The Rock History Report for December 13th
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1961 - The Beatles signed on with Brian Epstein to be their manager.
1966 - Jimi Hendrix recorded "Foxey Lady."
1974 - George Harrison sat down at the White House for lunch with President Gerald Ford.
1975 - David Bowie released "Golden Years."
1975 - Foghat released "Slow Ride."
1985 - Phil Collins played a drug dealer on Miami Vice in his U.S. TV acting debut.
1988 - Bruce Springsteen's divorce from Julianne Phillips was finalized.
1993 - Legendary Guns N' Roses axeman Slash sat in with Billy Joel at a Los Angeles concert to shred a solo on the song "Shameless."
1994 - Prince played the tune "Dolphin" on Late Show with David Letterman.
2001 - Nirvana's Krist Novoselic and David Grohl filed a countersuit against Courtney Love, claiming she manipulated the memory and catalog of her late husband, Kurt Cobain, to advance her own career.
Birthdays:
1948 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of Steely Dan
1949 Ted Nugent
1949 Randy Owen of Alabama
1954 Berton Averre of the Knack
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