Post by LiSaPaLooZza on May 16, 2003 22:07:12 GMT -5
45 years ago One week after resigning from WINS, Alan Freed signs with WABC, New York where he'll work in both radio and television. Earler today, Freed was arraigned on charges of inciting the May 3 attack on a policeman. (1958)
43 years ago Billboard reports Berry Gordy Jr, a songwriter and publisher in Detroit, is working on his own record label after succesfully producing a bunch of hit records. (1960)
38 years ago The Rolling Stones appear with Chuck Berry on the television show "Hollywood A-GO-GO." The Stones, trying to drive off in a Limo after the show, are attacked by a mob of fans. (1965)
38 years ago The Beach Boys appear on the "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing their latest hit, "Help Me Rhonda." (1965)
37 years ago The Beach Boys masterpiece album "Pet Sounds" is released. (1966)
34 years ago John Lennon, declared "an inadmissable immigrant to the U.S.," seeks a visa to visit America. Ten days before, Lennon's "standing visa" was revoked by the U.S. Embassy in London because of his drug conviction last November. (1969)
34 years ago Jefferson Airplane bass player Jack Cassady is arrested for possession of marijuana at the Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans and gets a 2 1/2 year suspended sentence. (1969)
34 years ago The Who's Pete Townshend spends an evening in a New York City jail after being charged with assault. Plainclothes policeman Daniel Mulhearn ran onstage at the Fillmore East to grab the microphone and alert the crowd that a grocery store next to the theater was on fire. Townshend thought the officer was a member of the audience and kicked Mulhearn off the stage. The audience didn't belive the story and doesn't leave the Fillmore until Townshend is finally dragged off the stage. (1969)
33 years ago Jefferson Airplane singer Marty Balin is busted for marijuana possession and for contributing to the deliquency of minors in Bloomington, Minnesota. Balin is surprised in his hotel room by police at 5:30am. Authorities were tipped by neighbors who complained about party noise at the hotel. They found Balin and friends with several girls from 12-to-17 years old. He is sentenced to one year's hard labor and a $100 fine. He appeals and ends up paying only the fine. (1970)
27 years ago A New York Company known as AB&D Productions takes out an ad in the New York Times to announce a four day Bicentennial event at Philadelphia's JFK stadium. Scheduled to play are Chicago, Ike and Tina Turner, Rufus, Elvin Bishop, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maxine Nightingale, the Band and the Beach Boys. The planned gala never takes place, as within two weeks all acts cancel or say no contracts had ever been signed. (1976)
26 years ago No one paid much notice when ex-Spooky Tooth veteran Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson Ian McDonald joined together to form a group last year. Foreigner released a debut LP early this year and watched it climb to #4. On this date, it goes gold. (1977)
23 years ago Dr. George C. Nichopoulous is indicated in Memphis on 14 counts of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and nine other patients. (1980)
22 years ago Pretenders drummer Martin Chambers marries Tracy Atkinson in a London ceremony. (1981)
16 years ago David Crosby marries long-time girlfriend, Jan Dance, in Los Angeles. Graham Nash and his wife, Susan, renew their vows at the ceremony. (1987)
13 years ago Sammy Davis Jr. dies of throat cancer. The Candy Man or Mr. Bojangles as he was often called, was 64 years old. (1990)
5 years ago Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards falls while reaching for a book of nude art in his Connecticut home. He was going to use the book as inspiration to create a celebrity art piece. The fall breaks his ribs causing the Rolling Stones to postpones many dates on their Bridges To Babylon tour. (1998)
3 years ago The Artist Formerly Known As Prince reverts back to Prince. Because his publishing contract expired December 31, 1999, Prince says his birth name was emancipated from "long-term restrictive documents," and he could stop using the symbol he used to identify himself when he was committed to "undesirable relationships." (2000)
43 years ago Billboard reports Berry Gordy Jr, a songwriter and publisher in Detroit, is working on his own record label after succesfully producing a bunch of hit records. (1960)
38 years ago The Rolling Stones appear with Chuck Berry on the television show "Hollywood A-GO-GO." The Stones, trying to drive off in a Limo after the show, are attacked by a mob of fans. (1965)
38 years ago The Beach Boys appear on the "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing their latest hit, "Help Me Rhonda." (1965)
37 years ago The Beach Boys masterpiece album "Pet Sounds" is released. (1966)
34 years ago John Lennon, declared "an inadmissable immigrant to the U.S.," seeks a visa to visit America. Ten days before, Lennon's "standing visa" was revoked by the U.S. Embassy in London because of his drug conviction last November. (1969)
34 years ago Jefferson Airplane bass player Jack Cassady is arrested for possession of marijuana at the Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans and gets a 2 1/2 year suspended sentence. (1969)
34 years ago The Who's Pete Townshend spends an evening in a New York City jail after being charged with assault. Plainclothes policeman Daniel Mulhearn ran onstage at the Fillmore East to grab the microphone and alert the crowd that a grocery store next to the theater was on fire. Townshend thought the officer was a member of the audience and kicked Mulhearn off the stage. The audience didn't belive the story and doesn't leave the Fillmore until Townshend is finally dragged off the stage. (1969)
33 years ago Jefferson Airplane singer Marty Balin is busted for marijuana possession and for contributing to the deliquency of minors in Bloomington, Minnesota. Balin is surprised in his hotel room by police at 5:30am. Authorities were tipped by neighbors who complained about party noise at the hotel. They found Balin and friends with several girls from 12-to-17 years old. He is sentenced to one year's hard labor and a $100 fine. He appeals and ends up paying only the fine. (1970)
27 years ago A New York Company known as AB&D Productions takes out an ad in the New York Times to announce a four day Bicentennial event at Philadelphia's JFK stadium. Scheduled to play are Chicago, Ike and Tina Turner, Rufus, Elvin Bishop, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maxine Nightingale, the Band and the Beach Boys. The planned gala never takes place, as within two weeks all acts cancel or say no contracts had ever been signed. (1976)
26 years ago No one paid much notice when ex-Spooky Tooth veteran Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson Ian McDonald joined together to form a group last year. Foreigner released a debut LP early this year and watched it climb to #4. On this date, it goes gold. (1977)
23 years ago Dr. George C. Nichopoulous is indicated in Memphis on 14 counts of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and nine other patients. (1980)
22 years ago Pretenders drummer Martin Chambers marries Tracy Atkinson in a London ceremony. (1981)
16 years ago David Crosby marries long-time girlfriend, Jan Dance, in Los Angeles. Graham Nash and his wife, Susan, renew their vows at the ceremony. (1987)
13 years ago Sammy Davis Jr. dies of throat cancer. The Candy Man or Mr. Bojangles as he was often called, was 64 years old. (1990)
5 years ago Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards falls while reaching for a book of nude art in his Connecticut home. He was going to use the book as inspiration to create a celebrity art piece. The fall breaks his ribs causing the Rolling Stones to postpones many dates on their Bridges To Babylon tour. (1998)
3 years ago The Artist Formerly Known As Prince reverts back to Prince. Because his publishing contract expired December 31, 1999, Prince says his birth name was emancipated from "long-term restrictive documents," and he could stop using the symbol he used to identify himself when he was committed to "undesirable relationships." (2000)
