Born on this day: The late Lemmy Kilmister, singer & bassist for Motorhead born in 1945. He was born Ian Fraser Kilmister, he would earn the nickname Lemmy from his classmates.
1972 – During a Manfred Mann show in Miami, police respond to noise complaints by cutting power during the band’s encore, leading to a riot.
1988 – Nirvana begin recording sessions for their debut album “Bleach” in Seattle’s. The group borrowed $600 from a school friend to record. (hope they paid him back! )
1988 – Poison top the US Singles charts as “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” hits number 1 for the first of 3 weeks.
1994 – Pearl Jam’s “Vitalogy” reaches number one on the US album charts. It’s the groups second number one album.