This Day in Music History – March 18th

1962 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds performed on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

1965 – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman were arrested for “insulting behavior” in London. The act was urinating on the wall of the Francis Garage.

1977 – The Clash’s first single “White Riot” was released.

1978 – California Jam II was held in Ontario, CA. Over 250,000 people were in attendance.

1982 – Teddy Pendergrass was severely injured in a car accident in Philadelphia resulting in him being paralyzed from the waist down.

1992 – Donna Summer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1993 – The Rolling Stones announced that Darryl Jones was going to be the replacement for Bill Wyman. Wyman had announced that he would no longer be touring with the band.

1994 – Four guns and 25 boxes of ammo were confiscated from Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) after his wife, Courtney Love, called police fearing he was going to commit suicide. He did commit suicide about 3 weeks later.

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