Post by LiSaPaLooZza on May 10, 2003 10:24:26 GMT -5
57 years ago Donovan is born Donovan Phillip Leitch. (1946)
56 years ago Spirit guitarist Jay Ferguson and Dave Mason, guitarist and vocalist with Traffic are born. (1947)
43 years ago Bono (Paul Hewson), vocalist for U2, is born. (1960)
40 years ago At the Olympic Sound Studios in London, the Rolling Stones record Chuck Berry's "Come On" and Wiliie Dixon's "I Want to be Loved" for their first single. It's the first time their producer, Andrew Loog Oldham, has been in a studio. (1963)
37 years ago Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham announces his clients will get $1 million to be in "Only Lovers Left Alive." The film will never be completed. (1966)
36 years ago At the very hour that Mick Jagger is formally charged with illegal possession of pop pills and Keith Richards is charged with permitting cannabis to be smoked on his premises February 12th, police arrest Brian Jones in his London apartment and charge him with unlawful possession of drugs. Jagger and Richards are jailed overnight and released on bail pending their June 27 trial. Jones is remanded on bail and trial is set October 31. (1967)
34 years ago The Turtles play the White House. Mark Volman falls off the stage 5 times. (1969)
29 years ago New Jersey funk band Kool and the Gang's "Wild and Peaceful" album goes gold. It has three hits on it, "Jungle Boogie" (#4 on the pop chart), "Hollywood Swinging" (#6) and "Funky Stuff (#29). (1974)
28 years ago Stevie Wonder plays before 125,000 people at the Washington Monument as part of Human Kindness Day, for which he is the honoree. Despite initial reservations as to whether the focus of his intial involvement might detract from the event's impact, Wonder and his group, Wonderlove, perform for over an hour. (1975)
17 years ago Tommy Lee of Motley Crue marries actress Heather Locklear. They eventually divorce. (1986)
9 years ago Rapper Tupac Shakur begins serving a 15-day county jail term for attacking director Allen Hughes on a video set. (1994)
56 years ago Spirit guitarist Jay Ferguson and Dave Mason, guitarist and vocalist with Traffic are born. (1947)
43 years ago Bono (Paul Hewson), vocalist for U2, is born. (1960)
40 years ago At the Olympic Sound Studios in London, the Rolling Stones record Chuck Berry's "Come On" and Wiliie Dixon's "I Want to be Loved" for their first single. It's the first time their producer, Andrew Loog Oldham, has been in a studio. (1963)
37 years ago Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham announces his clients will get $1 million to be in "Only Lovers Left Alive." The film will never be completed. (1966)
36 years ago At the very hour that Mick Jagger is formally charged with illegal possession of pop pills and Keith Richards is charged with permitting cannabis to be smoked on his premises February 12th, police arrest Brian Jones in his London apartment and charge him with unlawful possession of drugs. Jagger and Richards are jailed overnight and released on bail pending their June 27 trial. Jones is remanded on bail and trial is set October 31. (1967)
34 years ago The Turtles play the White House. Mark Volman falls off the stage 5 times. (1969)
29 years ago New Jersey funk band Kool and the Gang's "Wild and Peaceful" album goes gold. It has three hits on it, "Jungle Boogie" (#4 on the pop chart), "Hollywood Swinging" (#6) and "Funky Stuff (#29). (1974)
28 years ago Stevie Wonder plays before 125,000 people at the Washington Monument as part of Human Kindness Day, for which he is the honoree. Despite initial reservations as to whether the focus of his intial involvement might detract from the event's impact, Wonder and his group, Wonderlove, perform for over an hour. (1975)
17 years ago Tommy Lee of Motley Crue marries actress Heather Locklear. They eventually divorce. (1986)
9 years ago Rapper Tupac Shakur begins serving a 15-day county jail term for attacking director Allen Hughes on a video set. (1994)
