April 16
1969
This will not help sales. Elektra Records drops Detroit’s MC5 after the band takes out an ad in a local paper with the company logo and reads “Fuck Hudsons.” They were protesting the Michigan department store’s refusal to carry their albums. Just a thought: Hudson’s carried a lot of other Elektra product. You gotta pick your battles.
1973
James Paul McCartney, Paul’s first TV special, airs on ABC. This is in the Wings era and features subtle reminders that Paul was still productive after the Beatles
1976
Canton native Boz Scaggs is beaten unconscious by two bouncers.when he tries to visit friend Bobby “Blue” Bland backstage at the famed Antone’s in Austin, Texas.
1996
KISS make an appearance in full make-up at the 38th Grammy Awards to announce a reunion tour. It’s the first time all four members have appeared together in fifteen years.
