Saturday, March 15, 2008
2004 - Prince, the late George Harrison, Traffic, ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, the Dells and Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner are welcomed into the ranks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a gala ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
2001 - Singer Ayman takes top honors at the Echo Awards in Berlin. He wins for national rock/pop artist and national newcomer. Limp Bizkit's "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water" and Guano Ape's "Don't Give Me Names" win in the international and national rock/metal categories, respectively.
1999 - Bruce Springsteen and Bill Joel gracefully thank their beaming mothers. Paul McCartney mourns the loss of his wife Linda. And the three lead a jam session that has a star-studded audience up and dancing during the 14th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
1999 - Jeff Beck begins a headlining U.S. tour at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in support of his current Epic album, "Who Else!"
1995 - Seal, Porno for Pyros, Biohazard, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, the Goats and Face to Face perform at Warp magazine's second annual Board AID rock 'n' ski benefit on the slopes of Big Bear, Calif.
1966 - Herb Alpert's "Taste of Honey" wins a Grammy as Record of the Year. Frank Sinatra's "September of My Years" wins a Grammy as Album of the Year. Tom Jones wins a Grammy as Best New Artist.
1944 - Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) is born in Dallas. Sly & the Family Stone's biggest hit is "Everyday People," a million-selling song that tops Billboard's Hot 100 chart for four weeks in 1969.
2004 - Prince, the late George Harrison, Traffic, ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, the Dells and Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner are welcomed into the ranks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a gala ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
2001 - Singer Ayman takes top honors at the Echo Awards in Berlin. He wins for national rock/pop artist and national newcomer. Limp Bizkit's "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water" and Guano Ape's "Don't Give Me Names" win in the international and national rock/metal categories, respectively.
1999 - Bruce Springsteen and Bill Joel gracefully thank their beaming mothers. Paul McCartney mourns the loss of his wife Linda. And the three lead a jam session that has a star-studded audience up and dancing during the 14th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
1999 - Jeff Beck begins a headlining U.S. tour at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in support of his current Epic album, "Who Else!"
1995 - Seal, Porno for Pyros, Biohazard, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, the Goats and Face to Face perform at Warp magazine's second annual Board AID rock 'n' ski benefit on the slopes of Big Bear, Calif.
1966 - Herb Alpert's "Taste of Honey" wins a Grammy as Record of the Year. Frank Sinatra's "September of My Years" wins a Grammy as Album of the Year. Tom Jones wins a Grammy as Best New Artist.
1944 - Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) is born in Dallas. Sly & the Family Stone's biggest hit is "Everyday People," a million-selling song that tops Billboard's Hot 100 chart for four weeks in 1969.