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This Week in Music History: Dec. 9 - 15 -- Jim Morrison Nabbed, George Harrison Stabbed

  • Posted on Dec 13th 2012 5:00PM by Aaron Brophy
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When The Doors' Jim Morrison composed the song "Strange Days" and its line "Strange days have found us, Strange days have tracked us down" he may have been more prophet than poet.

That's because mid-December seems to really bring out the peculiar in people, particularly musicians.

They get involved in car chases, knife-fights, plane crashes... and for Morrison, macings and on-stage arrests.

To find out what exactly we're talking about, just click to launch the gallery below and read this week in music history.


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  • December 9, 1967: Jim Morrison Arrested on Stage
  • December 10, 1967: Otis Redding Dies in Plane Crash
  • December 11, 1964: Sam Cooke is Killed in Suspicious Circumstances
  • December 12, 1915: Frank Sinatra Was Born
  • December 13, 2003: Jack White vs. Jason Stollsteimer
  • December 14, 1995: John Lennon's FBI File Released
  • December 15, 1988: James Brown Car Chase, George Harrison Stabbed
  • This Week in Music History: December 2 - 8
  • 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
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