April 27th
2009: Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was mugged outside of the Southern Tracks
Recording studio in Atlanta. Ament and an employee of the band were robbed
by three men, which smashed the windows of a rented Jeep and got away with
over $7,300 in goods and cash.
2006: Keith Richards suffered a brain hemorrhage after he fell out of a palm
tree while on vacation in Fiji with his family. Richards later underwent
cranial surgery in New Zealand which caused The Rolling Stones to postpone
their European tour.
2003: Iggy Pop performed in concert with The Stooges for the first time in
29 years on the closing night of the 2003 Coachella Valley Music and Arts
Festival in Indio, CA.
2003: Former Talking Heads singer and guitarist David Byrne made a guest
appearance on The Simpsons who helps Homer Simpsons produce & record a song.
1994: John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin had their first child together when
their son Hud was born. This was Mellencamp’s fourth child.
1981: Wings announced that they were splitting up due to Denny Laine leaving
the band. Laurence Juber and Steve Holley already left in February.
1979: Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne as their singer due to internal
friction within the band. They shortly hired Ronnie James Dio, formerly of
Rainbow to be their new singer. Osbourne later reunited with Black Sabbath
for one-off appearances in 1985 at Live Aid & in 1992 at his farewell
concerts & toured with Black Sabbath occasionally in 1997-1999, 2001, 2004 &
2005.
1976: David Bowie was detained for hours on a train at the Russian/Polish
border after leaving Moscow. Bowie was detained due to Polish customs
officers who took exception to the Nazi books & mementoes found in his
luggage. The books & mementoes were research material for a film on Joseph
Goebbels.
1975: Pink Floyd performed the final night of a five night stand at the Los
Angeles Sports Arena. During the run, 511 audience members were arrested for
marijuana possession.
Birthdays:
Casey Kasem born in 1933
Gordon Haskell-bassist for King Crimson born in 1946
Peter Ham-singer and guitarist for Badfinger born in 1947
Ace Frehley-guitarist for Kiss born 1951
