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Jimmy Page found guilty of possessing cocaine.

Follow @retrorebirth Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page was given a 12-month conditional discharge after being found guilty of possessing cocaine. Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham at Page’s home, The Old Mill House at Clewer in Berkshire. For some time Jimmy Page refused to touch a guitar out of sadness…

Mick Jagger apologizes for Some Girls racist lyrics

Follow @retrorebirth Mick Jagger apologizes for racist lyrics in “Some Girls” on October 6, 1978. Some Girls is the 14th British and 16th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1978 on Rolling Stones Records, catalogue COC 39108. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, and became the band’s biggest-selling album in the…

Johnny Cash arrested crossing the Mexican border in 1965

Follow @retrorebirth Johnny Cash was arrested crossing the Mexican border into El Paso, Texas after customs officials found 100’s of pills in his guitar case. He received a suspended jail sentence and a $1,000 fine on October 5, 1965. Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who…

Pink Floyd plays Pompeii

Follow @retrorebirth Pink Floyd played the first of four nights at the Roman Ampitheater, Pompeii, Italy for their Live in Pompeii album on October 4, 1971. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 film featuring Pink Floyd performing six songs in the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. It was directed by Adrian Maben and…

Aerosmith members bailed out thirty fans

Follow @retrorebirth Aerosmith members bailed thirty fans out of jail after they were arrested for smoking pot during an Aerosmith concert at Fort Wayne Coliseum on October 3, 1978. Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”. Their style, which is rooted…

Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig!

Follow @retrorebirth Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five on September 30, 1965 Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch; 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz,…