ANNIVERSARIES
1962-While at Ealing Jazz Club, in Ealing, West London, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones for the first time.
1978-The Police released 'Roxanne' as the first single from their debut album Outlandos d'Amour.
1981-Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their first full-scale tour in Hamburg, Germany. This was Springsteen's first tour outside North America.
1990-Motley Crue's Tommy Lee was injured when performing a stunt during a concert.
2001-Paul McCartney bought the four-bedroom Beverly Hills home of Courtney Love for $3.995m.
2013-Andy Johns, the veteran producer and engineer died at the age of 61.
2016-singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jimmie Van Zant died in a hospice in Florida.
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