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Linkin Park issue the first single, "What I've Done," from their third studio album, "Minutes To Midnight." 2007

1940's Session musician, Leon Russell (Claude Russell Bridges), is born in Lawton, OK. The singer-songwriter-pianist-guitarist-producer is the lead mad dog (just kidding) on Joe Cockerfs legendary Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour. 1942

Country-Rock pioneer, Emmylou Harris, enters the world. She hails from Birmingham, AL. 1947

1950's Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkerson starts his life in Jacksonville, FL. 1952

Drummer David Robinson (The Cars) is born in Woburn, MA. 1953
1960's Paul Revere & The Raiders make the national charts (barely) for the first time with "Like Long Hair." It's still a few years before they become household names. 1961

Steve Winwood launches Traffic. 1967

Smash Mouthfs guitarist and main songwriter, Greg Camp, has a birthday. 1967

Guitarist Tony Fredianelli, of Third Eye Blind, is born in Santa Monica, CA. He spends most of his childhood in Vegas. 1969

1970's Ringo Starr releases his best solo effort and biggest chart success, "It Don't Come Easy." Written by Ringo and produced by George Harrison. 1971

Rod Stewart begins recording his third solo album, "Every Picture Tells A Story." The album, which contains the hit "Maggie May," is Stewart's breakthrough effort. 1971

Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" is #1 in the U.S. (less than two months following its release). The album stays on the chart for over a year-and-a-half. 1977

Cheap Trick perform at Tokyo's Budokan Hall before a wildly enthusiastic audience. "Live At Budokan" eventually sells over three million copies and is Cheap Trick's best seller. 1978

Maroon 5's Jesse Royal Carmichael is born in Boulder, CO. The keyboardist originally played guitar. 1979

1980's Pink Floyd's "The Final Cut" tops the U.K. album chart. It cracks the Top 10 in the U.S. 1983

David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen. This is the very definition of a 'bad move'. He is replaced by Sammy Hagar who's actually with the group longer. 1985

U2's fifth studio album, "The Joshua Tree," makes its debut at #7 on the U.S. album chart. 1987
1990's Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is certified platinum by the record industry. 1992"

Joshua Harmon attends a Black Crowes concert. He later sues claiming the volume caused a significant hearing loss. Thank God he was too young for Led Zep, The Who or Deep Purple. By the way, you can always leave. 1999


2000's Green Day is named Favorite Music Group at the 18th annual Kids' Choice Awards. The event is held in Los Angeles and broadcast on Nickelodeon. 2005

Foo Fighters perform during the "Election Day (Part 1)" episode of the NBC political drama The West Wing. The group also appears on the show a week later. 2006

A host of celebrities, including ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Queen's Brian May, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde donate footwear to an online auction to benefit the Mines Advisory Group. The organization helps clear land mines. 2006

Bryan Adams gets into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The formal presentation is during the Juno Awards, Canada's answer to the Grammys. 2006

Miss the show? Tommy Lee Goes to College is in stores. The six-episode NBC reality series features Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee going to the University of Nebraska. 2006

KISS bassist-singer Gene Simmons is the grand marshal of the Honda Grand Prix auto race in St. Petersburg, FL. He gets to wave the checkered flag at the IndyCar event. 2006

Green Day wins the Favorite Music Group and Favorite Song categories at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. 2006

Canada's MuchMusic cable network broadcasts Behind The Pain, a documentary chronicling Three Days Grace singer Adam Gontier's battle with addiction to painkillers. "The whole message behind it is that there is hope," says Gontier. 2007

Founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley performs at the grand opening of the Hard Rock Café in Yankee Stadium. He plays his solo hit "New York Groove" during the private event. 2009

"Now That's What I Call Music! 30" compilation, featuring hits by Saving Abel ("18 Days"), All-American Rejects ("Gives You Hell") and Nickelback ("Gotta Be Somebody") is #1 on the Billboard album chart. 2009


2010's The U.S. Festival makes its overseas debut at O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile. The two day event features headliners Jane's Addiction and the Killers, plus 30 Seconds To Mars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Deftones. 2011

Robbie Robertson, an original member of The Band, is inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in Toronto. Robertson has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Canadian Music Hall of Fame. 2011

For the first time since '82, Sir Elton John appears on the Saturday Night Live stage. He's the host and musical guest, along with Leon Russell, his collaborator on the '10 album "The Union." 2011

Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone is in bookstores. Ramone (John Cummings), one of the founding members of the legendary New York City-based Punk band the Ramones, died of prostate cancer in '04. "Johnny's legacy to him was so important, even while he was sick," says Ramone's widow Linda. "It was like he knew he was dying, and he wanted to do something." 2012

U2's Bono and the Edge announce that they are investors in the file-hosting service Dropbox, a service that provides users with online file storage designed to be a tool of collaboration. 2012

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson appears at the Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert at the London Palladium. Dickenson joins Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker and the Buddy Rich Orchestra in paying tribute to the Jazz drummer and bandleader. 2012

Music Choice presents the US TV debut of A Pink Floyd Miscellany: 1967-2005, a group retrospective. The program features a selection of digitally remastered promotional videos and rare performance footage. 2012

Slayer's "Reign In Blood" wine, named after their '86 album, is available in Sweden and online. The Cabernet Sauvignon is made in California. 2012

Killswitch Engage unleash "Disarm The Descent," their sixth studio album but first since the departure of singer Howard Jones and the reuniting with the group's original vocalist Jesse Leach (last heard on '02's "Alive Or Just Breathing"). "From the music, to the lyrics, to the artwork, we are all proud of what we have accomplished," says Leach. 2013

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora exits the band’s tour to deal with “personal issues.” 2013

In Your Dreams, a documentary about Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks, is screened in over 50 North American theaters. The flick tracks Nicks as she records the album of the same name. 2013

Late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott is named the second greatest Australian singer of all-time in a Herald Sun newspaper survey. Pop singer John Farnham tops the list. 2013

Rush frontman Geddy Lee, a long-time Toronto Blue Jays fan, throws out the first pitch at the Jays home opener. 2013

U2's landmark ‘87 album, "The Joshua Tree,” is added to The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry of recordings that that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” The album sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the U.S. alone. Creedence Clearwater Revival's ‘69 single, "Fortunate Son" and Linda Ronstadt's ‘74 album "Heart Like A Wheel" are also placed ion the Recording Registry. 2014

Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) and Nate Ruess (fun.) are among the musicians teaching an online Stanford University music courses. The classes help students understand music as a "tool for unlocking creative potential.” 2014