- 1955– Little Richard entered a New Orleans recording studio to begin two days of recording. Things were not going well so, during a break, Richard and his producer, Bumps Blackwell, went to the Dew Drop Inn for lunch. While there, Richard began playing and singing a loud and lewd version of “Tutti Frutti” at the bar piano. The two went back to the studio and, with only 15 minutes left in the session, recorded the song and coined the phrase “a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom.”
- 1968– Roy Orbison’s house in Nashville burnt down, his two eldest sons both dying in the fire. Orbison was on tour in the UK at the time of the accident.
- 1999– It was reported that George Michael was being sued for $10 million by the policeman who arrested the singer in a public lavatory. Marcelo Roderiguez claimed he was mocked in the video, leaving him in physical distress.
- 2013– Kanye West was charged with battery and attempted theft over a fight with a photographer at a Los Angeles airport in July. Paparazzo Daniel Ramos sued West after the singer/song-writer apparently punched him and threw his camera to the ground. If found guilty, West would be faced with a maximum penalty of six months in prison.
