Tom Cruise Turns Rock Star In Rock Of Ages - Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

2012 Tom Cruise stars as rocker Stacee Jaxx  in the film adaptation of the Broadway hit  Rock of Ages, an homage to '80s rock and  glam metal that features songs  from Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister,  Pat Benatar, and Journey. Read the full story   More Events:   1983 U2 play the Red Rocks  amphitheater in Colorado. Despite  rain, the concert is intimate and  energetic; it is later released as  a concert film called Under a Blood  Red Sky.   1968 Senator Robert Kennedy is shot  three times while exiting through a  kitchen at a hotel where he delivered  a speech after winning the Democratic nomination for president of the United  States. This event prompts David  Crosby to write "Long Time Gone" and  The  Rolling Stones to insert the lyrics, "Who  killed the Kennedys?" to their new song "Sympathy For The Devil."   2002 R. Kelly is indicted on 21 counts  of child pornography, accused of  coercing underage girls into sexual acts.   See More Events Click here for the previous post