1910 - Artie Shaw, [Arthur Arshawsky], bandleader, born in NYC
1969 - The Who release rock opera "Tommy
" 1970 - The Grateful Dead played its first British concert at the Hollywood Rock Festival. It was also their first show outside of the U.S.
1974 - Jewel [Kilcher], folk/rock vocalist, born in Alaska
1979 - "The Kids Are Alright
," Jeff Stein's documentary compilation of film clips detailing the history of the Who, debuted in New York. 1994 - Joe Pass, US jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at 65
1944 - Patti LaBelle, [Holt], born in Philadelphia
1974 - Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75
1986 - Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork reunited as The Monkees.
1998 - Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell proclaimed May 24th "Van Halen Day" in Philadelphia.
2000 - Chuck D testified to the U.S. Congress about the benefits of Napster and online music distribution.
1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera "HMS Pinafore
," premieres in London 1934 - Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer, dies at 59
1969 - Led Zeppelin and The Who appeared together in concert at the Merriweather Post Pavilion.
1973 - Carole King performed in New York's Central Park to an audience of 100,000.
1996 - Bradley Nowell (Sublime) was found dead in his San Francisco motel room of a drug overdose at the age of 26.
1997 - Bob Dylan was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital with chest pains. As a result, his European tour was canceled.
