Today in Entertainment History: Bad Company Was Formed

On January 18, 1969, former Beatles drummer Pete Best won his libel suit against the Beatles. He had asked for $8 million, but received much less.

In 1973, the Rolling Stones held a benefit concert in Los Angeles for the victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. Mick Jagger’s wife, Bianca, had family in Nicaragua. The concert raised over $400,000.

Also in 1973, Pink Floyd began recording “Dark Side of the Moon”.

In 1974, the band Bad Company was formed.

In 1987, musician Steve Winwood married Eugenia Grafton.

In 1989, the Rolling Stones, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder and the late Otis Redding were among those inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One of the highlights of the ceremony was a tribute to Roy Orbison, who had died the previous month.

In 1991, three people were crushed to death at an AC/DC concert in Salt Lake City. The victims had been pinned down by people who rushed to the scene.

In 1995, Grateful Dead singer Jerry Garcia crashed a rental BMW into a railing near Mill Valley, California. Garcia didn’t even get scratched.

In 1996, Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson after less than two years of marriage.

In 2016, Eagles musician Glenn Frey (FRY) died in New York from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. He was 67 years old.

Today’s birthdays: Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro turns 82. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 70 years old. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 68 years old. Country singer-actor Mark Collie (“Nashville”) is 67. Actor Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies,” “The Other Boleyn Girl”) is 63. Actress Alison Arngrim (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 61. Actress Jane Horrocks (“Absolutely Fabulous is 59. Comedian Dave Attell (ah-TEL’) (“Insomniac”) is 58. Actor Jesse L. Martin (TV’s “The Flash,” “Law and Order”) is 54. The Rapper DJ Quik is 53. Korn singer Jonathan Davis is 52. BBMak singer Christian Burns is 49. Actor Derek Richardson (“Men in Trees”) is 47. Actor-screenwriter Jason Segel ( “How I Met Your Mother”, “Freaks and Geeks”) is 43 years old. Singer-actress Samantha Mumba is 40 years old. Actress Ashleigh Murray (“Riverdale”) is 35 years old. Actor Zeeko Zaki (“FBI “, “24: Legacy”) is 33. Actor Mateus Ward (“Hostages”) is 24 years old.

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