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Elvis Presley appears on Stage Show. It's Presley's first national T.V. appearance. Program producer, comedian Jackie Gleason, flatly predicts Elvis won’t last. 1956

1950's Guitarist Dave Sharp is born in Lancashire, England. He co-founded The Alarm with Mike Peters. 1959
1960's The Who make their TV debut on Ready Steady, Go. They play “I Can’t Explain” on the British pop program. 1965

Jim Morrison (The Doors) gets busted in Vegas on charges of vagrancy and public drunkenness. All because he taunted a security guard. 1968
2000's

Who is the World's Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarist? According to a Guitar World tally of the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time" it's Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi. 2004

Traffic drummer/vocalist/songwriter, Jim Capaldi, dies of stomach cancer at age 60. He was a co-founder of the group (along with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason and Chris Wood). 2005

Long standing issues cause keyboardist Eddie Hawrysch to part ways with the Black Crowes. The rift takes place before the group's concert in Orlando, FL. 2006

Papa Roach announce, via an online post, that they have parted ways with drummer Dave Buckner. "It was one of the hardest things we have ever had to do," writes Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix. "He's taking this time to get his life together." Buckner bailed on the group's '07 tour to enter a rehab facility. "The road is a hard place to live and if you're falling apart it will destroy you," concludes Shaddix. 2008

The reunited Police top Forbes magazine's list of '07's top musical earners, bringing in more than $140 million in U.S. music sales and concert tickets. 2008

Halloween Jack makes its live North American debut in Los Angeles. The ‘supergroup’ features ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, ex-Alice Cooper/Slash's Snakepit singer-guitarist Eric Dover and former Garbage bassist Daniel Schulman. According to their press release, "Halloween Jack . . . are laying down an old-school glitter party that will cook your eardrums, blow your mind, and Rock your world." 2009

Duff McKagan announces that he's a financial columnist for Playboy magazine. The former Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver bassist says the column is "just some no-nonsense plain talk about things that can usually get real confusing." McKagan adds that he wants to "shed some light and maybe even bring down some of the criminals on Wall Street." We can only hope. 2009

Rise Against is named 2008's Most Animal-Friendly Band by U.S. animal-rights organization peta2. "Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote online," reads a band post. Weezer’s song "Pig" nabs the Best Animal Rights Song prize. 2009

Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist Billy Powell dies at his residence in Orange Park, FL. He was 56. Powell, who joined Skynyrd in ’72, survived the band’s tragic ’77 plane crash. 2009

2010's Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl uses Twitter to announce a surprise Santa Barbara show that evening at Velvet Jones, a small club, where the band debuts new songs – along with their classics. The concert quickly sells out. 2011

Motley Crue announce their farewell tour at an event in L.A. billed as 'RIP: All Bad Things Must Come To An End.' “It’s time for us to throw the towel in,” says guitarist Mick Mars. The tour features Alice Cooper as the opening act. 2014

KISS release "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina," their collaboration with Japanese band Momorio Clover Z. The song was penned by KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and Greg Collins, with lyrics by Yuho Iwasato. 2015