May 19th
1981: Sting was named songwriter of the
year at the 26th Ivor Novello Awards.
1979: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, & Ringo Starr perform together for the first time since the breakup of The Beatles at the wedding reception of Eric Clapton & Patti Boyd. Joining them for a jam session included Clapton, Ginger Baker & Mick Jagger.
1978: Dire Straits released their debut major label single Sultans of Swing.
1976: After falling asleep at the wheel, Keith Richards crashes his Bentley in Buckinghamshire, England. Police discover cocaine & LSD in the car.
1967: The Beatles held a press party at manager Brian Epstein’s house in London for the launch of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
1961: The Everly Brothers become one of the first acts of the rock era to start their own record label, Caliope.
Birthdays:
Pete Townshend-guitarist of The Who born in 1945
Dusty Hill-bassist of ZZ Top born in 1949
Joey Ramone-singer of The Ramones born in 1951
Grace Jones born in 1952
Phil Rudd-drummer of AC/DC born in 1954
1979: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, & Ringo Starr perform together for the first time since the breakup of The Beatles at the wedding reception of Eric Clapton & Patti Boyd. Joining them for a jam session included Clapton, Ginger Baker & Mick Jagger.
1978: Dire Straits released their debut major label single Sultans of Swing.
1976: After falling asleep at the wheel, Keith Richards crashes his Bentley in Buckinghamshire, England. Police discover cocaine & LSD in the car.
1967: The Beatles held a press party at manager Brian Epstein’s house in London for the launch of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
1961: The Everly Brothers become one of the first acts of the rock era to start their own record label, Caliope.
Birthdays:
Pete Townshend-guitarist of The Who born in 1945
Dusty Hill-bassist of ZZ Top born in 1949
Joey Ramone-singer of The Ramones born in 1951
Grace Jones born in 1952
Phil Rudd-drummer of AC/DC born in 1954
