Metallica's James Hetfield is born in L.A. 1963 1960's The Beatles play their farewell performance at Liverpool?s Cavern Club. They made a total of 274 appearances at the venue. 1963
Garbage`s Shirley Manson is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Also, The Rolling Stones record "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby" in L.A. 1966
Light on material for their third album, ?Waiting For The Sun,? The Doors resurrect an early demo called ?Hello, I Love You.? The re-recorded version is #1 in the U.S. 1968
Steppenwolf, Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead play the first Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, CA. 1968 1970's Paul McCartney announces the formation of Wings with ex-Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Of course, Paul?s wife Linda is also onboard (keyboards/backing vocals ? sort of). Meanwhile, fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr gets a gold record for the best song of his solo career, "It Don't Come Easy." 1971
Bruce Springsteen opens for Anne Murray. No record on whether Springsteen added acoustic numbers for the New York show. On a more meaningful note, the show is the last for drummer Ernie Carter and keyboardist David Sancious. Max Weinberg and Roy Brittan replace them. Speaking of changes, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter leaves Steely Dan. 1974
The Knack's "Get The Knack" and the song "My Sharona" top the album and singles charts. 1979
The Talking Heads issue their third studio album, ?Fear Of Music.? 1979
1980's
Bruce Springsteen`s "Glory Days" peaks at #5. 1985
Power Station?s ?Get It On? peaks at #9 on the U.S. pop chart. That?s one position higher than the T-Rex original in '72 - when the song was known as ?(Bang A Gong) Get It On.? 1985
Def Leppard releases their "Hysteria" LP. 1987
Steve Winwood hits the top of the pop charts with the R&B influenced "Roll With It." 1988
1990's ?Tuesday Night Music Club? is the debut album from singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow. Containing the hit single, "All I Wanna Do,? the album sells over 5 million copies. 1993
The Stone Temple Pilots? debut album, ?Core,? lands at #3 on the U.S. album chart. 1993
2000's
White Stripes and their song "Fell In Love With A Girl" are winners at the MTV Video Music Awards. 2002
Rock gets around. Kid Rock pays tribute to retired Gen. Tommy Franks aboard the Intrepid aircraft carrier at a New York gala celebrating Franks' book ?American Soldier.? Later in the evening, Rock is seen with his on-again/off-again flame Pamela Anderson at a hotel bar. 2004
Featuring The Darkness and Jet, the soundtrack for the comedy road-trip flick "Going The Distance" is released. 2004
More than a dozen animal trophies bagged by Metallica's James Hetfield are auctioned on eBay. The proceeds benefit the Musician's Assistance Program and VH1 Save The Music. 2005
3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold and drummer Greg Upchurch perform an unplugged set after a tree knocks down some nearby power lines halfway through the band's Cincinnati show. With a snare drum, a small PA and flashlights, the duo performs for 40 minutes. Even so, the group reschedules the show for later in the year. 2005
Velvet Revolver cancels an appearance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live (scheduled for August 8th) because drummer Matt Sorum fractured his wrist in a waterskiing accident. Sorum also misses several dates on the group's North American tour. Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash's Snakepit) fills in. 2005
Audioslave's Tom Morello and System Of A Down's Serj Tankian lend their names to the World Can?t Wait organization's full-page ad in The New York Times opposing President George W. Bush's policies. 2006
The Scorpions perform at Germany's Wacken festival with former bandmembers Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Hermann Rarebell. 2006
You ain?t nothin? but a hound dog. A guard dog goes berserk at the British Children?s Museum and rips apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including Mabel, a teddy bear made in Germany in 1909, which was once owned by Elvis Presley. Before the dog went wild, the collection was valued at $900,000. 2006
Arthur Lee, frontman for the influential late ?60s group Love (best known for their album ?Forever Changes?), dies at age 61 in Memphis, TN, following a bout with leukemia. There had been a New York benefit concert for Lee only weeks earlier. 2006
It's Lollapalooza! The three-day Chicago event features more than 100 acts. Pearl Jam is the headliner playing on the last day. 2007
Slipknot earns the Best International Band and Best Live Band honors at the 2009 Kerrang! Awards in London. "I can't think of many bands that have worked harder, and it really feels good that people are starting to turn around and really see what we're about," says frontman Corey Taylor. Metallica?s "Death Magnetic" takes the Best Album trophy and Alice In Chains gets the Icon Award. 2009
Felony drug charges against ex-Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler are dismissed by a Los Angeles judge after Adler finished a court-ordered narcotics program. Arrested in ?07, Adler initially failed to complete the community service requirements. His lawyer says that the case's outcome is "about the best you can get." 2009 2010's Arcade Fire ventures to ?The Suburbs.? The band?s fourth album features the title track, ?Ready To Start? and ?We Used To Wait.? 2010
Buckcherry?s ?All Night Long? drops. The album, produced by Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Def Leppard and Fuel), is the follow-up to ?08?s ?Black Butterfly.? 2010
The Black Crowes issue a double album, ?Croweology,? containing acoustic renditions of the band's top tracks. 2010
Mr. Mojo Risin'. Frontman Jim Morrison?s hand written lyrics for The Doors' "L.A. Woman" are sold at a U.K. auction for over $20,000. Also, an abstract painting by Jimi Hendrix goes for $13,000 and $3,300 is the top bid for a black and white poster of The Beatles signed by John Lennon. 2010
The Red Hot Chili Peppers? "The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie" knocks the Foo Fighters? ?Walk? from the #1 slot on the Billboard Rock Songs chart. The song is the lead single from RHCP?s tenth studio album, ?I'm With You.? On the Alternative Songs chart, "The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie" is #2, behind ?Walk.? 2011
Billboard magazine reports that Jack White?s album ?Lazaretto? has sold 60,000 vinyl copies (25% of its 238,000 total) to become the biggest selling vinyl LP of the year, and the biggest mover of any year since Pearl Jam's ?Vitalogy? in ?94. 2014
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