The late Dusty Hill-bassist for ZZ Top was born on this day in 1949.
Birthdays: Pete Townshend-guitarist for The Who born in 1945. Phil Rudd-drummer for AC/DC born in 1954
1976 – Keith Richards crashes his Bentley in England after falling asleep at the wheel. Police find cocaine & LSD in the car.
1979 – Supertramp hits number one for the only time with Breakfast in America, the album has sold more than four million copies in the U.S.
1979 – 3 quarters of the Beatles reunited to perform since the break up as George Harrison, Paul McCartney, & Ringo Starr performed at the wedding reception of Eric Clapton & Patti Boyd. The jam session included Clapton, Ginger Baker & Mick Jagger.
1996 – Peter Frampton, The Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth appear on an episode of the Simpsons
2000 – The Allman Brothers Band announce that founding guitarist Dickey Betts will not be a part of their upcoming summer tour citing creative differences.