OCTOBER 20, 1969—THE WHO BEGIN A SIX-NIGHT RUN AT THE FILLMORE EAST IN NEW YORK, PERFORMING THEIR NEW ROCK OPERA” TOMMY…IN ITS ENTIRETY.
OCTOBER 20, 1977—GUITARIST STEVE GAINS, LEAD SINGER RONNIE VAN ZANDT, AND BACKUP SINGER CASSIE GAINES OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD ARE ALL KILLED WHEN THE BAND’S SMALL CONVAIR PLANE RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND GOES DOWN WHILE TRAVELING TO GREENVILLE, SC, TO THEIR NEXT SHOW IN BATON ROUGE, LA. CRASH LANDING IN A FOREST NEAR GILLSBURG, MS, THE ACCIDENT ALSO TAKES THE LIVES OF THE BAND’S ASSISTANT ROAD MANAGER AS WELL AS THE TWO PILOTS. THE REMAINING MEMBERS WOULD NOT REUNITE FOR ANOTHER DECADE.
OCTOBER 20, 2001—THE CONCERT FOR NEW YORK CITY, A BENEFIT SHOW FOR VICTIMS OF THE RECENT 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS, IS STAGED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, FEATURING (AMONG OTHERS) THE WHO, ELTON JOHN, MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS, ERIC CLAPTON, BILLY JOEL, JAMES TAYLOR, AND DAVID BOWIE.
***JIM “SONI” SONEFELD of HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH IS 62
Actor: JOHN KRASINSKI of THE OFFICE IS 47
Actor: KENNETH CHOI IS 55
Actress: KATIE FEATHERSTON IS 44
Actress: JENNIFER NICOLE FREEMAN of MY WIFE AND KIDS IS 41
