6 MAY
In Music History
1993 The IRS confiscates personal property from Jerry Lee Lewis' home in Mississippi and later auctions it off to help pay the $1.6 million he owes in back taxes.
1990 Bassist Jason Everman plays his last show with Soundgarden, at Subterrania in London.
1989 N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, which was released nine months earlier, reaches its chart peak of #37 in the US.
1988 D.J. Tanner ditches school to nab Stacey Q's autograph on the Full House episode "D.J. Tanner's Day Off."
1987 Rapper Meek Mill is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1983 Jazz trombonist Kai Winding dies of a brain tumor at age 60.
1983 The Smiths open for Sisters of Mercy at the University of London Union. In the audience is a producer from the influential radio program The John Peel Show, who gets the band on the show. Peel becomes a huge fan and plays the version of "This Charming Man" they recorded for the show, helping launch their career.
1982 Tom Paton, manager of the Bay City Rollers, is convicted of gross indecency with teenage boys and sentenced to three years in jail.
1982 Diana Ross gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a solo artist.
1979 Bob Dylan records "Trouble In Mind," "When You Gonna Wake Up," and "Slow Train."
1978 The Knack is formed.
1978 The model Cheryl Tiegs appears on the cover of Time magazine, inspiring Bob Seger's song "Hollywood Nights."More
1977 The Boomtown Rats sign their first major label recording contract.
1972 Elton John releases "Rocket Man."
1971 Ike and Tina Turner's cover of "Proud Mary" is certified Gold.
Keith Richards Dreams Up "Satisfaction"
1965At a hotel in Clearwater, Florida, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones can't sleep because there's a guitar riff running through his head. He rolls a tape, falls asleep and wakes up the next morning to find he's recorded the riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
Read more6 MAY
Featured Events
2007 Amy Lee of Evanescence marries Josh Hartzler, the inspiration for the song "Bring Me To Life."
2005 Audioslave becomes the first US rock act to perform a free outdoor concert in Cuba when the group performs at La Tribuna in Havana.
1997 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time holds its induction ceremonies in Cleveland, where the Hall is located. (Previous ceremonies were held in New York). Getting in are The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, The Young Rascals, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Parliament-Funkadelic.
1995 Thanks to a stream of airplay for perplexing tracks like "Lightning Crashes" and "All Over You," Live's Throwing Copper summits the Billboard albums chart just over a year after it was released, bumping off The Lion King soundtrack.
1995 Melissa Etheridge sets a record with back-to-back singles – "Come to My Window" and "I'm The Only One" – on Billboard's Hot 100 for at least 40 weeks.
1994 Pearl Jam cancel their summer tour when they can't find enough venues that won't use Ticketmaster, leading to a battle between the band and the ticketing behemoth.More
1973 Paul Simon begins his first tour as a solo artist, performing at Music Hall in Boston at a show that is recorded for his album Live Rhymin'.
1945 Bob Seger is born in Lincoln Park, Michigan.
©2024 Songfacts®, LLC