Years debuts at the Briar St. Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Starring Waits as Frank, the play is performed by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and its soundtrack is later released as Waits' ninth studio album (also titled Franks Wild Years).

1984 The Dolly Parton movie Rhinestone is released, featuring Parton as a country singer trying to mentor a New York cabbie played by Sylvester Stallone.

1979 Neil Young releases his highly lauded live album, Rust Never Sleeps. It contains several new songs that go on to be Young favorites, including "Powderfinger," "My My, Hey Hey," and "Pocahontas."

1977 Peter Laughner (guitarist for Pere Ubu) dies of acute pancreatitis at age 24 after years of drug and alcohol abuse.

1974 Madonna, 15, goes to her first concert: David Bowie at Cobo Arena in Detroit. "I recognized myself in him somehow and he gave me license to dream a different future for myself," she says.

1970 Steven Page (former co-lead of Barenaked Ladies) is born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

1970 The Who show in Atlanta is delayed after Pete Townshend, frustrated waiting to take off in Memphis, jokes about planting a bomb on the airplane, resulting in a search of the aircraft and a few hours of questioning.

1969 After a long battle with drug and alcohol abuse, Judy Garland dies of an overdose at age 47.

1968 Mason Williams releases "Classical Gas."

1967 The Young Rascals records "How Can I Be Sure?"

1964 One day after graduating from high school, Dolly Parton moves to Nashville.

1964 Mike Edwards (lead singer, keyboardist of Jesus Jones) is born in Wiltshire, England.

1963 The Surfaris release "Wipe Out."

1961 Pop singer Jimmy Somerville (of Bronski Beat) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

1961 Elvis Presley's Wild In The Country movie opens nationally.

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