ANNIVERSARIES
1963-Paul McCartney is fined 31 Pounds and loses his driver's license for a year after being caught speeding.
1970-Emerson, Lake And Palmer made their debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England. During their career the trio would sell over 40 million records.
1976-Boston releases their self-titled album, which will become the best-selling, debut Rock album of all time.
1989-John Mellencamp becomes a grandfather at age 38 when his daughter Michelle gives birth to daughter, Elexis Suzanne Peach.
1994-Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant reunited at LWT studios in London to tape a set for MTV's Unplugged series, set to air on October 12th. Bassist John Paul Jones was not included.
2016-Bruce Springsteen set a personal record for his longest US show when he played for four hours, besting the mark he had set two nights earlier when The E Street Band performed for three hours and fifty-two minutes.
BORN TODAY
1949-Gene Simmons
bassist and singer with KISS.
1951-Rob Halford
singer and songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist for Judas Priest.
1954-Elvis Costello (Declan McManus)
singer, songwriter.
