2015 - While in his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, Scott Weiland suffers cardiac arrest and passed away at 48.
2014 - "Fake news" by MSNBC claimed Axl Rose was found dead. The band's official Facebook page posts photos of the singer with the caption "Ha! They say I'm dead -- again… Wait, what? WTF? It's a hoax. Guys. Get a life at ParadiseCity.com."
2014 - Ian McLagan dies of a stroke at age 69.
2013 - Billy Joel announced that he would play once a month at New York's Madison Square Garden for the indefinite future, "as long is there is a demand."
2009 - Ron Wood of Rolling Stones was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, Ekaterina Ivanova outside a restaurant in Surrey, England.
2003 - The Recording Industry Association of America gave Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers a Diamond Award to mark the sale of 10 million copies of the band's "Greatest Hits" album in the United States.
1992 - "Keep The Faith" by Bon Jovi was released.
1992 - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards confirm the rumors that Bill Wyman, their bass player since 1962, will be leaving The Rolling Stones.
1981 - Due to an ordinance banning stage weaponry in Hartford, Connecticut, AC/DC is prohibited from firing their cannons during "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)."
1979 - 11 people are trampled to death and dozens are injured in a rush to enter the arena before The Who concert at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.
1978 - The Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst accidentally pees on Billy Idol backstage after a show in Bristol, England.
1976 - It's a Spinal Tap moment for Pink Floyd when during the shoot for their Animals album cover, a 40-foot inflatable pig being photographed at Battersea Power Station breaks free.
1976 - Bob Marley is shot in the upper arm when intruders storm his house in Kingston, Jamaica, attempting to assassinate the singer.
1973 - Ringo Starr releases "You're Sixteen" in the US.
1969 - The animated TV special Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer debuts on CBS, with Burl Ives as the voice of Sam the Snowman.
1965 - The Beatles kick off a series of nine shows, starting in Glasgow and wrapping up at Cardiff's Capitol Cinema on December 12th.
1965 - During a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento, California, Keith Richards is electrocuted and knocked unconscious.
Birthdays
- Mickey Thomas (Jefferson Starship singer) is born in Cairo, Georgia in 1949.
- Ozzy Osbourne is born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham, England in 1948