THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1953: Elvis graduates from Humes High School in Memphis.
1957: Ava Gardner divorces Frank Sinatra.
1961: Elvis' 7th movie, Wild In The Country, premieres in Memphis.
1968: Rod Stewart becomes a star in the US after the Jeff Beck Group, for which he sings lead, opens at New York's Fillmore East. The 23-year-old Stewart is still so new to the stage that he hides behind a stack of speakers during the first song.
1970: Derek & the Dominoes plays their concert at a gig in London.
1979: Little Feat announce their breakup.
1996: George Martin is made a knight by Queen Elizabeth II.
2002: Mick Jagger is made a knight by Queen Elizabeth II.
LED ZEPPELIN TRIAL BEGINS! The trial to decide whether Led Zeppelin's members borrowed from the 1968 Spirit tune "Taurus" when they wrote "Stairway to Heaven" begins in L.A. today. Attorneys for late Spirit frontman Randy California's estate will seek to prove that Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant used elements of "Taurus" without crediting California. Click here for the litigating details.
DOUBLE DEAD CELEBS! I didn't know she was still alive but Janet Waldo, the voice of Judy Jetson on The Jetsons, passed away over the weekend. She was 96 years old. Get the obit. And Mihaly "Michu" Meszaros, the 33-inch-tall actor and former circus star who played ALF in those rare scenes in which the puppet was seen walking around on the TV show has died. He was 76. Get his obit.EXILE ON MAIN ST. BIOPIC! A new feature film about the recording of The Rolling Stones' acclaimed 1972 double album Exile on Main St. is expected to begin production this winter. The movie will be based on the 2006 Robert Greenfield book Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones. Get the details.
NUMB ARMS! Ever wake up to a numb dead arm? Have you ever wondered why that happens? Click here for the fascinating answer. Or not.
