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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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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.
- 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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Jim Morrison (The Doors) gets arrested in Miami 1969 - YouTube
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