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1984Madonna makes her first appearance on American Bandstand. When asked by Dick Clark about her ambitions (blonde or otherwise), the singer replies: "To rule the world."
1973Elvis Presley's "Aloha From Hawaii" concert is broadcast live on the Intelsat IV satellite to an estimated one billion people in forty countries around the world - but not the United States or England. The concert is released as a double album later in the year.
1970At the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Diana Ross performs her last show with The Supremes and introduces her replacement, Jean Terrell.
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2014Bruce Springsteen appears on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, where he performs a reworked version of "Born To Run" titled "Gov. Christie Traffic Jam." In the song, Springsteen mocks a scandal where New Jersey governor Chris Christie's staff shut down parts of a road to retaliate against a mayor who didn't endorse him. "You're killing the working man who's stuck in the Governor Chris Christie Fort Lee, New Jersey, traffic jam," Springsteen sings.
2008Daughtry creates an uproar when he bad-mouths American Idol, saying the show is on the "decline." Randy Jackson refutes Daughtry's comment, but the show later suffers yet another season of declining ratings.
2000We find the father of Melissa Etheridge's two children when Rolling Stone reports that David Crosby is the surrogate father.
2000Nashville-based country fan magazine Music City News closes its doors after 37 years of publication.
1999Model Jerry Hall files for divorce from her husband, The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger.
1997The Beach Boys guest star on the "Karate Kid Returns" episode of the ABC sitcom Home Improvement.
1992Jerry Nolan of The Heartbreakers and New York Dolls dies from a stroke at age 45 while being treated for meningitis and pneumonia.
1989The soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancingreaches sales of ten million copies, which is now known as Diamond certification. The movie was set in 1963, and the soundtrack contained songs from that era along with new ones like "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," which were written for the film.
1980Rush release Permanent Waves, their seventh studio album. "The Spirit of Radio" and "Freewill" help make it their first to reach the Top 5 on the US Albums chart, where it peaks at #4. The album represents a new direction for the band, with songs becoming denser and more radio friendly, setting the stage for the upcoming Moving Pictures.
1978At the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, The Sex Pistols lead singer, Johnny Rotten, ends the show by telling the crowd, "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Goodbye." It is their final concert until their 1996 reunion.
1978Player's "Baby Come Back" hits #1 for the first of three weeks.
1977David Bowie releases Low, the first of three albums produced with the help of Brian Eno in which Bowie explores electronic music. Much of the album is instrumental.
Tribes Gather For A "Human Be-In"
1967
Upwards of 25,000 people turn up at Golden Gate Park for "A Gathering of the Tribes for a Human Be-In" - a prelude to the Summer of Love.
Thousands of beatniks, hippies, Hells Angels and other counterculture types gather together on an unseasonably sunny day in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The meeting is partly in response to California banning LSD on October 6, 1966, but it also provides an opportunity to discuss topics like radical politics, communes, and ecological awareness. The term "Be-In" is a play upon the term "sit in," which has become quite familiar in the country due to student protests over the Vietnam War and various civil rights issues.
At the start of the festivities, Timothy Leary, wearing yellow flowers in his hair, tells the audience, "whatever you do is beautiful" and instructs them to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." Several attendees decide to obey the command; several others have already done so long before arriving at the scene.
A fellow named Steve the Gemini Twin parachutes into the crowd just as the Grateful Dead starts the music. Big Brother & the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, and Quicksilver Messenger Service also play, while Owsley Stanley provides another kind of entertainment in the form of large quantities of (the recently banned) White Lightning and Orange Sunshine LSD.
Also spotted: A Hells Angel named Freewheelin' Frank watching the afternoon's scene from atop a bus while playing a tambourine and crying with a head full of Owsley's acid.
The six-hour, free event provides glimpses into the scene that will later become the Summer of Love.
At the start of the festivities, Timothy Leary, wearing yellow flowers in his hair, tells the audience, "whatever you do is beautiful" and instructs them to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." Several attendees decide to obey the command; several others have already done so long before arriving at the scene.
A fellow named Steve the Gemini Twin parachutes into the crowd just as the Grateful Dead starts the music. Big Brother & the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, and Quicksilver Messenger Service also play, while Owsley Stanley provides another kind of entertainment in the form of large quantities of (the recently banned) White Lightning and Orange Sunshine LSD.
Also spotted: A Hells Angel named Freewheelin' Frank watching the afternoon's scene from atop a bus while playing a tambourine and crying with a head full of Owsley's acid.
The six-hour, free event provides glimpses into the scene that will later become the Summer of Love.
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