On This Day:
In 1965 Harrods department store in London closed to the public so The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping in peace.
In 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its debut at the London’s Bag O’ Nails Club.
In 1969 John Lennon returned his Member of the British Empire award to Buckingham Palace, along with a note to the Queen explaining that his move was an anti-war statement. He was protesting Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra war and the British support of the U.S. in Vietnam.
In 1971 The surviving members of the Doors said they were determined to carry on as a group despite the death of singer Jim Morrison.
In 2000 Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes married music producer Gabrielle Dotson in a ceremony in Los Angeles.
Over six-thousand dollars worth of stuff was stolen from Alice Cooper’s home in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
In 2007 Quiet Riot frontman Kevin DuBrow was discovered six days later after his death at his Las Vegas home. He was 52. He was described as a “health fanatic” who had been “sober for years.” Dubrow died from a cocaine overdose accompanied by painkillers and alcohol.
In 2010 Gladys Knight performed on the first-ever float representing New York’s Apollo Theater in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A restaurant fell victim to an impostor who ordered 178 pizzas saying they were for Bob Dylan and his crew. The tab was over three thousand dollars and it took the pizzeria until five in the morning to complete the order. The pizza place was shook when no one picked up the tab.
In 2015 Defamation lawsuits filed by Tom Scholz, the founder of the rock group Boston, against the ex-wife of the band’s late lead singer, Brad Delp and the Boston Herald were dismissed by the highest court in Massachusetts.
In 2020 For the first time in their careers, AC/DC reached the top spot on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart with their album “Power Up.”
In 2021 The documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back” premiered on Disney Plus.
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