Happy Birthday: David Coverdale-singer for Whitesnake and Deep Purple born in 1951. Joan Jett born in 1960
1979 – Joe Walsh announces his bid for the US presidency (he doesn’t win).
1982 – The Who kicked off their first farewell tour in Landover, MD. They would tour on and off again in 1989.
1995 – Kansas singer & keyboardist Steve Walsh was charged with DUI, possession of cocaine and driving with a suspended license after crashing his car in Atlanta.
1992 – While taping an edition of MTV Unplugged, Bruce Springsteen records one song unplugged and decides to do the rest of the set electric. He’s the Boss, he can do that!
2010 – It’s announced that Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler has joined American Idol to be a judge for the upcoming season.
2018 – Paul McCartney’s album “Egypt Station” hits #1 in America, his first #1 since 1982’s “Tug of War” album.