ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
On June 18th, 1977, Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten was slashed on his
face and hands by young people armed with knives. They apparently
objected to the band's song "God Save The Queen. The next day,
guitarist Paul Cook was beaten up. In 1980, "The Blues Brothers" movie
opened. Music stars making cameo appearances included James Brown, Ray
Charles and Aretha Franklin. In 1987, a woman sued Motley Crue for
$5,000, claiming she lost part of her hearing because the concert was
too loud. Also in 1987, Bruce Springsteen officially separated from his
wife, model-actress Julianne Phillips. In 2004, David Bowie was hit in
the eye with a lollipop thrown onto the stage while he was performing
in Oslo, Norway. He was not seriously hurt. In 2011, sax player
Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band died from
complications from a stroke. He was 69. Today's Birthdays: Musician
Paul McCartney is 73. Actress Constance McCashin ("Knots Landing") is
68. Actress Linda Thorson ("The Avengers") is 68. Keyboardist John
Evans (The Box Tops) is 67. Actress Isabella Rossellini is 63. Actress
Carol Kane is 63. Actor Brian Benben ("Private Practice") is 59.
Actress Andrea Evans ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 58. Singer
Alison Moyet is 54. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) is 52.
Country singer-guitarist Tim Hunt (Yankee Grey) is 48. Singer Nathan
Morris of Boyz II Men is 44. Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne is 42.
Rapper Silkk The Shocker is 40. Country singer Blake Shelton is 39.
Guitarist Steven Chen of Airborne Toxic Event is 37. Actor David
Giuntoli (jin-TOH'-lee) ("Grimm") is 35. Actor Jacob Anderson ("Game of
Thrones") is 25. Actress Willa Holland is 24.
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