Born on this day:
1935, John Phillips, The Mamas and the Papas
1939, John Peel, BBC radio DJ and TV presenter
1963, Paul Oakenfold, DJ
1963, Oderus Urungus (David Brockie), vocals, GWAR
1971, Lars Frederiksen, guitar, Rancid
1986, Ryan Ross, guitar, Panic! at the Disco
1969, Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde on Blonde, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets were 25 shillings ($3). Celebrities who attended include Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jane Fonder, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.
1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Garden to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Lennon personally bought $60,000 worth of tickets which were given to volunteer fundraisers. Several of the performances were later included on Lennon’s Live in New York City album.
1988, Bruce Springsteen’s wife Julianne Phillips filed for a divorce after newspapers published photos of Springsteen and backing singer Patti Scialfa together.
1989, Billy Joel fired his manager and former brother-in-law Frank Weber, after an audit revealed discrepancies. Joel took Weber to court and sued for $90 million.
1995, Sterling Morrison, founding member of the Velvet Underground, died of cancer at his home in New York City two days after his 53rd birthday. The guitarist left the group in August 1971 and re-joined in 1992 for a European tour. During the ’80s he became the captain of a Houston tugboat.
1995, Carly Simon and James Taylor performed live together in front of 10,000 fans on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was the first time they appeared live on the same stage since 1979. The former couple played their own solo sets before combining their efforts in raising money for the local agricultural society.
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