Iluvthe80s
6-28-02, 11:51 PM
1948 Drummer, Ian Paice who has played with Deep Purple and Whitesnake is born on this date.
1953 Don Dokken is born on this date. Singer Colin Hay of Men at Work is also born.
1960 Evelyn "Champagne" King is born in the Bronx, N.Y.
1974 There's a change in the lineup of future Canadian prog superstars Rush as Neal Peart replaces John Rustey on the drum stool today.
1981 Duran Duran begin first major UK tour at Brighton Dome.
1983 New York designates the Apollo Theater in Harlem a historic landmark.
1984 Bruce Springsteen begins his first American tour in three years at St. Paul, Minn.'s Civic Center. There's more good news when he learns his single "Dancing in the Dark" has gone to No. 2. It's reported that Motown has shipped 2 million copies of the Jacksons' Victory album.
1985 Mick Jagger and David Bowie romp through recording "Dancing in the Street" in a mere 12 hours. The single later goes to No. 7 in the U.S.
1987 Tiffany releases her self-titled debut.
1991 Skid Row's Slave to the Grind goes straight into the albums chart at No. 1.
1998 Aerosmith perform at the Armageddon premiere party at Kennedy Space Center. George Harrison announces that he's been having treatments for throat cancer, but says he's hale, adding, "I'm not going to die on you folks just yet."
1999 "Weird Al" Yankovic releases his Running With Scissors album. Madonna sues her accounting firm for breach of contract and malpractice. Padell, Nadell, Fine, Weinberger & Co. declared she was a resident of California on her tax return, forcing her to pay a whopping $2 million in New York state taxes.
2000 Grandmaster Garry Kasparov kicks Sting's bass-playing behind in a televised chess match. Rolling Stone Ron Wood checks into a rehab center to treat alcohol addiction. It's believed Wood is hoping to dry out in time for a Rolling Stones world tour.
1953 Don Dokken is born on this date. Singer Colin Hay of Men at Work is also born.
1960 Evelyn "Champagne" King is born in the Bronx, N.Y.
1974 There's a change in the lineup of future Canadian prog superstars Rush as Neal Peart replaces John Rustey on the drum stool today.
1981 Duran Duran begin first major UK tour at Brighton Dome.
1983 New York designates the Apollo Theater in Harlem a historic landmark.
1984 Bruce Springsteen begins his first American tour in three years at St. Paul, Minn.'s Civic Center. There's more good news when he learns his single "Dancing in the Dark" has gone to No. 2. It's reported that Motown has shipped 2 million copies of the Jacksons' Victory album.
1985 Mick Jagger and David Bowie romp through recording "Dancing in the Street" in a mere 12 hours. The single later goes to No. 7 in the U.S.
1987 Tiffany releases her self-titled debut.
1991 Skid Row's Slave to the Grind goes straight into the albums chart at No. 1.
1998 Aerosmith perform at the Armageddon premiere party at Kennedy Space Center. George Harrison announces that he's been having treatments for throat cancer, but says he's hale, adding, "I'm not going to die on you folks just yet."
1999 "Weird Al" Yankovic releases his Running With Scissors album. Madonna sues her accounting firm for breach of contract and malpractice. Padell, Nadell, Fine, Weinberger & Co. declared she was a resident of California on her tax return, forcing her to pay a whopping $2 million in New York state taxes.
2000 Grandmaster Garry Kasparov kicks Sting's bass-playing behind in a televised chess match. Rolling Stone Ron Wood checks into a rehab center to treat alcohol addiction. It's believed Wood is hoping to dry out in time for a Rolling Stones world tour.