1952 Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones bassist/songwriter) is born Douglas Glenn Colvin in Fort Lee, Virginia; he’s raised in Berlin, Germany
1954 Elvis Presley played at The Eagles Nest, Memphis Tennessee.
1961 Bobby Vee’s “Take Good Care Of My Baby” hits #1 for the first of three weeks
1964 The Beatles played at Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas
1966 The Doors played at Bido Lito’s, Hollywood, California.
1967 The Beach Boys release Smiley Smile.
1971 Pink Floyd became the first rock band to perform at the Classical Music Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.
1970 Seattle-born rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies in London, England, at the age of 27
1970 Black Sabbath released ‘Paranoid’
1972 The Who, Mott The Hoople, The Faces and Atomic Rooster performed at The Oval, London.
1978 Neil Young and Crazy Horse performed at The Cobo in Detroit
1980 Gang Of Four, Toyah, Au Pairs, Chelsea, XTC and The Police performed at The Rainbow Theatre in London, England.
1981 The Doors Greatest Hits album is certified Platinum.
1981 Genesis release their “abstract” album, Abacab, in the UK.
1983 Kiss appeared without their makeup for the first time
1993 Garth Brooks went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with In Pieces.
2000 Papa Roach release their breakthrough single, “Last Resort.”
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