Iluvthe80s
5-22-02, 12:19 AM
1954 Jerry Dammers of the group The Specials is born on this date.
1955 Iva Davies of the group Icehouse is born on this date.
1959 Morrissey, singer with the group The Smiths and also has a solo career is born.
1980 Five gold records that belonged to Jimi Hendrix are stolen from the Electric Ladyland studios in New York.
1981 Bob Marley's funeral is held in St. Anne's, Jamaica.
1987 Roy Orbison performs on Saturday Night Live.
1992 When a Los Angeles family can't pay for the funeral of their 9-year-old son, Michael Jackson finances the ceremony. The boy had been killed in a drive-by shooting.
1997 In Los Angeles, a reunited Fleetwood Mac performs songs for an MTV Unplugged special. The concert later becomes their best-selling The Dance album and video.
1999 New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena sells out of tickets for 15 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band shows there. The concerts set a record for number of shows during a single arena stay.
1955 Iva Davies of the group Icehouse is born on this date.
1959 Morrissey, singer with the group The Smiths and also has a solo career is born.
1980 Five gold records that belonged to Jimi Hendrix are stolen from the Electric Ladyland studios in New York.
1981 Bob Marley's funeral is held in St. Anne's, Jamaica.
1987 Roy Orbison performs on Saturday Night Live.
1992 When a Los Angeles family can't pay for the funeral of their 9-year-old son, Michael Jackson finances the ceremony. The boy had been killed in a drive-by shooting.
1997 In Los Angeles, a reunited Fleetwood Mac performs songs for an MTV Unplugged special. The concert later becomes their best-selling The Dance album and video.
1999 New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena sells out of tickets for 15 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band shows there. The concerts set a record for number of shows during a single arena stay.