Fox Facts: December 22

2014 - Joe Cocker died of lung cancer at the age of 70 at his home in Colorado.

2012 - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood marries his girlfriend Sally Humphreys.

2010 - The British government declared the Beatles' famous Abbey Road zebra-crossing a national heritage site.

2002 - Joe Strummer of The Clash dies of a heart attack at age 50. 

1991 - Gregg Allman (of The Allman Brothers Band) makes his acting debut as a drug kingpin in the movie Rush.

1987 - After a night of debauchery with Robbin Crosby of Ratt and Slash, Nikki Sixx suffers a drug overdose and his heart stops beating. He is declared clinically dead, but comes back to life.

1984 - CBS Records announced the upcoming release of Mick Jagger’s first solo album, set for February, 1985.

1978 - Kenney Jones joins The Who, replacing Keith Moon, who had died from an accidental overdose of anti-alcoholic medications two months earlier.

1978 - Steven Tyler and Cyrinda Foxe have a baby girl named Mia.

1976 - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's Live Bullet album is certified Gold.

1973 - With "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" sitting atop both the US and UK charts, Elton John's show at London's Hammersmith Odeon is broadcast live by BBC Radio 1. 

1972 - Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter writes "All The Way From Memphis" and dedicates it to two of their crew, Lee Childers and Tony Zanetta.

1968 - Singer Eric Burdon leaves The Animals for a solo career.

1948 - Rick Nielsen (lead guitarist for Cheap Trick) is born in Elmhurst, Illinois.


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