Post by LiSaPaLooZza on May 26, 2003 11:14:45 GMT -5
61 years ago Levon Helm, drummer for The Band, is born. (1942)
55 years ago Stevie Nicks, vocalist with Fleetwood Mac, is born. (1948)
45 years ago Just four days after his arrival in Britain, Jerry Lee Lewis plays the third and last of what should have been a 37-date tour. The London Morning Star runs an editorial calling Lewis "an undesirable alien" and calls for his deportation. That night, Lewis is booed from the stage. The next day he goes back to the U.S. (1958)
41 years ago The Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout" is released on Wand Records. It will rise to #17 on the pop chart, and will be covered in two years by the Beatles. (1962)
39 years ago Singer Lenny Kravitz is born. (1964)
38 years ago Bob Dylan enters the St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, England, with a viral infection. (1965)
38 years ago The Rolling Stones appear on "Shindig!" along with Jackie De Shannon, Sonny and Cher and Jimmy Rodgers. (1965)
37 years ago Bob Dylan and the Hawks rock & roll at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In attendance are the Stones, members of the Beatles and other people in British rock. The concert is recorded, later to be heard on various bootleg albums that substantiate claims made for the concert -- that is one of the high-water marks of live rock and roll. (1966)
34 years ago John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their second "Bed-In For Peace" in Montreal. (1969)
29 years ago A teenage girl dies and three others are hospitalized and more than 1,000 are treated by ambulance orderlies after a David Cassidy concert at London's White City athletic stadium. The head of the British Safety Council calls the show the "suicide concert." Cassidy says "I do feel responsible." (1974)
30 years ago Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water" is released. (1973)
27 years ago A drunken Jimmy Page and Robert Plant verbally assault first class passengers on a transatlantic British Airways flight. Actors Telly Savalas and Dudley Moore were among the passengers. (1976)
22 years ago Motown Records announces plans for a year-long silver anniversary salute, starting in 1982, in order to mark the 25th year of association between Motown chief Berry Gordy and one of the label's most respected artists, William "Smokey" Robinson. Smokey is currently a vice president at the label. (1981)
14 years ago To illustrate the power of radio, over 8,000 stations nationwide go silent for 30 seconds at 7:42am. (1989)
9 years ago Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie marries the self-proclaimed "King Of Pop" Michael Jackson in the Dominican Republic. Presley files for divorce in January of 1996. (1994)
8 years ago Rapper Flavor Flav (William Drayton) of the group Public Enemy is sentenced to three months in jail for firing a gun at a neighbor in his NY apartment. (1995)
55 years ago Stevie Nicks, vocalist with Fleetwood Mac, is born. (1948)
45 years ago Just four days after his arrival in Britain, Jerry Lee Lewis plays the third and last of what should have been a 37-date tour. The London Morning Star runs an editorial calling Lewis "an undesirable alien" and calls for his deportation. That night, Lewis is booed from the stage. The next day he goes back to the U.S. (1958)
41 years ago The Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout" is released on Wand Records. It will rise to #17 on the pop chart, and will be covered in two years by the Beatles. (1962)
39 years ago Singer Lenny Kravitz is born. (1964)
38 years ago Bob Dylan enters the St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, England, with a viral infection. (1965)
38 years ago The Rolling Stones appear on "Shindig!" along with Jackie De Shannon, Sonny and Cher and Jimmy Rodgers. (1965)
37 years ago Bob Dylan and the Hawks rock & roll at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In attendance are the Stones, members of the Beatles and other people in British rock. The concert is recorded, later to be heard on various bootleg albums that substantiate claims made for the concert -- that is one of the high-water marks of live rock and roll. (1966)
34 years ago John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their second "Bed-In For Peace" in Montreal. (1969)
29 years ago A teenage girl dies and three others are hospitalized and more than 1,000 are treated by ambulance orderlies after a David Cassidy concert at London's White City athletic stadium. The head of the British Safety Council calls the show the "suicide concert." Cassidy says "I do feel responsible." (1974)
30 years ago Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water" is released. (1973)
27 years ago A drunken Jimmy Page and Robert Plant verbally assault first class passengers on a transatlantic British Airways flight. Actors Telly Savalas and Dudley Moore were among the passengers. (1976)
22 years ago Motown Records announces plans for a year-long silver anniversary salute, starting in 1982, in order to mark the 25th year of association between Motown chief Berry Gordy and one of the label's most respected artists, William "Smokey" Robinson. Smokey is currently a vice president at the label. (1981)
14 years ago To illustrate the power of radio, over 8,000 stations nationwide go silent for 30 seconds at 7:42am. (1989)
9 years ago Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie marries the self-proclaimed "King Of Pop" Michael Jackson in the Dominican Republic. Presley files for divorce in January of 1996. (1994)
8 years ago Rapper Flavor Flav (William Drayton) of the group Public Enemy is sentenced to three months in jail for firing a gun at a neighbor in his NY apartment. (1995)
HAD to throw that in!!)
