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In 1977, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and group manager, Peter Grant were charged with assault after a fight broke out backstage during a US concert with employees of the promoter.![]()
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Elton John once auditioned for prog-rock band’s King Crimson and Gentle Giant - he was rejected.![]()
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A little bit of history and trivia for today, May 29th ...![]()
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1942 - Bing Crosby recorded “White Christmas” with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers. In under 20 minutes, the crooner made holiday magic – and music history. First performed by Crosby in 1941 on his radio show, *The Kraft Music Hall*, “White Christmas” was written by Irving Berlin for the film *Holiday Inn*. Steeped in nostalgia, the secular tune resonated deeply with the American public and topped the singles chart for 11 weeks (a spot it would return to for several years in a row). In addition to inspiring a new trend of pop-forward holiday hits, the song went on to win an Academy Award, spawn a 1954 musical film of the same name (also starring Crosby), and sell more than 50 million copies worldwide, becoming the world’s best-selling physical single.![]()
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1965 - The Beach Boys started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Help Me Rhonda', the group's second US No.1. The recording session was interrupted by the Wilson brothers' drunken father, Murry, who arrived at the studio to criticize the Boys enthusiasm. The recording reel continued to record the confrontation, which still circulates among fans. youtu.be/DATadl9seGc![]()
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1967 - The Move, Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, Zoot Money, Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band all appeared at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincoln, England. Pink Floyd were only a support band and played in a corner of the shed with a white sheet behind them with the coloured oil shining onto it. Tickets cost £1 ($1.70). The poster advertising the show promised a 'Knockout Atmosphere'.![]()
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1971 - Thirty-six fans are treated after drinking cider spiked with LSD at a Grateful Dead show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom.![]()
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1999 - Photographers taking shots of old cars wrecked at the bottom of Malibu's Decker Canyon discover the body of Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Kramer, who had gone missing on February 12, 1995. His death is ruled a suicide.
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Concerned that students are identifying with Freddie Mercury, who has recently died of AIDS, the principal at Sacred Heart School in Clifton, New Jersey, doesn't allow 8th graders to perform the queen song "We Are The Champions" at their graduation ceremony. When students flood the radio station Z100 with requests for the song, it is re-released as a single.![]()
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Just a few months before the 8th graders at Sacred Heart School start preparations for their graduation ceremony, *Wayne's World* hits movie theaters across the US, featuring a head-banging send-up to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" that lands the re-released single at #2 on the Hot 100, 17 years after its debut. Starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as the rock-obsessed slackers they originated on *Saturday Night Live*, the movie is one of the most successful films of the year. It also revitalizes US interest in Queen, especially among teens who are eager to hear the rest of the British rockers' catalog, including the 1977 victory anthem "We Are The Champions."![]()
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Over at Sacred Heart, a conservative Catholic school that boasts "excellent education alongside high moral values," students are furious when Principal Donald Quinlan, protecting the school's moral high ground from the bisexual dead rock star, denies them the right to cap their tenure as champions of the world - or at least of Sacred Heart. "If they wanted to sing 'I'm Popeye the Sailor Man,' that wouldn't be appropriate at a religious graduation," Sacred Heart pastor Julian Varettoni insists to the Associated Press. "This has nothing to do with the lifestyle of the author." ![]()
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The students aren't convinced and invite the group ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) to protest on campus, where two of the activists are arrested by waiting police. When the students bombard their local radio station with requests for the song, the story becomes a national headline and inspires a re-release as a medley with "We Will Rock You." The single only peaks at #52, but it's a big win for the kids at Sacred Heart, whose graduation ceremony is canceled over the controversy.
In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, join us June 3 for this educational, art-based activity. See you there!Celebrate Indigenous heritage and culture while creating a visual reminder to recognize and honour the past. Using a Moccasin Identifier Education Kit, you will use stencils based on drawings of historical moccasins of the Anishanaabe, Huron-Wendat, Seneca and Cree to create paintings of the moccasin designs grounding your learning through an art-based activity. This is a Drop-in program for all ages. Please come prepared to paint. Learn more: shorturl.at/uySWY![]()
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