May 16th
2000: Wayne Cochran receives an award at
the annual BMI Pop Awards in Los Angeles, CA for his song Last Kiss
receiving 4 ½ million spins in 1999 when Pearl Jam covered the song.
1998: Keith Richards breaks his ribs after falling off of a ladder in his library, causing the Rolling Stones to reschedule several dates of their European tour in support of Bridges to Babylon.
1987: David Crosby married longtime girlfriend Jan Dance in Los Angeles. Stephen Stills gives away the bride. During the same ceremony, Graham Nash & his wife Susan renew their wedding vows to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.
1984: Ozzy Osbourne is arrested in Memphis, TN on charges of public intoxication on Beale Street. According to the police report, Osbourne was “staggering drunk”.
1980: Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn joined Yes following the departures of Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman.
1969: Pete Townshend spends the night in a New York City jail after assaulting a man who jumped onstage during a Who concert at The Filmore East. It turned out that this man was a plainclothes police officer trying to warn the audience that a fire had broken out, which Townshend wasn’t aware of.
1966: The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds, an album considered by many to be one of the best & most influential albums in popular music.
Birthdays:
Robert Fripp-guitarist for King Crimson born in 1946
Darrell Sweet-drummer for Nazareth born in 1947
Boyd Tinsley-violinist for the Dave Matthews Band born in 1964
Krist Novoselic-bassist for Nirvana born in 1965
1998: Keith Richards breaks his ribs after falling off of a ladder in his library, causing the Rolling Stones to reschedule several dates of their European tour in support of Bridges to Babylon.
1987: David Crosby married longtime girlfriend Jan Dance in Los Angeles. Stephen Stills gives away the bride. During the same ceremony, Graham Nash & his wife Susan renew their wedding vows to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.
1984: Ozzy Osbourne is arrested in Memphis, TN on charges of public intoxication on Beale Street. According to the police report, Osbourne was “staggering drunk”.
1980: Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn joined Yes following the departures of Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman.
1969: Pete Townshend spends the night in a New York City jail after assaulting a man who jumped onstage during a Who concert at The Filmore East. It turned out that this man was a plainclothes police officer trying to warn the audience that a fire had broken out, which Townshend wasn’t aware of.
1966: The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds, an album considered by many to be one of the best & most influential albums in popular music.
Birthdays:
Robert Fripp-guitarist for King Crimson born in 1946
Darrell Sweet-drummer for Nazareth born in 1947
Boyd Tinsley-violinist for the Dave Matthews Band born in 1964
Krist Novoselic-bassist for Nirvana born in 1965
