June 27th
2002: Who bassist John Entwistle was found
dead in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas one
day before The Who were to kick off their 2002 tour. It was later revealed
he died of a heart attack. He was 57 years old.
1994: Aerosmith became the first big name band to release a song, appropriately titled Head First, on the internet as a free download. The song was available on CompuServe for one week & fans had to endure an hour’s worth of download time to hear the song.
1991: Carlos Santana was arrested at Houston Airport when police found marijuana in his luggage. He would later plead no contest to this charge.
1978: UNICEF named Kansas as their first musical ambassadors of goodwill.
1968: Elvis Presley began filming his acclaimed comeback TV special Elvis at the NBC Studios in Burbank, CA.
Birthdays:
Bruce Johnston-bassist for The Beach Boys born in 1942
1994: Aerosmith became the first big name band to release a song, appropriately titled Head First, on the internet as a free download. The song was available on CompuServe for one week & fans had to endure an hour’s worth of download time to hear the song.
1991: Carlos Santana was arrested at Houston Airport when police found marijuana in his luggage. He would later plead no contest to this charge.
1978: UNICEF named Kansas as their first musical ambassadors of goodwill.
1968: Elvis Presley began filming his acclaimed comeback TV special Elvis at the NBC Studios in Burbank, CA.
Birthdays:
Bruce Johnston-bassist for The Beach Boys born in 1942
