This day in 'Musical' history

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Oct 20th:
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1967 - Davy Jones
Davy Jones of The Monkees opened his own 'Zilch', boutique .



The shop at 217 Thompson Street in the Greenwich Village section of New York City.
The store sold "hip" clothing and accessories, and also allowed customers to design their own clothes.

Zilch
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1977
Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Mississippi.
The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana




Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash - Wikipedia

 

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1977
In town for a gig with The Police, Sting kills some time by walking through the red light district of Paris.
Watching the ladies of the night ply their trade gives him the inspiration for what becomes the band's first hit: "Roxanne."

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2001
Raising money for victims of the September 11th attacks, Paul McCartney leads "The Concert For New York" in Madison Square Garden.

• Elton John,
• Billy Joel,
• David Bowie,
• The Who, and
• Eric Clapton

all participate.

The Concert for New York City - Wikipedia