Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe (Oct. 30) Today's birthdays include Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who was born in 1939 (age 62); Grace Slick also in 1939 (age 62); Kinky Friedman in 1944 (age 57); Chris Slade of Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1946 (age 55); Poco and Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmidt in 1947 (age 54); bassist David Green of Air Supply and Otis Williams, one of the original Temptations, both in 1949 (age 52); and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale in 1967 (age 34). Advertisement Today's musical milestones: In 1965, the Yardbirds' "I'm A Man" was released. In 1969, King Crimson made its U.S. debut at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt. In 1971, John Lennon's "Imagine" was the No. 1 album in the United States. In 1972, Elton John played a command performance for Queen Elizabeth. He was the first rocker to do so since the Beatles in 1963. In 1975, Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue started rolling in Plymouth, Mass. In 1982, singer, songwriter and guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam announced the British punk rock band was breaking up. Advertisement In 1984, Linda Ronstadt and country's Gary Morris opened in the opera "La Boheme" in New York. In 1990, Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose was charged with allegedly attacking his neighbor with a wine bottle. The charges were later dropped. In 1995, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, the Velvet Underground, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John and the Shirelles were announced as the 1996 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also in 1995, charges were refiled against the drifter accused of stalking Madonna. The case had been dismissed by a Los Angeles judge when the pop singer didn't show up in court. In 1996, Michael Jackson arrived in India for his first-ever concert in the nation. He made an unscheduled visit to the slums of Bombay to give autographs to children. In 1997, R.E.M. announced that drummer Bill Berry was leaving the group after 10 albums and 17 years. His departure reportedly had nothing to do with the brain aneurysm he'd suffered March 1995 in Switzerland during the band's "Monster" concert tour. Also in 1997, a temporarily reunited Jane's Addiction kicked off a 19-date U.S. tour in New York City. Advertisement In 1998, Chaka Khan signed copies of her new album "Come 2 My House" at Tower Records in New York's Greenwich Village. Today's musical quiz: What was the name of Gavin Rossdale's former band? Answer: Midnight. The group had a record deal in the mid-1980s but produced no hits.
