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This Week in Music History: December 2 - 8 -- John Lennon Shot, Stones Stabbing, Zeppelin Goes Down
- Posted on Dec 5th 2012 5:00PM by Aaron Brophy
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Lennon's song was outwardly about religion, but it could just as well have been applied to the principles of peace and love, which were basically stabbed to death a year earlier at a Rolling Stones concert.
It turns out December really sucks for this kind of thing. Not only did Roy Orbison and Frank Zappa die this week, but a couple other important musicians lost their lives as well.
To find out who, and to also get the lowdown on a trampling and some kidnappings, click to launch the gallery below for this week in music history:
- December 2, 2011: Country Kidnapping With Mindy McCready
- December 3, 1979: The Who's Cincinnati Concert Causes Deaths
- December 4, 1980: Led Zeppelin Promise Not to Reform
- December 5, 1981: Black Flag Release 'Damaged' Album
- December 6, 1969: The Rolling Stones Play Altamont
- December 7, 1956: The Rock 'n' Roll Movie is Born
- December 8: John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell are Shot By "Fans"
- This Week in Music History: Nov. 25 - Dec. 1
- November 25, 1969: John Lennon Gives Back Medal
- November 26, 1938: Tina Turner Was Born
- November 27, 2000: Free ODB
- November 28: Lots of Famous People Were Born
- November 29, 2001: George Harrison Died
- November 30, 2011: Alan Thicke's Classic Essay About His Son Robin
- December 1, 2011: Hanson Announce 'MMMhop' Beer Line
- This Week in Music History: November 18 - 24
- November 18, 1970: Jerry Lee Lewis Divorces His Cousin-Wife
- November 19, 1990 & 2002: Milli Vanilli & Michael Jackson's Shame
- November 20: It's a Good Day for Hip-Hop
- November 21, 1995: Tupac Gives Out Free Turkeys
- November 22, 1990: Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman Almost Becomes His Own Grandfather
- November 23, 2008: Guns n' Roses Release 'Chinese Democracy'
- November 24, 2003: Glen Campbell Arrested For Drunk Driving
- This Week in Music History: November 11 - 17
- November 11, 1968: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Scandalize the World With Exposed Genitals
- November 12, 1965: The Velvet Underground Play First Paid Gig
- November 13, 2004: Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies of a Drug Overdose
- November 14, 2000: The Offspring Give Away $1 Million to a Fan
- November 15, 1969: Janis Joplin vs. Tampa Police
- November 16, 1988: A Love Brother Harms Beach Boys
- November 17, 1938: Gordon Lightfoot Was Born
- This Week in Music History: November 4 - 10
- November 4, 1977: The Last Waltz Has its First Waltz
- November 5: Bryan Adams & Ryan Adams Were Born
- November 6, 1975: Sex Pistols Cause the Creation of Adam Ant
- November 7, 2002: Guns n' Roses Cause Riot in Vancouver
- November 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin Releases IV
- November 9, 1998: Rick James Suffers Stroke From Head Banging
- November 10, 1975: SS Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks
- This Week in Music History: October 28 - November 3
- October 28, 1997: Bill Berry Leaves R.E.M.
- October 29, 1971: Duane Allman Dies, Pink Floyd Survives
- October 30, 2002: Jam Master Jay Murdered
- October 31, 1962: Bobby 'Boris' Pickett Releases 'Monster Mash'
- November 1, 1994: Nirvana Release 'MTV Unplugged in New York' Album
- November 2, 1984: Marvin Gaye's Father Found Guilty of Manslaughter
- November 3, 1993: Leon Theremin Died
- This Week in Music History: October 21 - 27
- October 21, 2007: Kid Rock Gets Into a Fight at a Waffle House
- October 22, 2003: Elliott Smith Death Confirmed
- October 23, 2002: Kanye West Has the Best Car Crash of All Time
- October 24, 1959: Weird Al Yankovic Was Born
- October 25, 1968: Jimi Hendrix Experience Release 'Electric Ladyland'
- October 26, 1991: Rock Concert Promoter Bill Graham Dies
- October 27, 1997: U2's Adam Clayton Has a Stalker
- This Week in Music History: October 14 - 20
- October 14, 1957: Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock Came Out
- October 15, 1995: Paul and Linda McCartney Appear on The Simpsons
- October 16, 2006: CBGBs Closes
- October 17, 1995: This Was a Low: Oasis vs. Blur Feud
- October 18, 2005: John Lennon Naked is the Best
- October 19, 2007: Johnny Marr Becomes a Professor
- October 20, 1977: Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
- This Week in Music History: October 7 - 13
- October 7, 1959 & 1968: Simon Cowell and Thom Yorke Were Born
- October 8, 1987: ZZ Top Buy Tickets to Fly to the Moon
- October 9, 1940 & 1975: Multiple Lennons Were Born
- October 10, 1902: Gibson Guitar Company Was Formed
- October 11, 1990: Dave Grohl Plays With Nirvana
- October 12, 1978: Sid Vicious Arrested For Murder
- October 13, 2002: Muse Take Away Celine Dion's Muse
- This Week in Music History: September 30 - October 6
- September 30, 1993: B-52's Kate Pierson Roams Where She's Not Supposed To
- October 1, 1991: Michael Jackson's Glove Stolen
- October 2, 2002: Adam Ant Avoids Jail By Being Nutters
- October 3, 1992: Sinead O'Connor Rips the Pope
- October 4, 1970: Janis Joplin Died
- October 5, 1965: Johnny Cash Tries to Smuggle Pills From Mexico Across Border
- October 6, 1979: Fleetwood Mac Release 'Tusk'
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Good ???? Does Peace have a chance?
January 15 2013 at 11:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis man was all peace&love stood for every thing he did every song what he wore what he said was about peace, and yes I too cannot forget the nite he was shot ,it's that awful thing that no-one ever thought would happen! Tears ,and anger,every-one felt it Why? I believe people were so shocked we all wanted to feel that oneness again so we all went into the streets to try to be one again or to believe that it really happened Our world cahanged that day,and we will never forget ,JOHN LENNON , PEACE.
January 14 2013 at 4:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThirty-two years ago tonight. Can it be? Where does the time go? I can remember the evening that John Lennon died as if it were yesterday. Nothing is real.
Someone I know who was born thirteen years after John was so brutally forced from our midst once asked me how long it took me to get over his death.
"I never got over it" was my answer.
I never will. December 8, 1980 broke my heart.
Usually when a famous person passes on, we may pause and reflect for a minute or two on that person's life and career, and then we move on. We can admire the performance of a long-dead James Dean in the film "Giant" and think not a thing about his absence from our lives. That's not the case in this instance.
I sure do miss John Lennon.
http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-8-1980.html
Tom Degan
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