Today is Chaos Never Dies.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1956: Buddy Holly begins his first solo tour.
1958: Elvis' hit "Hound Dog" becomes only the third record in history to sell more than three million copies, after Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and Gene Autry's "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer."
1960: Elvis begins filming his seventh movie, Wild In The Country.
1961: Brian Epstein visits the Cavern Club to check out The Beatles.
1966: John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery.
1967: Roger McGuinn boots David Crosby from The Byrds.
1967: The first issue of Rolling Stone hits the shelves.
1971: Carly Simon attends James Taylor's concert at Carnegie Hall and the two fall madly in love.
JOHN MELLENCAMP EXHIBIT! A new exhibit on John Mellencamp's life opens tomorrow at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The attraction will feature more than 100 pieces of memorabilia, most from his personal collection.and will include stage outfits; rare photos; and his 1966 silver Honda Scrambler 305 motorcycle. Click here for a preview.
GEORGE MARTIN DOCUMENTARY! Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, an eight-part PBS series produced by George Martin premieres on Monday. The first episode features segments focusing on Martin's work with The Beatles; Sam Phillips and his Sun Studios; Phil Spector; and more. Get a preview.
RICHEST BRITS UNDER 30! Adele has topped Heat magazine's annual list of the richest British celebrities under the age of 30. Last year, Adele raked in about $47 million and came in at #4 on the list, but this year, Heat estimates her worth to be around $114 million, which also makes her the U.K.'s richest-ever female musician. Click here to see the top 3 on the list.
YOUR NAME AS AN INFO-GRAPHIC! According to the info, I have the 18th most popular name in the U.S. Click here to discover the stats of your name revealed in your very own info-graphic.
