Couple of drummers were born on this day… Chris Frants-drummer for Talking Heads born in 1951
Alex Van Halen-drummer for Van Halen born in 1953
1965 – During their first American tour, The Rolling Stones play in Jacksonville, Florida. In the audience is a 17-year-old Ronnie Van Zant, who decides then and there that he wants to be a singer in a rock band. He would later form Lynyrd Skynyrd.
1993 – Aerosmith’s Get a Grip album debuts at #1 on the album charts.
2005 – Bruce Springsteen tops the album chart with his acoustic album Devils & Dust.
2006 – The Rolling Stones cancel with their upcoming European tour as Keith Richards recovers from brain surgery after falling out of a tree in Fiji.