ANNIVERSARIES
1969-Associated TV spends a million pounds to gain control of The Beatles' music publishing company, Northern Songs.
1970-Jim Morrison of The Doors is acquitted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, but is found guilty of exposing himself during a concert at The Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove a year and a half earlier.
1972-Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for the second time in four weeks for possession of cannabis, this time for growing it at their Scottish farmhouse near Campbeltown.
1973-30 year old Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash on September 20th, after playing a concert at North-western State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
1975-David Bowie had the top tune on Billboard's singles chart with "Fame", a song co-written by John Lennon, who can be heard singing near the end of the record.
2010-Leonard Skinner, the Florida school teacher who inspired a group of high school students to use his mis-spelled name during their rise to fame as the Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away at a nursing home at the age of 77. Although the band did not get along with Mr. Skinner when he was their teacher, they eventually became friends.
Birthdays
1948-John Panozzo-Died in 1996
The Styx drummer died of alcohol-related causes July 16th, 1996 at 47.
1948-Chuck Panozzo -
Styx bassist.
