Rolling Stones Rock 1.5 Million In Rio - Music History - Calendar Event of the Day

 

2006 A week before Carnival, the Rolling Stones play a free concert to an estimated 1.5 million people at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Read the full story   More Events:   2012 "Call Me Maybe," a catchy pop song from Canadian Idol alumna Carly Rae Jepsen, goes viral via a YouTube lip dub video by Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. The attention helps send the single to #1.   1947 Styx founder Dennis DeYoung is born in Chicago, where his neighbors are future bandmates Chuck and John Panozzo.   1954 John Travolta is born in Englewood, New Jersey.   See More Events

Superstars Record "We Are The World" Into The Wee Hours - Music History - Calendar Event of The Day

 

1985 With the stars in town for the American Music Awards, "We Are The World" is recorded in Los Angeles, with cameras rolling for the video. Read the full story   More Events:   1995 Four British acts make the Top 10 of the US Modern Rock chart, where homegrown acts typically dominate: #5 "Love Spreads" - The Stone Roses #6 "Everything Zen" - Bush #7 "Live Forever" - Oasis #9 "Sour Times" - Portishead   1968 Sarah McLachlan is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She breaks through in 1997 with her fourth album, Surfacing, which includes the hits "Adia" and "Angel." That year, she launches the Lilith Fair with a full roster of female singer-songwriters.   1991 At the American Music Awards, Gloria Estefan performs live for the first time since a tour bus accident 10 months earlier where she seriously injured her back. She debuts her new single, "Coming Out Of The Dark," which is inspired by her recovery.   See More Events Click here for the previous post

Grunge Is All The Rage As Eddie Vedder (Unwillingly) Makes The Cover Of Time - Music History - Calendar Event of the day

 

1993 Time magazine puts Eddie Vedder on the cover with the headline "All The Rage." Both Vedder and Kurt Cobain refused to speak with the magazine for the story, but they run it anyway in an attempt to explain why young people are listening to such angry music. Read the full story   More Events:   1975 Paul Simon issues his fourth solo album, Still Crazy After All These Years. "Gone At Last," "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover," and the title track all reach the US Top 40, and the album hits #1, Simon's first to do so. Emancipated from Simon & Garfunkel, fans stop shouting "Where's Artie?" at his shows.   1977 Elton John appears on The Muppet Show, where he performs "Crocodile Rock," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." Elton is one of the inspirations for Dr. Teeth of the Muppets' house band, The Electric Mayhem.   2017 Nashville stages a star-studded farewell concert for Kenny Rogers, who has decided to retire after a 60-year music career. A range of acts salute the singer with covers of some of his most memorable songs, with Chris Stapleton taking on "The Gambler," Lionel Richie singing "Lady," and Don Henley performing the Eagles' "Desperado," which Rogers covered. The highlight of the evening is when Rogers takes the stage with his duet partner Dolly Parton, as the two close out the night with "Islands in the Stream."   See More Events