1964 – The Beach Boys appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. They performed “I Get Around.”
1968 – The Byrds’ “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” album was released in the U.K.
1972 – Rory Storme (Hurricanes) committed suicide in what appeared to be suicide pact with his mother. The Hurricanes were the group that Ringo Starr left in order to join the Beatles.
1973 – Rolling Stone magazine reported that Carlos Santana had changed his name to Devadip now that he was a disciple of Sri Chinmoy.
1979 – Elton John collapsed onstage while performing “Better Off Dead” at the Universal Amphitheatre. After a ten-minute delay John returned and completed the concert. He was suffering from exhaustion brought on by the flu.
1986 – Cliff Burton (Metallica) was killed when the Metallica tour bus crashed in Sweden. Burton was 24.
1995 – The album “Wazbones” was released by Tigertailz.
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