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2000Eddie Vedder, Ani DiFranco, Ben Harper and Patti Smith all take part in a Madison Square Garden rally for US presidential candidate Ralph Nader. George Bush eventually wins the election, with Nader taking key votes from his Democratic challenger Al Gore.
1998The Frasier Fair, a male version of the Lilith Fair, begins in San Diego. The tour is organized by Rugburns member Steve Poltz, and features John Doe and Pete Droge. The festival is named after the character Frasier Crane from the shows Cheers and Frasier. The character spent a lot of time on the shows involved with a frigid woman named Lilith.
1984Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" tops the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, R&B and UK Singles charts.More
1978Queen release their "Fat Bottomed Girls"/"Bicycle Race" single, featuring a cover photo that combines imagery from both songs.More
1974Renowned television host Ed Sullivan dies of esophageal cancer in New York City, at age 73. One of the biggest events in music history unfolded on his program, The Ed Sullivan Show, when a new group from Liverpool called The Beatles made their live US debut.
1941Paul Simon is born in Newark, New Jersey. He meets his longtime music partner, Art Garfunkel, when they both perform in a school production of Alice in Wonderland for their sixth grade graduation. They would become Simon & Garfunkel.
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2018Paul Simon, having completed his farewell tour, appears as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for the ninth time on his 77th birthday.
2016Jon Sudano posts a video on YouTube where he sings the lyrics to Smash Mouth's "All Star" over the music to John Lennon's "Imagine." It takes off, and he racks up millions of views with similar videos where he sings "All Star" over other famous songs, including "Y.M.C.A.," "Under the Bridge" and "Wonderwall."More
2016Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "For having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Previous winners in this category include William Golding, John Steinbeck, and William Faulkner. He's the first American to win since Toni Morrison in 1993.
2009Jazz crooner Al Martino, also known for his role as Johnny Fontane in The Godfather, dies in Springfield, Pennsylvania, at age 82.
2007T.I. is arrested just hours before he is scheduled to perform at the BET Hip Hop Awards. According to police, the rapper paid $12,000 to a bodyguard to buy three guns for him. Police take him into custody on weapons charges and place him in federal custody over the weekend.
2002The Spanish sisterly act Las Ketchup scores a UK #1 hit with the strangely infectious "The Ketchup Song." In the US, the song stalls at #54.
1997Matchbox 20 (which in early 2000 changes its name to Matchbox Twenty) embarks on its first headlining tour in Las Vegas with opening act Lila Haydn & Her Band.
1997Billy Joel plays his new classical compositions on National Public Radio's Performance Today show.
1992Linda McCartney releases Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era, a collection of her most memorable works as a rock photographer. The book includes photos of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles (including husband Paul McCartney), The Who, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison (The Doors), Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Ray Charles, and Otis Redding.
1987Sting releases his second solo album, ...Nothing Like the Sun.
1980Ashanti is born Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas in Glen Cove, New York.
1980George Jones wins Single of the Year at the Country Music Association awards for "He Stopped Loving Her Today," starting a career resurgence for the Country legend.
1979"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson tops the Hot 100.
1977R&B singer Shirley Brickley (of The Orlons) is shot to death by an intruder in her home, at age 32.
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Neil Young Hosts First Bridge School Benefit
1986
Neil Young headlines the first Bridge School benefit concert in support of the non-profit institution that provides education for children with verbal and physical disabilities. Young and his wife Pegi co-founded the school when their son, Ben, was born with cerebral palsy. The all-acoustic concert - featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tom Petty, and a reunited Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - turns into an annual event that adds many more big-name acts to the roster, including regular guests Pearl Jam.
The inaugural two-day concert is held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, where guest performers arrive with acoustic guitars, ready to entertain for a good cause.
Young opens with "Comes A Time," "Heart of Gold," "Helpless," and "I Am A Child," before he's joined by his CSNY bandmates for a 4-song set that includes "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "Ohio."
E Street guitarist Nils Lofgren, who joined Young's Crazy Horse band at the age of 17, picks up with his 1975 solo tune "Keith Don't Go" and a cover of Springsteen's "Man At The Top."
Don Henley follows with his Top 10 hit "The Boys of Summer" and runs through a few Eagles tunes, including "New Kid In Town" and "Desperado" before ending his set with the William Bell cover "You Don't Miss Your Water."
Tom Petty book-ends his 6-song set with "American Girl" and "Twist and Shout," getting the audience to sing along.
Robin Williams punctuates the musical festivities with an off-color comedy monologue before Springsteen takes the stage with Lofgren and Danny Federici as the final act. The Boss plays acoustic renditions of "Born In The U.S.A.," "Mansion On The Hill," "Glory Days," and, teamed with CSNY, "Hungry Heart."
The all-star lineup closes the show with Graham Nash's "Teach Your Children."
The Bridge School benefit is revived in 1987 and becomes one of the most hotly anticipated musical events in the Bay Area each year until Young cancels the festival in 2017. The concert's 30-year run saw a range of acts, including Pearl Jam, Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Billy Idol, Green Day, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, and David Bowie, among others.
Young opens with "Comes A Time," "Heart of Gold," "Helpless," and "I Am A Child," before he's joined by his CSNY bandmates for a 4-song set that includes "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "Ohio."
E Street guitarist Nils Lofgren, who joined Young's Crazy Horse band at the age of 17, picks up with his 1975 solo tune "Keith Don't Go" and a cover of Springsteen's "Man At The Top."
Don Henley follows with his Top 10 hit "The Boys of Summer" and runs through a few Eagles tunes, including "New Kid In Town" and "Desperado" before ending his set with the William Bell cover "You Don't Miss Your Water."
Tom Petty book-ends his 6-song set with "American Girl" and "Twist and Shout," getting the audience to sing along.
Robin Williams punctuates the musical festivities with an off-color comedy monologue before Springsteen takes the stage with Lofgren and Danny Federici as the final act. The Boss plays acoustic renditions of "Born In The U.S.A.," "Mansion On The Hill," "Glory Days," and, teamed with CSNY, "Hungry Heart."
The all-star lineup closes the show with Graham Nash's "Teach Your Children."
The Bridge School benefit is revived in 1987 and becomes one of the most hotly anticipated musical events in the Bay Area each year until Young cancels the festival in 2017. The concert's 30-year run saw a range of acts, including Pearl Jam, Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Billy Idol, Green Day, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, and David Bowie, among others.
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