2000The first Gathering Of The Juggalos takes place in Novi, Michigan, at the Expo Center. This becomes an annual event for cult fans of the horror-rap group Insane Clown Posse. While the first Gathering lasts only two days and is basically an extended concert, the event transforms over the years into a full-on festival with concerts by many bands and artists, contests, games, wrestling, and other attractions - sort of a Lollapalooza for the underground/indie rap/hip-hop scene. The annual tradition settles in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, as the permanent location, and attracts as many as 20,000 attendees every year.
1992Opening for Guns N' Roses at a show in Montreal, James Hetfield of Metallica is injured by the pyrotechnics, which burn the entire left side of his body. Metallica can't continue, and Guns N' Roses cut their set short after just 15 minutes when Axl Rose claims throat problems. A near riot ensues at Olympic Stadium as fans are not pleased.
1988N.W.A., featuring Dr. Dre and Easy-E, release the Gangsta Rap classic Straight Outta Compton, which gets a lot of attention for its song "F--k Tha Police."
1975Hank Williams Jr. nearly meets his doom when he falls 500 feet down Ajax Mountain in Montana. He survives, but with some facial scars he will often cover with a hat, beard, and sunglasses.
1970Christine McVie plays her first gig with Fleetwood Mac at a show in New Orleans. The band's first female member, she played on some of their albums before she was asked to join full-time.
1970Enjoying some libations at a nearby bar before her concert at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, Janis Joplin writes the song "Mercedes Benz," which she sings that night. Joplin does just one more show before her death.
1969Photographer Iain MacMillan shoots the cover for what would be The Beatles' last recorded album, Abbey Road, just outside the studios of the same name where the band recorded most of its classic songs. The photo, which merely shows the band crossing the street while walking away from the studio, has become iconic in its own right and provides "Paul Is Dead" enthusiasts with several erroneous "clues" to his "death," including the fact that Paul is barefoot. (Supposedly this represents a corpse, but McCartney has stated that it was simply a hot day.) The shoot, which lasts ten minutes, produces six shots, from which Paul picks the cover.
2017Glen Campbell dies at 81 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
2013"Cowboy" Jack Clement (writer and producer for Johnny Cash) dies of liver cancer at age 82 in Nashville, Tennessee.
2011While on tour with Maroon 5 and Train, Gavin DeGraw is attacked by a group of men on a New York City street. He suffers a broken nose and is taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
2007Amy Winehouse overdoses on a mixture of alcohol, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine after a London pub crawl. Her hospitalization causes the cancellation of her first US tour. The singer refused her record company's request to enter rehab for alcohol abuse, inspiring her hit record "Rehab." She does eventually end up in a clinic, but not until 2008 when a tabloid films her apparently smoking crack.
2004There is a big stink when The Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumps its sewage into an Illinois river from the Kinzie Street bridge. An unfortunate group of tourists are doused with the waste, which hits their tour boat. The band was not on the bus, and their driver denied it until he was confronted with surveillance video.
2000A class action lawsuit is filed against the major record labels, claiming that they kept CD prices high by punishing retailers who sold the discs for less than their "minimum advertised price." The case was eventually settled for $143 million, with 3.48 million claimants who bought CDs between January 1, 1995 and December 22, 2000 receiving checks for $13.86.
1994The Notorious B.I.G. releases his debut solo single, "Juicy."
1986After serving eight months of a five-year sentence in the Huntsville unit of the Texas State Prison, David Crosby gets out on parole. Crosby entered the facility after a series of arrests and failed attempts at drug rehab. He later says that going to prison saved his life, as it forced him to get sober.
1983Harold Melvin and three members of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes are arrested for cocaine, marijuana, and meth possession at Caesars Boardwalk Regency Hotel Casino in Atlantic City.
1976Drew Lachey (of 98 Degrees) is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1976JC Chasez (of 'N Sync) is born Joshua Scott Chasez in Washington, D.C.
1975Jazz alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley dies of a stroke at age 46 in Gary, Indiana.
1974Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love" is certified Gold.
1970Creedence Clearwater Revival releases "Lookin' Out My Back Door."
Olivia Newton-John Stars In Box-Office Bomb Xanadu
1980
The fantasy musical Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, debuts to scathing reviews ("In a word, Xana-don't.") and inspires the Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst films of the year. But it has a killer soundtrack thanks to "Magic."
Two years after her iconic performance as Sandy to John Travolta's Danny in Grease, Olivia Newton-John fronts Xanadu, a movie billed as "A Fantasy. A Musical. A Place Where Dreams Come True." Newton-John plays a Greek muse who, along with Gene Kelly, comes to Earth to inspire an artist (Michael Beck) to build a disco roller rink.
The box-office earnings barely surpass the film's $20 million budget and kill Newton-John's intentions of becoming a leading lady. The movie is regarded so poorly, in fact, that Xanadubecomes a metaphor for overblown productions that fail to deliver. The one bright spot is the soundtrack, featuring Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Cliff Richard, The Tubes, and the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The album is a huge success, landing at #4 in the US, #2 in the UK, and dominating charts around the world, including Newton-John's native Australia. Five singles are Top 20 hits: "Magic" (Newton-John, #1), "Xanadu" (Newton-John/ELO #8), "All Over The World" (ELO, #13), "I'm Alive" (ELO, #16), and "Suddenly" (Newton-John/Cliff Richard, #20).
The box-office earnings barely surpass the film's $20 million budget and kill Newton-John's intentions of becoming a leading lady. The movie is regarded so poorly, in fact, that Xanadubecomes a metaphor for overblown productions that fail to deliver. The one bright spot is the soundtrack, featuring Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Cliff Richard, The Tubes, and the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The album is a huge success, landing at #4 in the US, #2 in the UK, and dominating charts around the world, including Newton-John's native Australia. Five singles are Top 20 hits: "Magic" (Newton-John, #1), "Xanadu" (Newton-John/ELO #8), "All Over The World" (ELO, #13), "I'm Alive" (ELO, #16), and "Suddenly" (Newton-John/Cliff Richard, #20).
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