May 17th
2003: Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott
Weiland was arrested in Los Angeles, CA after police stopped him for driving
without lights shortly before midnight. Cocaine & heroin are found in his
car.
2001: R.E.M. play their only North American concert, a free concert in Toronto at 12:30 p.m. in support of their album Reveal. Attendance for this show was estimated at 20,000.
1999: Bruce Fairbairn, producer for artists such as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, & Kiss, is found dead in his Vancouver home shortly after completing recording sessions for Yes’ album The Ladder.
1987: A fire sweeps through Tom Petty’s home in Encino, CA & destroyed everything in except for a few guitars & tapes.
1980: Peter Criss departed from Kiss shortly after the release of Unmasked. Criss didn’t contribute in the recording on Unmasked despite being featured on the album cover.
1975: Elton John’s album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was released & certified platinum. This was the first album to be certified platinum on the first day of release.
Birthdays:
Bill Bruford-drummer for Yes & King Crimson born in 1948
Paul Di’anno-original singer for Iron Maiden born in 1958
Simon Fuller born in 1960
Page McConnell-keyboardist for Phish born in 1963
Trent Reznor-founder of Nine Inch Nails born in 1965
Dave Abbruzzese-former drummer for Pearl Jam born in 1968
2001: R.E.M. play their only North American concert, a free concert in Toronto at 12:30 p.m. in support of their album Reveal. Attendance for this show was estimated at 20,000.
1999: Bruce Fairbairn, producer for artists such as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, & Kiss, is found dead in his Vancouver home shortly after completing recording sessions for Yes’ album The Ladder.
1987: A fire sweeps through Tom Petty’s home in Encino, CA & destroyed everything in except for a few guitars & tapes.
1980: Peter Criss departed from Kiss shortly after the release of Unmasked. Criss didn’t contribute in the recording on Unmasked despite being featured on the album cover.
1975: Elton John’s album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was released & certified platinum. This was the first album to be certified platinum on the first day of release.
Birthdays:
Bill Bruford-drummer for Yes & King Crimson born in 1948
Paul Di’anno-original singer for Iron Maiden born in 1958
Simon Fuller born in 1960
Page McConnell-keyboardist for Phish born in 1963
Trent Reznor-founder of Nine Inch Nails born in 1965
Dave Abbruzzese-former drummer for Pearl Jam born in 1968
