On This Day:
In 1993 Bon Jovi released the video “Keep The Faith.”
In 1994 Pink Floyd released the album “The Division Bell.”
In 1999 Kiss cancelled three concerts in Russia because of anti-American sentiment in the wake of a UN bombing in Yugoslavia.
In 2004 Guns N’ Roses dropped out of the Rock in Rio – Lisbon festival line up after guitarist Buckethead abruptly left the group.
New album releases included Aerosmith’s “Honkin’ on Bobo” and the Bob Dylan disc “Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall.”
In 2006 Courtney Love revealed that she’d sold 25-percent of her share of Nirvana’s song catalog, saying she wanted a “strategic partner” to help her with the “overwhelming” task of managing her late husband Kurt Cobain’s estate.
In 2007 Paul McCartney’s security team thwarted an attempted break-in at the former Beatle’s mansion in Southern England. Police eventually took the suspect into custody, and he was held under the UK’s Mental Health Act.
In 2013 A copy of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” signed by all four band members shattered the record for a Beatles album sold at an auction, fetching 290-thousand-500-dollars at Heritage Auction’s “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction.” The album’s pre-sale estimated value was set at just 30-thousand-dollars. A copy of “Meet The Beatles,” also signed by all four band members, set the previous record sales price of 150-thousand-dollars.
Grammy winning music producer Phil Ramone died at the age of 72.
In 2014 Fleetwood Mac’s sales total for the week ending on this day were up significantly, including a 20-percent increase in album sales and a 52-percent rise in digital song sales. The sales surge was sparked by the news that keyboardist Christine McVie had returned to the group.
In 2019 Singer songwriter Billy Adams died. He was 79.
In 2020 R&B singer Bill Withers died at the age of 81. He is best known for the songs “Ain’t Not sunshine,” “Lean on Me,” and “Just The Two of Us.”
In 2022 The band Foo Fighters cancel their world tour after the unexpected death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins.
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