Happy Birthday: Rickey Medlocke, guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot, is born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1950. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is born in Oakland, California in 1972.
1973 – Free plays their final show in Florida. Vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke will move on to form Bad Company.
1976 – The Eagles release their Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975 album. To this day, it is the best-selling record of all time.
1990 – Aerosmith appear on Saturday Night Live, perform 2 songs and appear in a Wayne’s World skit where Tom Hanks plays their roadie.
2005 – With Tommy Lee back in the band, Mötley Crüe begin their Red, White & Crüe tour in Florida. It’s a circus theme, with clowns, fire-eaters and acrobats.