Fun Facts!
Kurt Cobain’s first concert was Sammy Hager in 1979
Mick Jones, The Clash worked on the Social Security Benefits office
And Jon Bon Jovi and his girlfriend were arrested after being caught skating at 3:30am at New York City’s Wollman Skating Rink.
1973 - Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen appeared at Villanova University, Philadelphia, to an audience of 25 people. Due to a strike at the time by Villanova’s school newspaper The Villanovan, this concert went unadvertised, so this is probably the smallest crowd Bruce and The E Street Band have ever played in front of.
1980 - Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession after being found with 219g on his arrival at Narita Airport in Japan. McCartney said in 2004. “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.”
1988 - George Harrison
24 years after The Beatles first topped the chart, George Harrison went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Got My Mind Set on You an old favourite of George’s that was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. In the UK, Harrison’s version spent four weeks at No.2 on the chart.
1992 - Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session for MTV. The set which included his current hit single ‘Tears in Heaven’ and a reworked acoustic version of ‘Layla’, earned six Grammy Awards for the album including Record of the Year.
1996 - Jimmy Buffett
Jamaican authorities opened fire on Jimmy Buffett’s seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker’s plane. U2 singer Bono was also on the plane; neither singer was injured in the incident. The incident inspired Buffett to write a song called ‘Jamaica Mistaica’.
2000 - Mick Jagger
It was reported that Mick Jagger had lost the chance of a knighthood because of his errant ways, British Prime Minister Tony Blair having doubts about the message it would give about family values. This decision was changed and on 12 December 2003, Mick Jagger was made a Knight Bachelor by The Prince of Wales for services to music, as Sir Michael Jagger.
2007 - Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan and his brother David Zimmerman bought Aultmore House a mansion in the Scottish Cairngorms National Park, near Nethybridge, Inverness-shire. Dylan put the house back on the market in 2023. The 11-bathroom house with a large Victorian greenhouse, a walled garden, a fountain and a croquet lawn went up for sale for £3 million ($3.8m).
2008 - Radiohead
Radiohead were forced to abandon an intimate gig at Rough Trade East records in London after police raised safety fears. The band moved the gig to a nearby club after over 1,500 fans turned up after the event was announced in the morning promising tickets to the first 200 fans.
2013 - Joe Strummer
It was announced that Joe Strummer was to have a city square named after him in Spain following a Facebook campaign. More than 2,000 residents of Granada, where The Clash frontman became a frequent visitor, signed a petition calling for him to be honoured. City hall officials agreed to the proposals and a square in the area was set to be renamed Plaza de Joe Strummer.
2021 - Phil Spector
American producer Phil Spector died in prison age 81. Known for his ‘Spector Wall Of Sound’ he was a member of Teddy Bears, who had the 1958 US No.1 single ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’. He went on to produce many classic songs including; Ben E King, ‘Spanish Harlem’, The Crystals, ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’, The Ronettes, ‘Baby I Love You’, The Righteous Brothers, ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling’, Ike and Tina Turner, ‘River Deep, Mountain High’. He also produced albums for The Ramones, John Lennon, (produced the 1970 hit ‘Instant Karma!, George Harrison, The Beatles, and Harry Nilsson. The 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra, California home led to his 2009 conviction of murder in the second degree.
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