On This Day:
In 1980 Pete Townshend released the album “Empty Glass.”
In 1986 The Moody Blues released the album “The Other Side Of Life.”
In 1994 Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, turned in the weapon he used to kill himself to a grass-roots anti-violence organization holding a guns-for-tickets trade-in program.
In 1998 The Jimmy Page-Robert Plant album “Walking into Clarksdale” was released in the U.S.
In 2006 David Lee Roth’s career as a radio personality came to an end when he was fired as the host of a syndicated morning show. Roth hit the airwaves four months earlier as a replacement for Howard Stern.
The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan announced via the group’s website that the band was officially getting back together.
In 2011 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was named the best music video of all time in a “Rolling Stone” readers poll. The top five also included Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer,” Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” A-Ha’s “Take On Me,” and Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain.”
In 2015 AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd changed his plea to guilty on a charge of threat to kill in New Zealand.
In 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince died at the age of 57. The Grammy award-winning artist died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl. “Rolling Stone” ranked Prince number-27 out of 100 Greatest Artists. He sold over 100-million record worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists ever.
In 2021 Joe Long, bassist for the Four Seasons died at age 88 from complications of COVID-19.
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