Happy Birthday to Malcom Young of AC/DC!!!!!
Did you know that During 1989, Jon Bon Jovi and his girlfriend were arrested after being caught skating at 3.30 am. at New York City’s Wollman Skating Rink.??? Omg! Arrested?? I think that seems a little extreme.
And David Bowie cracks me up with his saying “I’m always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don’t even take what I am seriously.”
On This Day In Rock History!!!!
1967 - The Who
The Who played their first gig of this year when they appeared at Morecambe, Central Pier in England. The band played over 200 gigs in this year, including their first ever US tour.
1968 - The Beatles
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour started an eight week run at No.1 on the US album chart, the group’s 11th US chart topper.
1975 - Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd started sessions start at Abbey Road Studios London for their next album Wish You Were Here. Their ninth studio album was released on 12 September 1975 and features ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ a tribute to Syd Barrett whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier.
1975 - Led Zeppelin
The mayor of Boston cancelled a Led Zeppelin concert after over 2,000 fans rioted trying to buy tickets. The fans caused an estimated $50,000 to $75,000 damage at Boston Garden. The gig during the bands North American tour was rescheduled for Feb 4th.
1987 - Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton started what became an annual event by playing six shows at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
1990 - Phil Collins
Phil Collins started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘...But Seriously’, his fourth solo studio album.
1993 - David Bowie
It was reported that David Bowie had lost over £2.5 million ($4.25 million) in unpaid royalties to an Italian Mafia-linked bootleg fraud.
1997 - George Harrison
Two bronze busts worth £50,000 were stolen from a garden at George Harrison’s estate in Henley-on- Thames, Oxfordshire. Thieves had climbed a 10- foot-wall and cut the figures of two monks from their stone plinths.
2001 - David Gilmour
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour won the right to his dot com name. Dave took legal action in his battle to reclaim davidgilmour.com from Andrew Herman who had registered the URL and was selling Pink Floyd merchandise through the site.
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