2000: Spinal Tap performed on the
short-lived VH1 show The List with a new drummer to promote the re-release
of This Is Spinal Tap on video. Their drummer for this appearance was none
other than Mick Fleetwood.
1985: Bryan Adams went to number one on Billboard’s singles chart for the
first time with Heaven.
1981: Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering John
Lennon on December 8, 1980. He would later receive a sentence of 20 years to
life in prison.
1975: Eric Clapton joined the Rolling Stones onstage at Madison Square
Garden in New York City to jam on Sympathy for the Devil.
1968: The Jeff Beck Group, featuring Rod Stewart as lead singer made their
first U.S. appearance at New York’s Fillmore East.
Birthdays:
Kris Kristofferson born in 1936
Todd Rundgren born in 1948
Steven Page-singer for Barenaked Ladies born in 1970

