1967 – The Elvis Presley movie “Double Trouble” premiered in New York. It was released across the U.S on April 5.
1974 – On “Midnight Special,” Richard Pryor was host to Olivia Newton-John and Boz Scaggs.
1979 – Genesis manned a box office selling tickets to their benefit show at L.A.’s Roxy.
1982 – Topper Headon left the Clash.
1982 – Jefferson Starship, the Grateful Dead, Boz Scaggs, and Country Joe McDonald played at San Francisco’s Moscone Center to raise money for the Vietnam Veterans Project.
1983 – Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet broke up the band Yaz.
1986 – Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl were married.
1986 – Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork reunited as the Monkees. They kicked off their reunion tour at the Concord Hotel, in New York’s Catskills Mountains.
1989 – The Mavis Staples album “Time Waits For No One” was released.
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