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October, 8

  • 1999 Shedaisy members Kelsi, Kassidy and Kristyn Osborn make their debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The trio performs their hit “Little Goodbyes.”
  • 1998 Bruce Springsteen gives evidence in London’s High Court in his case against Masquerade Music over that company’s attempt to release some of his early ‘70s recordings in the U.K. The artist says that he was living hand-to-mouth at the time the songs in question were written, relying on handouts from Mike Appel, his co-manager at the time.
  • 1996 An environmental benefit concert at the Britt Grounds in Jacksonville, Ore., featuring Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne turns ugly as protesters begin to rally. The protesters are angered by efforts to stop the logging of old growth redwoods, and in protest begin revving chainsaws and throwing firecrackers. No one is seriously injured.
  • 1996 Former drummer for Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin, pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with the heroin-related death of late former touring bandmate, Jonathan Melvoin.
  • 1985 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Oh Sheila,” Ready for the World. The group is made up of six men from Flint, Mich.
  • 1980 Bob Marley collapses in New York while preparing for a tour of the U.S. with Stevie Wonder. He is diagnosed as having cancer and dies seven months later.
  • 1975 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit; “Bad Blood,” Neil Sedaka.
  • 1963 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Sugar Shack,” Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs. Billboard ranks the song as the No. 1 hit of 1963.
  • 1953 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “St. George and the Dragonet,” Stan Freberg.
  • 1950 Robert Bell of Kool & the Gang is born in Youngstown, Ohio. The group has a No. 1 song in 1981 with “Celebration.”
  • 1930 Composer Toru Takemitsu is born.