On August 21, 1935, the Benny Goodman Orchestra held a concert considered the beginning of the swing era. The concert took place in a ballroom in Los Angeles and featured songs such as “Just You, Just Me.”
In 1972, after a chaotic show by Jefferson Airplane in Akron, Ohio, Grace Slick was maceed and Paul Kantner was slammed to the floor by police. There was a bomb threat on the phone, and a fan threw it.
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On August 21, 1935, the Benny Goodman Orchestra held a concert considered the beginning of the swing era. The concert took place in a ballroom in Los Angeles and featured songs such as “Just You, Just Me.”
In 1972, after a chaotic show by Jefferson Airplane in Akron, Ohio, Grace Slick was maceed and Paul Kantner was slammed to the floor by police. Fans threw rocks at patrol cars and officers responded with tear gas.
In 1980, singer Linda Ronstadt opened on Broadway with the opera The Pirates of Penzance. She later appeared in the film version as well.
In 1994, John Denver was charged with DUI after crashing his Porsche into a tree.
In 1995, REM sued Hershey Foods for misusing the company’s name when the company ran a sweepstakes “KitKat REM Concert” at the Hershey Candy Bar. The lawsuit was eventually dropped.
In 1996, singer Rick James was released after serving two years for assaulting a woman. Two days earlier, the woman he was to marry was jailed for stealing $39 boots.
Also in 1996, singer David Byrne filed a lawsuit to prevent the remaining members of Talking Heads from touring as The Heads. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Today’s birthday: Guitarist James Burton (who played with Elvis Presley) is 84 years old. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 82 years old. Actor Patty McCormack (“The Ropers”) is 78 years old. Singer Karl Giammarese (GEE’-ah-mah-REE’-see) is The Buckinghams is 76 years old. Actor Loretta Devine (“Boston Public”) is 74 years old. Journalist Harry Smith is 72 years old. Singer Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) is 71 years old. Guitarist Nick Kane (The Mavericks) is 69 years old. Actor Kim Cattrall (“Sex and the City”) is 67, actor Cleo King (“Mike and Molly”) is 61, System of a Down singer Serj Tankian (Turn Keane) ) is 56, actor Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix, Chocolat) is 53, Prodigy musician Liam Howlett is 52, and actor Alicia Witt (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) is 53. , “Sybil”) is 48, singer Kelis (kuh-LEES) is 44, actor Diego Klattenhoff (“The Blacklist”) is 44, and TV personality Brody Jenner (“The Hills”) is Dream singer Melissa Schuman is 39, comedian Brooks Whelan (“Saturday Night Live”) is 37, and actor Cody Kash (“Desperate Housewives”) is 36. Musician Kacey Musgraves is her 35. Actor Hayden Panettiere (PAN’-uh-tee-EHR’) (“Nashville”, “Heroes”) is 34 years old. Actor RJ Mitte (MIT’-ee) (“Breaking”) and actor Maxim Knight (“Falling Skies”) is 24 years old.
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