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ON THIS DAY 1961, The Beatles played at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. In the audience are two members from Rory Storm & the Hurricanes: Johnny Guitar and Ringo Starr who have just returned from Hamburg, Germany. 1967, Pink Floyd and Eyes of Blue appeared at The Marquee Club, London, England. A review in Queen magazine said: The two guitarists looked moody, the drummer thrashed wildly about and the lights kept flashing. After about twenty minutes it became very boring and after half an hour I left. 1968, Jimi Hendrix was jailed for one day in Stockholm after going berserk and destroying everything in his room at the Goteberg Hotel. 1973, Bruce Springsteen released his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. 1979, Prince made his live debut at the Capri Theatre, Minneapolis. 1980, Donna Summer scored her third US No.1 album with On The Radio- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & II. 1980, KC and the Sunshine Band had their 5th US No.1 single and scored the first No.1 of the 80s when Please Dont Go went to No.1 in the UK. 1991, Madonna went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Justify My Love, a song co-written with Lenny Kravitz and No.2 hit in the UK. 1998, Sonny Bono was killed in a skiing accident at a resort near Lake Tahoe, aged 62. Bono was one half on Sonny and Cher, who scored a UK & US No.1 hit in 1965 with I Got You Babe and later become a US Congressman. 2003, Green Days lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after being stopped in California speeding in a black BMW convertible. 2004, Kinks singer Ray Davies was shot in the leg while on holiday in New Orleans, while running after two men who stole his girlfriends purse at gunpoint. BORN ON THIS DAY 1923, Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, the first label of Elvis Presleys recordings. Recorded Carl Perkins, Ike Turner, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis. Phillips died on 30th July 2003. 1940, Born on this day, Athol Guy, singer, The Seekers, (1965 UK No.1 single Ill Never Find Another You). 1949, George Brown, singer, Kool & The Gang. 1950, Chris Stein, guitar, Blondie. 1969, Brian Warner a.k.a.Marilyn Manson. His stage name was formed from juxtaposing the names of two 1960s American cultural icons, Marilyn Monroe and mass murderer Charles Manson. 1976, Matthew Walter Wachter, bassist Angels & Airwaves, 30 Seconds to Mars. youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU
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