Happy Birthday: Ted Nugent born in 1948. Jeff “Skunk” Baxter-guitarist for Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers born in 1948. Did you know he has worked as a defense consultant and chaired a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense?
1982 – Motley Crue invites every manager they knew to see them perform at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The stunt works as they sign with McGhee Enterprises Inc. after the show.
1983 – Jimmy Page joined Robert Plant onstage during Plant’s concert at London’s Hammersmith Odeon for a rendition of Roy Head’s “Treat Her Right”. It was the first time they publicly performed together since Led Zeppelin’s breakup.
1985 – Phil Collins plays a drug dealer in the pilot episode of “Miami Vice”. The episode “Phil the Shill” uses Phil’s “In The Air Tonight” in the episode.
1996 – The movie Jerry Maguire opens in theaters. The film features cameos from the Eagles’ Glenn Frey & Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains. Jerry is billed as “Jesus of Copymat”