The Current Music Blog: October 7, 2009 Archive

Today In Music History: Big Country See The Country

Posted at 6:13 AM on October 7, 2009 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

John Mellencamp is 58.
Drummer Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 56.
Thom Yorke is 41.

Today in:

1967 - Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel. A TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.
1975 - John Lennon won his battle against U.S. immigration authorities when a federal appeals court overturned an order to deport him. Officials had wanted to kick Lennon out of the country because of a drug arrest in Britain.
1995 - Rapper Tone Loc was arrested for allegedly taking $80 from a pizza parlor in Los Angeles, arguing with the owner over a pizza, and demanding his money back. He pleaded no contest to the charges.
1995 - Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with "Jagged Little Pill". The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30 million.

History Highlight:

On this day in 1984, Big Country kicked off an 11 date UK tour at The Glasgow Apollo. Who needs an excuse to play a little Big Country? We played "Fields of Fire."