Music History
1963 Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds & given a 1 yr suspended license for speeding
Music History
1967 The Beatles go to Bangor, Wales to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Music History
1970 Elton John's 1st US appearance (Troubador - West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
- 1973 Butch Trucks, drummer of the Allman Brothers, breaks a leg in a car crash
Born To Run
1975 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's landmark third album "Born To Run"
- 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" closes at 22 Steps NYC after 86 performances
42nd Street
1980 Stage adaptation of Harry Warren and Al Dubin's film musical "42nd Street", directed and choreographed by Gower Champion, with additional songs by Warren and Johnny Mercer, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 3486 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
Graceland
1986 Warner Bros. Records releases Paul Simon's seventh solo album "Graceland", a blend of pop, African, zydeco, and rock music; wins Grammy for album of the year, 1987 and sells over 16 million copies
- 1991 "Getting Married" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 70 performances
Word Gets Around
1997 Welsh rock band Stereophonics release their debut studio album "Word Gets Around"
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1998 "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" debut album by Lauryn Hill is released (5 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Billboard Album of the Year 1998)
- 2001 Singer Aaliyah and 8 others killed in an air crash in the Bahamas
Video Music Awards
2013 30th MTV Video Music Awards: Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift & Bruno Mars win
Mamma Mia!
2021 Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, re-opens at the Novello Theatre in London's West End, after COVID-19 interruption stopped performances in March of 2020