Birthday: Guitar Great Steve Vai guitarist for Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth & Whitesnake born in 1960
1965: The Rolling Stones release “Satisfaction”
1971: During Frank Zappa’s concert at New York City’s Fillmore East, John Lennon & Yoko Ono joined Zappa onstage. This was Lennon’s first stage appearance since 1969. The recordings would be released separately by Frank Zappa and John Lennon.
1987: Genesis became the first band to spend 52 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from only one album, Invisible Touch.
1987: Heart release their album Animals, featuring the number 1 hit “Alone”
1993: The Who’s rock opera Tommy wins five Tony Awards at the 47th Tony Awards in New York City.
2001: Elton John auctions off 20 vehicles in his car collection, as he says “doesn’t have time to drive them anymore.” The auction brings in $2.75 million