2015 - Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards summed up what a lot of Classic Rock lovers have always felt when he told The New York Daily News that Rap was for "tone deaf people."
2007 - The Bob Dylan "biographical" movie, I'm Not There: Suppositions On A Film Concerning Dylan, premieres at the Venice (Italy) Film Festival.
1997 - Pat Smear publicly announced that he would no longer be the guitarist for the Foo Fighters after performing at the MTV Video Music Awards.
1996 - KISS performed on the MTV Video Music Awards.
1986 - Gregg Allman is arrested in Belleview, Florida, when a police officer sees his 1985 Trans AM weaving on Route 441.
1982 - Steve Miller Band's "Abracadabra" hits #1.
1976 - Blue Oyster Cult's biggest hit, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", cracks the Billboard Top 40 on its way to #12.
1976 - Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album makes #1 a year after its release, knocking off Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive.
1976 - KISS releases the Soft-Rock ballad, "Beth", which will rise to #7.
1971 - Paul McCartney scores his second solo, number one hit in the US with "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey".
1970 - The Rolling Stones release Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
1968 - "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones was banned by several Chicago radio.
1965 - The Who's van was stolen while shopping for a guard dog.