Jean is arrested and led away in handcuffs following an attempt to perform, which was forbidden by the event's permit.
Ricky said he set the station up because "talent-less boy bands and dance music" featured on local stations did not cater to the tastes of his generation.Ģ002 Wyclef Jean is one of ten people arrested for disorderly conduct in a New York rally protesting cuts to education. The man known as Ricky Rock had erected a 32-foot transmitter in his garden and had been playing hits by The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and Elvis Presley. He then rode away on his moped before being arrested.Ģ003 A grandfather who set up his own pirate radio station in Wakefield, Yorkshire, is under investigation by local broadcasting authorities. The former pop singer was arrested on May 27 in the Kings Cross area after he approached a woman he thought was a prostitute and requested a sexual favor. He is fined £250 and ordered to pay £50 costs. Six months later, their next album, Hypnotize (recorded in the same sessions), takes the top spot.Ģ004 Nathan Moore, former singer with Brother Beyond and Worlds Apart, appears at Highbury Corner magistrates court and pleads guilty to a charge of kerb crawling in central London.
More more featured eventsĢ020 Producer Rupert Hine, whose credits include Tina Turner's hit " Better Be Good To Me" and the first four albums by The Fixx, dies at 72.Ģ019 Grammy-winning jazz drummer Lawrence Leathers dies at age 37 after being placed in a choke hold during an altercation involving a love triangle.Ģ013 Joey Covington (drummer for Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) dies in a single-vehicle accident in Palm Springs, California, at age 67.Ģ013 Cornelius "Nini" Harp (original lead singer of The Marcels) dies of natural causes at age 73.Ģ007 Soul singer Freddie Scott dies at age 74.Ģ006 Orson's Bright Idea hits #1 on the UK albums chart.Ģ006 Sandi Thom's " I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)" hits #1 on the UK singles chart.Ģ005 System Of A Down's fourth album, Mezmerize, goes to #1 in America. Inspired by the gig, many in the audience form bands, propelling the nascent punk rock scene.
The cover photo, showing Bruce posed in front of the American flag, gives many the wrong idea about the title track, which is about the struggles of a veteran returning home from the Vietnam War.ġ976 The Sex Pistols play a show at Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. The shows are headlined by U2 and Sting, and also feature Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Joan Baez, and The Neville Brothers.ġ984 Bruce Springsteen releases the album Born In The U.S.A. The concerts benefit Amnesty International and celebrate the human rights organization's 25th anniversary.
Moreġ986 The first of a six-date Conspiracy of Hope tour is held at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Priscilla Presley makes the announcement at Graceland. Moreġ992 When the United States Post Office decides to do an Elvis stamp, they put it up for a vote: a young Elvis or an old Elvis image, and young Elvis wins by a landslide, getting more votes by a factor of three to one. The show takes place at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, about three miles from the arena. 2017 Ariana Grande hosts the "One Love Manchester" benefit concert to honor the victims of the terrorist bombing at her May 22 concert at the Manchester Arena, which killed 22 people.