2010Poison lead singer Bret Michaels suffers a brain hemorrhage that nearly kills him. After almost two weeks in intensive care, he makes a full recovery. Throughout the ordeal, he leaves his headband on, explaining, "If I'm going out, I want to go out rocking."
1999Sinead O'Connor is ordained in Lourdes, France, as the first female priest in the Latin Tridentine Church, a dissident Roman Catholic group.
1989Despite of (or thanks to) a generous heaping of controversy over its video where she dances in front of burning crosses, Madonna's "Like A Prayer" hits #1 in the US.
1978Steve Martin performs "King Tut" on Saturday Night Live, popularizing goofy Egyptian dancing. The song, which portrays the pharaoh as his "favorite honky," goes on to sell over 500,000 copies.
1974The Who begin filming the movie version of Tommy, with Tina Turner's turn as the Acid Queen being filmed first. The task of producing the complex soundtrack would drive Pete Townshend to another nervous breakdown.
1936Glen Campbell is born in Billstown, Arkansas. Raised in abject poverty as the seventh of 12 children, he makes his way to Los Angeles in 1960 and becomes a sought-after session musician. By the late 1960s, he is a superstar, crossing over from country to pop, with five #1 country hits and two #1's on the Hot 100: "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" From 1969 to 1972, he hosts his own variety show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.More
2013Singer-songwriter Richie Havens, who became famous as the first performer at Woodstock in 1969, dies of a heart attack age 72.
2011Bluegrass singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens, known for her pro-union anthems and feminist songs, dies at age 75 from complications of pneumonia.
2011At age 51, Bryan Adams becomes a father for the first time when his baby girl Mirabella Bunny is born.
2009Jeff Beck is joined onstage by Rod Stewart for the first time in over 25 years at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2009Liz Phair wins her first ASCAP award as Top Television Composer for her work on the teen drama 90210.
2008Singer-songwriter Paul Davis, known for his soft rock hits of the '70s, dies of a heart attack just one day after his 60th birthday.
2003Songwriter Felice Bryant dies of cancer at age 77 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Known for a string of hits with co-writer husband Boudleaux Bryant, including The Everly Brothers' "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love."
2000N.W.A.'s reunion single "Chin Check" debuts at #71 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. This is the group's only single without its core members DJ Yella and the late Eazy-E and their first one with Ice Cube since his departure in 1989.
1998Faith No More announce that they are no more.
1989Madonna's Like a Prayer album hits #1 in the US and stays for six weeks. It's her third consecutive #1 album.
1989Kid 'N Play's biggest hit, "Rollin' With Kid 'N Play," hits #11 on the BillboardR&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as their debut album 2 Hype (which was released six months earlier) debuts at #9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
1988Barbara "Sandi" Robison passes away from toxic shock poisoning after initially falling ill her during an April 6, 1988 performance in Butte, Montana.
1985Prince releases his seventh album, Around The World In A Day. It's his first issued on his Paisley Park imprint and primarily recorded at his Paisley Park studios.
1983Jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines dies at age 79.
Belushi And Aykroyd Become The Blues Brothers
1978
The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) make their debut on Saturday Night Live, later becoming the first characters from the show to get their own movie.
They're not so much a comedy act as a musical one, as both Belushi and Aykroyd love to play the blues. For their debut on the show, they play a cover of "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave, who they used as the basis for their characters.
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