May 29th

2009:  Ozzy Osbourne filed a lawsuit against Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi for 50% of the Black Sabbath trademark & claimed Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the Black Sabbath name.  The lawsuit would be settled out of court the following year.

2002:  David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar kicked off their co-headlining tour at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH outside of Cleveland.

1999:  Skeletal remains of former Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Kramer were found in a valley near Malibu, CA.  Kramer had been missing since February 12, 1995 & his death was ruled a suicide.

1989:  John Cipollina, guitarist of Quicksilver Messenger Service died of chronic emphysema.  He was 45 years old.

1977:  Elvis Presley walked off stage in the middle of a concert at the Civic Center in Baltimore, MD.  This is the first time Presley ended a show in this matter.

1973:  The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn made his solo live debut at New York City’s Academy of Music.  During the concert McGuinn confirmed rumors that The Byrds were no more.

1972:  Paul McCartney released his interpretation of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb” as a single in response to the BBC banning his last single “Give Ireland Back to the Irish”.

1971:  The Rolling Stones topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the sixth time with “Brown Sugar” which spent two weeks on top.

1965:  The Beach Boys reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the second time with “Help Me, Rhonda” which began a two week run on top.

Birthdays:
Gary Brooker-singer for Procol Harum born in 1945
Danny Elfman-singer for Oingo Boingo born in 1953
Mike Porcaro-bassist for Toto born in 1955