Happy Birthday: Singer/Songwriter Kenny Loggin, Born on this day in 1948.
1970 – Max Yasgur was sued for $35,000 in property damages by neighboring farmers where the famous 1969 Woodstock Music Festival was held
1971 – Black Sabbath released their second album ‘Paranoid’
1980 – Pink Floyd released ‘Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)’ in the US. The song would eventually become their only number 1 single.
1987 – Elton John undergoes throat surgery at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, to remove nodules on his vocal cords. He cancels his upcoming American tour.
1992 – R.E.M. played a Greenpeace Benefit show at the 40 watt Club in Athens, Georgia. The show was recorded on a solar powered mobile recording studio.