On This Day In History July 20th
Guns N’ Roses, Deep Purple, Billy Joel, Mad Men, and the movie Clueless. 1991 Guns N’ Roses 31 years ago – In 1991, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler…
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Guns N' Roses, Deep Purple, Billy Joel, Mad Men, and the movie Clueless.
1991 Guns N' Roses
31 years ago - In 1991, former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler sued the
band, claiming the other members had Forced Him to Use Heroin, then made
him quit the band while he tried to kick his habit. The band settled out of court for
$2.5 million.
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2007 Mad Men
15 years ago - In 2007, the first episode of "Mad Men" debuted on AMC.
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1995 Clueless
27 years ago - In 1995, "Clueless" was released, starring Alicia Silverstone.
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1980 Billy Joel
42 years ago - In 1980, Billy Joel got his first #1 song when his smash hit "It's
Still Rock and Roll to Me" topped the Hot 100.
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1976 Deep Purple
46 years ago - In 1976, after about 700 lineup changes over eight years, Deep
Purple broke up.
The best lineup . . . the one that did all the songs you know, like "Smoke on the
Water", "Highway Star" and "Woman from Tokyo" . . . reunited in 1984. The
band is still chugging along to this day, although, once again, there have been
numerous personnel changes.
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