This Date in Music History: Not Good in the '70s

Ah, nostalgia. 1729 - Composer Padre Antonio Francisco Javier Jose Soler was born.  1925 - "Concerto in F," by George Gershwin, had its world premiere at New York's Carnegie Hall. Gershwin himself played the piano.  1960 - The musical "Camelot," by Lerner and Loewe opened on Broadway.  1961 - The Beatles met Brian Epstein for the first time at his record store in Liverpool.  1965 - In Sacramento, CA, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) was shocked and knocked unconscious during a concert when his guitar made contact with his microphone during a performance of "The Last Time."  1965 - Ray Charles was convicted of possession of heroin and marijuana. He was given a five-year suspended sentence and fined $10,000.  1966 - The first Monkees concert was held, in Honolulu, HI.  1967 - The Supremes guest on a "Tennessee" Ernie Ford TV special.  1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired.  1969 - John Lennon was asked to play the title role in "Jesus Christ, Superstar." The offer was revoked the next day.  1971 - The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.  1973 - Ringo Starr released the song "You're Sixteen." It was his second straight number one single.  1976 - The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." was released.  1976 - Seven gunman fired shots into Bob Marley's home in Kingston, Jamaica where he and the Wailers were rehearsing. No one was seriously hurt.  1979 - At Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum eleven Who fans were trampled to death in the rush to gain admittance for general (unreserved) seats to the band's concert. 1986 - A lawsuit was filed against Judas Priest and CBS Records, alleging that two fans shot themselves after listening to the band's music for six hours.  1990 - Nightline aired Madonna's video for "Justify My Love." The previous week MTV had banned the video.  1991 - Gilby Clarke replaced Izzy Stradlin as rhythm guitarist for Guns 'N' Roses.  1991 - Alan Feed received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  1995 - Prince opened the inaugural VH1 Fashion Awards.  1997 - Janet Jackson got an injunction against Eric Leon Christian, who she claimed had been harassing her.