![]() Campbell revealed his Alzheimer's diagnosis to the public in 2011, and had set out on his Goodbye Tour as a way to say farewell to his fans. I, with contributions from Lauryn Hill and T.I.Ģ012 - Glen Campbell played the very last live performance of his lifetime when he appeared at Uptown Theatre in Napa, California. The sign has since been moved to 20 feet above ground level.Ģ010 - Seven months after being released from jail after serving three years for tax evasion, Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers releases the album Mr. ![]() In 2010, it was reported that "Joey Ramone Place," was New York City's most stolen sign. It is the block where Joey once lived with band mate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the music club CBGB, where the Ramones played their first gigs. No.1 album.Ģ003 - A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. album chart with Reload, the band's third U.S. Cynthia Renee Collins was told to stop harassing the 26-year-old rapper, and stay at least 100 feet away from him.ġ997 - Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon was arrested by Italian police for wearing a skirt and was detained in police cells overnight.ġ997 - Metallica were at No. 1 single - "Another Brick In The Wall (part II)”.ġ982 - Michael Jackson releases Thriller, which becomes, by far, the best-selling album worldwide.ġ994 - Tupac Shakur was shot five times during a robbery outside a New York City recording studio.ġ996 - Ice Cube obtained a restraining order to keep an obsessed fan away from him and his family. The powerful concept album's themes of isolation and despair resonated with legions of fans, and it even spawned a No. The show is remembered for Crosby's unusual duet with David Bowie, where they sang a modified version of "Little Drummer Boy," with Bowie singing the new "Peace On Earth" lyrics composed by the show's writers.ġ979 - Pink Floyd released The Wall, which sold over 13 million copies. The program was recorded in September, and Crosby died that October. 1 in America, where it stayed for the last five weeks of 1974 and first five of 1975.ġ977 - Bing Crosby's last Christmas special aired. & number ten in the U.S.ġ974 - Elton John's Greatest Hits album hit No. ![]() ![]() The song would later reach number five in the U.K. Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song #138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.ġ972 - Wings released the single "Hi, Hi, Hi" which was banned by the BBC due to having lyrics "unsuitable" for broadcast. singles chart with "Family Affair", their fourth and final No. Still going strong at 67, earlier this fall he released a four song EP titled The Cage.ġ969 - The Monkees made what would be their last live appearance for 15 years when they played at The Oakland Coliseum in California.ġ969 - Simon & Garfunkel hosted their first television special, Songs of America, which caused controversy when it showed footage of Robert Kennedy's funeral and the Vietnam War, which led to their original sponsor to disassociate itself from the special.ġ971 - Sly and the Family Stone were at No. But that’s hardly the life he’s lived across his many decades of performing. Legend has it that his stage name "Billy Idol" was inspired by a teacher's description of him as "idle". First achieving fame in the ‘70s London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X, he really made it big when he kicked off his solo career which led to international recognition and becoming a key player in the "Second British Invasion" in the United States. William Michael Albert Broad - better known as Billy Idol - was born on this day in 1955, making him 68 today.
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