On This Day:
In 1969 The Rolling Stones played the first four shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City. They played to over 55 thousand fans over the four night concert.
In 1970 Black Sabbath appeared at the Sunshine In in New Jersey. Tickets went for five dollars.
In 1977 Electric Light Orchestra released the album “Out Of The Blue,” including the hit “Turn To Stone.”
In 1991 Freddy Mercury’s funeral was held for 35 of his closest friends and family in West London.
In 1997 A memorial service for INXS frontman Michael Hutchence took place in Sydney, Australia.
A rock fan tried to choke himself from a 20 foot balcony with a cord around his neck during the funeral of Michael Hutchence. He was taken to a psychiatric unit.
In 1998 Roger Daltrey hit the New York theater, taking the lead role in a production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
In 2003 Reports showed that The Rolling Stones had grossed over one billion dollars from 1989-2002 from royalties, album sales and tour revenues.
In 2005 Rod Stewart and fiancee Penny Lancaster celebrated the birth of their son.
In 2006 Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson each filed divorce papers in Los Angeles Superior Court, after just a few months of marriage. They both cited irreconcilable differences.
In 2007 Following several distracted performances that had numerous audience members booing or walking out, Amy Winehouse officially cancelled her remaining live dates. The singer was having trouble dealing with alleged substance abuse issues as well as the incarceration of her husband.
In 2010 Willie Nelson was arrested for possessing six-ounces of marijuana. The drugs were found on his tour bus while traveling from Los Angeles to Texas.
In 2012 Mickey Baker died at the age of 87. He was part of the duo Mickey and Sylvia who reached number 11 on the Billboard Top 100 with their single “Love Is Strange” in 1957.
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