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Eagles of Death Metal are kicked off the Guns N' Roses tour after playing just one date. During the show, Axl Rose refers to the L.A. rockers as "The Pigeons of Sh*t Metal."
Eagles Of Death Metal
Guns N' Roses
Christian rock/punk-funk war! Scott Stapp and 311 brawl in a Boston hotel after the ex-Creed singer allegedly makes an insulting comment about Doug "SA" Martinez's wife.
Scott Stapp
311
Time Warner agrees to sell its Warner Music business to a group led by media mogul Edgar Bronfman Jr. for $2.6 billion. Warner Music artists include Madonna and R.E.M.
Madonna
R.E.M.
The original members of Motley Crue announce they're reforming for their first tour together in five years. Nikki Sixx admits Tommy Lee and Vince Neil have yet to speak to each other.
Mötley Crüe
Agrarian rockers British Sea Power cancel their show in Buckinghamshire, England, after bassist Hamilton falls out of a tree and sprains his wrist.
British Sea Power
Country/pop legend Glen Campbell ("Rhinestone Cowboy"), 67, is arrested for extreme drunk driving and hit and run in Pheonix, Ariz. He allegedly knees a police officer while resisting arrest.
Glen Campbell
Ace of Base are among the performers at the first MTV European Music Awards in Berlin.
Ace of Base
Seven people die during a concert by the Polish group Golden Life in Gdansk. They were trying to escape a fire that had started in the shipyard where the band was playing.
Guitarist Albert Collins, better known to blues aficionados as the Iceman, dies in Las Vegas.
Albert Collins
Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman comes to a divorce settlement with Mandy Smith. She will keep the couple's house and its contents, as well as claiming legal fees.
The Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman
Kiss drummer Eric Carr dies of cancer at New York's Bellevue Hospital at age 41. He had collapsed two days after September's MTV Video Music Awards.
Eric Carr
Kiss
Cyndi Lauper marries actor David Thornton. Little Richard performs the ceremony in his reverend guise.
Little Richard
Cyndi Lauper
Rock pioneer Big Joe Turner dies from a heart attack at age 74 in Inglewood, Calif. His enormous voice made blues hits like "Shake Rattle & Roll" a precursor to rock 'n' roll.
Big Joe Turner
Bob Dylan fans start wondering if their hero is changing his religious direction when he plays a show in Fort Worth, Texas, wearing a large cross around his neck.
Bob Dylan
At New York's Madison Square Garden, John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for the latter's forthcoming concert.
John Lennon
Elton John
ABC-TV premieres its new late-night show In Concert. Produced by Don Kirshner, the program features performances by Alice Cooper, Poco, and the Allman Brothers Band.
Poco
Alice Cooper
The Allman Brothers Band
The Los Angeles Coliseum plays host to the Woodstock of the West festival, sponsored by KROQ. Performers include Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone, the Bee Gees, and the Eagles. But only 32,000 people make their way into the 100,000-seat venue.
Sly & the Family Stone
Eagles
The Bee Gees
Stevie Wonder
At the IBC Studios in London, John and Paul McCartney drop in on a recording session being held by the band Grapefruit for their single "Dear Delilah." Not to throw them off or anything.
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
John Lennon has his first solo session at Abbey Road. He compiles sound effects for the National Theatre production of Scene Three, Act One. The play is based on a story that appeared in his book In His Own Write.
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
The Beatles begin sessions for their new album, the follow-up to Revolver. They start with tracks that will appear on "Strawberry Fields Forever," which will become a non-LP single.
The Beatles
Having changed their name from the High Numbers after their manager fears they'll be mistaken for a bingo game, the Who play the first night of a new residency at the Marquee. They're advertised as "The Who - Maximum R&B." No confusion there.
The Who
Stone Roses guitar god John Squire is born in Broadheath, England.
The Stone Roses
Chicago bluesman Howlin' Wolf arrives in Britain for his first tour, supporting his single "Little Baby."
Howlin' Wolf
Chris Hayes, guitarist with Huey Lewis & the News, is born in California.
Huey Lewis
Blondie drummer Clem Burke is born in New York.
Blondie
Blue-eyed psychedelic soul boy Lee Michaels, who in 1971 went to No. 6 with "Do You Know What I Mean," is born in Los Angeles.
Lee Michaels
Incredible String Band multi-instrumentalist Robin Williamson is born.
Robin Williamson
Pete Best, who missed out on fame with the Beatles because Ringo was funnier-looking than he was, is born in Madras, India. Although he carried on playing music for a while after leaving the band, Best ended up working in Britain's civil service.
Pete Best
The Beatles
Ringo Starr
The Association keyboardist Jim Yester is born in Birmingham, Ala.
The Association
 
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