This Day in Rock 11/4/12
by Shannon
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posted Nov 5 2012 8:06PM
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2007- Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood announce they are teaming up for three shows in New York in 2008.
2006- "Doogie Howser," Neil Patrick Harris, comes out of the closet, telling People magazine he's "a very content gay man living my life to the fullest."
2002- U-2's greatest-hits package, Best of 1990-2000, hits stores.
2000- The Who appear on the 250th episode of The Simpsons.
1999- Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra are both arrested and charged with battery and domestic violence in a hotel in Miami Beach.
1999- U-S District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson rules that Microsoft is a monopoly.
1999- Gary Cherone announces he's leaving Van Halen after just one album with the band.
1994- Fred "Sonic" Smith, former lead guitarist of The M-C-5 and husband of Patti Smith, dies of a heart attack in Detroit at 47.
1994- Ronald Reagan divulges that he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
1988- The Beach Boys top the singles chart for the first time in 22 years, with "Kokomo."
1984- The Supreme Court rules that the N-F-L has exceeded anti-trust limits in attempting to stop the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1982- Brian Wilson is fired from The Beach Boys.
1973- Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Gimme Three Steps" single is released.
1971 - Elton John releases Madman Across the Water in Britain. The album hits U-S stores 10 days later.
1970- Derek and the Dominos tape The Johnny Cash Show in Nashville.
1965- The Rolling Stones -- whose "Get Off of My Cloud" resides at number-one -- perform at Boston Garden.
1965- The Who's "My Generation" is released as a single in the U-S. A number-two hit in the U-K, it only reaches number-74 in America.
Tags : Topics : Entertainment_CultureSocial : Entertainment_CultureLocations : Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New YorkPeople : Brian Wilson, Carmen Electra, Dennis Rodman, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Gary Cherone, Neil Patrick Harris, Patti Smith, Ronald Reagan, Steve Winwood, Thomas Penfield Jackson
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