Born on this day:
Peter Frampton born in 1950
1969 – The Who perform the rock opera Tommy in its entirety at a show in England
And then five years later in 1974 The Who begin filming the movie version of Tommy. The task of producing the complex soundtrack drives Pete Townshend to have a nervous breakdown.
1979 – The Rolling Stones play the first of two concerts in Ontario to raise money for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind this is part of Keith Richards punishment for a Toronto arrest on heroin charges when which is his court-ordered community service.
1993 – The Who’s rock opera Tommy opened on Broadway.
2009 – Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart share the stage together for the first time in over 25 years at a show in Los Angeles.
2010 – Poison’s Bret Michaels suffers a brain hemorrhage that nearly kills him. After nearly two weeks in intensive care, he makes a full recovery. During his hospitalization, he keeps his headband on, explaining, “If I’m going out, I want to go out rocking.”