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"Walk on the Wild Side" singer Lou Reed and his partner, avant-gardist Laurie Anderson, escort their terrier Lolabelle to the eighth birthday celebration of Chibi, a bulldog belonging to the Soho Kitchen Club's chef. The pooches dine on venison and dumplings.
Lou Reed
Laurie Anderson
Nine Inch Nails boss Trent Reznor sues his old manager, alleging he was cheated out of millions since signing with J. Artist Management in 1989.
Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor
Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland is charged with cocaine and heroin possession after being arrested in L.A. during the weekend.
Scott Weiland
Stone Temple Pilots
"Cat Scratch Fever" sufferer Ted Nugent is dropped from bill of the Muskegon Summer Celebration in his Michigan home state after he allegedly uses racial slurs in a radio interview.
Ted Nugent
The Guess Who, best known for their hit "American Woman," reunite for a show at a Winnipeg, Manitoba, community center.
The Guess Who
Bob Dylan is among those attending a funeral mass for Frank Sinatra in Beverly Hills, Calif. In a statement, Dylan says, "Right from the beginning, he was there with the truth of things in his voice. His music had an influence on me, whether I knew it or not. He was one of the very few singers who sang without a mask. It's a sad day."
Frank Sinatra
Bob Dylan
After the National Endowment for the Arts refuses to fund an explicit exhibition called "Corporal Politics" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aerosmith bail out the show with a $10,000 donation.
Aerosmith
The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, N.Y., reopens with a concert starring Hall & Oates.
Hall & Oates
Not a good day for Chicago's Peter Cetera. At a Chicago Cubs game, a number of fans object to his long hair and knock four teeth out of his head.
Chicago
Peter Cetera
Jimi Hendrix signs a U.S. record deal with Reprise Records.
Jimi Hendrix
The No. 1 R&B single in America today is Aretha Franklin's "Respect." It had returned to the top of the charts after being dislodged by Martha & the Vandellas.
Martha & the Vandellas
Aretha Franklin
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band play San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom.
Captain Beefheart
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey decide to use a local rhythm section when Keith Moon and John Entwistle don't turn up on time for a Who gig scheduled at Windsor's Ricky Tick Club in England. When Moon finally shows, Townshend belts him over the head with his guitar.
Roger Daltrey
Pete Townshend
Keith Moon
The Who
John Entwistle
DJ Alan Freed is indicted for allegedly receiving payola from six record companies. He would later get a $300 fine.
Alan Freed
Johnny & the Moondogs change their name to the Silver Beetles for their first tour of Scotland, backing pop singer Johnny Gentle. The Silver Beetles are made up of John Lennon, Paul Ramon, Carl Harrison, and Stuart de Stael. The last three are actually pseudonyms for Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe.
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
John Lennon
Jane Weidlin, guitarist for the Go-Gos, is born in Oconomowoc, Wis.
The Go-Go's
Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" is released as a single. The rock landmark wouldn't chart until it was featured in the movie The Blackboard Jungle a year later.
The Comets
Bill Haley
Cher, aka "the ageless one," is born in El Centro, Calif. Her No. 1's include the sensational "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves."
Cher
Joe Cocker is born in Sheffield, England.
Joe Cocker
Shorty Long, the Motown star who was barely 5 feet tall, is born in Birmingham, Ala. He reached No. 8 with "Here Comes the Judge."
Rufus Harley, a jazz musician who plays hard bop jazz on the bagpipes, is born in Raleigh, N.C.
Rufus Harley
 
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