On This Day:
In 1955 Decca Records announced that Bill Haley and His Comets had sold more than three-million records in 13 months. Among their million sellers were “Rock Around The Clock” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” while “Dim, Dim the Lights” and “Mambo Rock” sold roughly 500-thousand copies each.
In 1964 The Rolling Stones released the single “It’s All Over Now” backed with “Good Times, Bad Times.”
In 1973 Marsha Hunt named Mick Jagger in a paternity suit in London. Hunt claimed the Rolling Stones singer was the father of her then-two-year-old daughter. A blood test proved otherwise and the lawsuit against Jagger was dismissed.
In 1975 After 10 years of marriage, Cher and Sonny Bono divorced.
In 1977 Elvis Presley gave a concert at Indianapolis’ Market Square Arena, which ended up being his last public appearance.
In 1996 Van Halen announced Sammy Hagar left the band and former frontman David Lee Roth would replace him.
In 2004 Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan appeared on the TV show “America’s Most Wanted” in connection with the unsolved murder of the woman who ran the website for his band Loaded. The woman was killed in her Los Angeles apartment in November 2002.
Paul McCartney was the headliner at the British Glastonbury Festival, marking the first time he’d performed at the annual event.
In 2005 U2’s Bono appeared on “Meet The Press” to promote the Live 8 concerts and their message of pushing world leaders to increase economic and humanitarian aid to developing African nations.
In 2006 Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose went on a drunken rampage in Stockholm, Sweden, damaging a hotel room, attacking a security guard, and threatening a police officer. He was arrested and kept in jail until he sobered up and was able to address the charges.
In 2007 Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and Beatle widows Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison were in Las Vegas to mark the first anniversary of the Beatles-inspired Cirque du Soleil show “LOVE.” They also joined Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté for a special dedication ceremony unveiling plaques saluting Lennon and Harrison’s contributions to the production.
In 2008 An exhibit of Ringo Starr’s computer art opened at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
In 2011 The red and black leather jacket Michael Jackson wore the “Thriller” video sold at an auction for one-point-eight-million-dollars — significantly more than its estimated value of 200-thousand.
In 2021 Skid Row lead singer, Johnny Solinger, died from liver failure. He was 55.
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