But those small towns, like where I am now, have those gossip queens who can blackball you with rumors that they start. Then you can’t do anything in town without people looking at you or fearing you.
1962: Telstar 1 launched
2019: German automaker Volkswagen ended production of the Beetle, the first model of which had been introduced in 1938.
1965: British rock band the Rolling Stones topped U.S. charts for the first time with the single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.
1943: Guitarist/singer Jerry Miller (Moby Grape) is born in Tacoma, WA.
1949: Vocalist Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio) is born in Cortland, NY.
1950: Greg Kihn, frontman for The Greg Kihn Band, has a birthday.
1969: Guitarist Eric Clapton states that Cream will disband following their current tour.
1969: Late Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was buried in Cheltenham. He’d been fired from the group (by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) only weeks earlier and died under mysterious circumstances. All the Stones, except Jagger, attend the memorial service.
1979: Chuck Berry is sentenced to four months in prison. The IRS says Berry owes $200,000.
1989: The Monkees receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It’s in front of the Vogue Theatre.
1999: Limp Bizkit started a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard 200 with “Significant Other,” their first U.S. chart topper.
2006: Pearl Jam announces the launch of their ’06 Carbon Portfolio Strategy, which earmarks $100,000 in donations from the band to nine environmental-related organizations to help offset carbon emissions produced through touring and other activities. “We (are investing) in the future health of our planet and its delicate ecosphere,” says guitarist Stone Gossard.
2010: Never say never. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour appear on stage just two months after Waters said the two would never perform together again. The Oxfordshire, U.K., concert raises $525,000 for the Hoping Foundation, which generates funds for young Palestinian refugees.
2012: Slash (Guns N’ Roses) gets the 2,473rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Slash is widely considered one of the greatest Rock guitarists of all time,” says Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
2017: Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody says he will be returning to the group following his treatment for his “addiction issues.” Moody dropped off the band’s European tour following an onstage meltdown. Tommy Vext filled in.
2018: Florence Welch (Florence And The Machine) publishes her first book. “Useless Magic” features Welch’s lyrics, poetry, and artwork.
2023: Ozzy Osbourne cancels his Power Trip festival appearance, citing health issues. “My body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet,” explains Ozzy. He doesn’t want his first show in nearly five years to be “half-assed.” Judas Priest is named Ozzy’s replacement.
2024: The Killers are awarded two Guinness World Records titles for “Mr. Brightside.” The song spends 416 non-consecutive weeks on the chart. It also earns the record for the longest stay in the U.K. singles chart by a group, also at 416 weeks. Ironically, the U.K.’s biggest single never reached #1.
2024: Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is sued for wrongful death after striking and killing 47-year-old Israel Sanchez with his GMC SUV while the victim was walking in a crosswalk on his way to get groceries. The suit, filed in California by the victim’s daughter, alleges that Klinghoffer was distracted by his phone.
1972: Sofía Vergara - Colombian American actress
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