Iluvthe80s
6-29-02, 10:38 PM
1944 Glenn Shorrock of the Little River Band is born in Rochester, England.
1953 Dire Straits guitarist Hal Lindes is born in Monterey, Calif.
1956 Adrian Wright of the group Human League is born on this date.
1975 Cher marries Gregg Allman, after meeting the bandleader at Los Angeles' Troubadour club. By July 10, the couple have filed for divorce for the first time. They, however, don't officially split until 1979. David Bowie begins filming The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Jackson 5 announce they are leaving Motown for Epic. Because Motown owns the Jackson 5 moniker, they change their name to the Jacksons.
1981 Doctors discover a 2-inch hole in Jerry Lee Lewis' stomach after the Killer is rushed to the hospital.
1983 The Everly Brothers announce they have made up and will play London's Royal Albert Hall as a duo for the first time since 1973.
1984 Huey Lewis & The News are at #1 on the US album chart with "Sports".
1984 Tina Turner's "Private Dancer" album enters the US album chart.
1984 The Jacksons hit the US Hot 100 singles chart at #30 with "State Of Shock" (featuring Mick Jagger).
1985 At a New York auction, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce sells for $2 million.
1986 Madonna releases True Blue. Steve Winwood releases Back in the High Life.
1989 The surviving Beatles sue for an injunction against Dave Clark, formerly of the Dave Clark Five, banning him from selling copies of the old Ready Steady Go! TV show featuring the Beatles. The case is later settled out of court.
1998 The Warped Tour, with Bad Religion and the Specials, opens in Phoenix.
1953 Dire Straits guitarist Hal Lindes is born in Monterey, Calif.
1956 Adrian Wright of the group Human League is born on this date.
1975 Cher marries Gregg Allman, after meeting the bandleader at Los Angeles' Troubadour club. By July 10, the couple have filed for divorce for the first time. They, however, don't officially split until 1979. David Bowie begins filming The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Jackson 5 announce they are leaving Motown for Epic. Because Motown owns the Jackson 5 moniker, they change their name to the Jacksons.
1981 Doctors discover a 2-inch hole in Jerry Lee Lewis' stomach after the Killer is rushed to the hospital.
1983 The Everly Brothers announce they have made up and will play London's Royal Albert Hall as a duo for the first time since 1973.
1984 Huey Lewis & The News are at #1 on the US album chart with "Sports".
1984 Tina Turner's "Private Dancer" album enters the US album chart.
1984 The Jacksons hit the US Hot 100 singles chart at #30 with "State Of Shock" (featuring Mick Jagger).
1985 At a New York auction, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce sells for $2 million.
1986 Madonna releases True Blue. Steve Winwood releases Back in the High Life.
1989 The surviving Beatles sue for an injunction against Dave Clark, formerly of the Dave Clark Five, banning him from selling copies of the old Ready Steady Go! TV show featuring the Beatles. The case is later settled out of court.
1998 The Warped Tour, with Bad Religion and the Specials, opens in Phoenix.