On June 26, 1964, “It’s All Over Now” by The Rolling Stones was released. It was the first Stones song to reach number one in Britain.
In 1965, The Byrds hit number one on the Billboard …
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On June 26, 1964, “It’s All Over Now” by The Rolling Stones was released. It was the first Stones song to reach number one in Britain.
In 1965, The Byrds hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Mr. Tambourine Man,” which was written by Bob Dylan.
In 1971, promoter Bill Graham announced the closing of his Fillmore East and West concert halls in New York and San Francisco.
In 1975, Sonny and Cher Bono’s divorce was finalized in Santa Monica, California. They had married in 1964. Four days after the divorce, Cher married Greg Allman.
Also in 1975, Van McCoy earned his first gold record for “The Hustle.”
In 1977, Elvis Presley performed his last concert, in Indianapolis.
In 1982, Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music married socialite Lucy Helmore. They divorced in 2003.
In 1992, an Oklahoma family sued Van Halen, claiming the band’s fans damaged their property. Van Halen put the family’s phone number on the cover of their “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” album.
In 1996, Van Halen announced original singer David Lee Roth would rejoin the band for a greatest hits album. Singer Sammy Hagar left because of “creative differences.”
Also in 1996, an arrest warrant was issued for Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland (WY’-land) after he left a drug rehabilitation center in Los Angeles without permission. He turned up a few days later at another treatment center.
In 2010, original Kinks bassist Pete Quaife died of kidney failure in Herlev, Denmark. He was 66.
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