On This Day:
In 1972 Rod Stewart released “Never a Dull Moment.” The album peaked at number two and had two top 40 hits, “You Wear it Well” and a remake of Jimi Hendrix’s “Angel.”
In 1978 Linda Ronstadt joined The Rolling Stones on stage at a concert in Tucson, Arizona to perform “Tumbling Dice.”
In 1980 The Grateful Dead’s Keith Godchaux was injured in a car accident. He died two days later.
In 1987 Guns N’ Roses released the album “Appetite For Destruction.”
In 1990 Pink Floyd performed “The Wall” where the Berlin Wall once stood during a charity concert led by Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters. Other performers included The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, The Hooters, and more.
In 1994 Oasis played their first ever American show as part of the New Music Seminar at Wetlands in New York City.
In 2003 The Jimi Hendrix Experience album “Are You Experienced” topped a “Mojo” magazine list of the Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time.
In 2004 Jimmy Buffett’s album “License to Chill” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his first chart-topping CD.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin took the top spot in PETA’s survey seeking the World’s Sexiest Male Vegetarian.
In 2006 Deep Purple scrapped a scheduled appearance at a Lebanese festival following an escalation in the violence in the region. It was the 38-year-old rock group’s first-ever concert cancellation.
In 2007 Fall Out Boy returned home following a humanitarian trip to Africa in support of the organization Invisible Children. While overseas the band filmed the video for the song “I’m Like a Lawyer With the Way I’m Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)” in Uganda and performed in South Africa.
Ozzy Osbourne’s father-in-law and original manager, Don Arden, died at a Los Angeles nursing home five years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Arden, whose nickname was the “Al Capone of Pop,” due to his uncompromising business practices, was the manager for Black Sabbath, ELO, and the Small Faces.
In 2008 Elton John made his concert debut in Vermont, performing at the Champlain Valley Expo Center in Essex Junction. It was the only state in which he hadn’t ever performed before.
In 2009 Jackson Browne settled his lawsuit against Arizona Senator John McCain, the Republican National Committee, and the Ohio Republican Party. The singer had taken legal action over their use of his 1977 hit “Runnin’ On Empty” during the 2008 presidential campaign. The financial terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed, but Browne received a public apology from the three parties involved.
In 2010 Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi settled their 14-month legal dispute over the use and ownership of the name Black Sabbath.
In 2013 Tina Turner held a special Buddhist ceremony at her home in Northern Switzerland to mark her spiritual union with husband Erwin Bach. The couple was legally married in a civil ceremony several weeks earlier. David Bowie, Oprah Winfrey, and Sade were reportedly among the 120 guests who attended the event.
A Flock of Seagulls lost 70-thousand dollars worth of equipment when their van was stolen outside a hotel in Downey, California.
In 2019 A 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop was sold at auction for more than one-million-dollars. The guitar was used in the song “Layla” by Derek And The Dominos and was also owned by Duane Allman at one time.
In 2023 Tony Bennett died at the age of 96.
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