Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Sept 13th - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...

1962 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Sherry,” The Four Seasons. 

1969 – Toronto Rock `n’ Roll Revival Festival.

1985 – Sting begins his first solo tour in San Diego. 

1996 – Rapper Tupac Shakur dies while in intensive care. The Deaths Row Records star had been shot four times in a gangster-style drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

2000 – The Inaugural Latin Grammy Awards take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

2001 – Whitney Houston’s publicist announces that, contrary to the flood of rumors, Houston has not died from a drug overdose.

2003 - Michael Jackson held a charity party for 500 guests at his Neverland ranch in Santa Ynes Santa Barbara County, with tickets costing $5000.

2005 - The home where Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle was saved from demolition after a new location was agreed at the last minute.

2005 - The Sex Pistols were among new names added to a celebrity Walk of Fame in Covent Garden London.

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