1969 – The “Paul is Dead” craze began when a radio DJ played “Revolution #9” backwards.
1971 – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” debuted on Broadway.
1975 – Rod Stewart and the Faces play their final show together. The group’s breakup was due to Stewart wanting to further his success with his solo career.
1978 – Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Spungen had been found dead with several knife wounds to her abdominal area. Vicious died of a heroin overdose before his murder trial began.
1983 – Karen Carpenter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1985 – Ricky Wilson (B-52s) died of complication of AIDS at the age of 32.
1988 – The Poison single “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” was released.
1991 – Nirvana’s album, “Nevermind” was certified gold by the RIAA.
1995 – Tupac Shakur was released from prison on $1.4 million bail. He was released pending an appeal of his conviction for sexual assault.
1996 – The documentary “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus” was released. The work had been filmed in December 1968.
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