1968 – The Who’s single “Magic Bus” was released in the U.K.
1969 – Tiny Tim announced on “The Tonight Show” to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969.
1970 – James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix died in his London apartment at the age of 27. The death was from an overdose of sleeping pills.
1971 – Pink Floyd performed “Atom Heart Mother” at the Classical Music Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland.
1972 – The Who headlined the Rock At The Oval festival in London.
1976 – The second annual Rock Music Awards ran on CBS.
1976 – “More Than A Feeling” by Boston was released.
1978 – The members of KISS all released solo albums. The members at the time were Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss.
1979 – “Heartache Tonight” by the Eagles was released.
1983 – The album “Lick It Up” was released by KISS.
1983 – The members of Kiss appeared on MTV without makeup.
1987 – KISS released the album “Crazy Nights.”
1998 – Reba McEntire received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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