This Day in Music History...

1970: Santana peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Evil Ways" which was their first top ten single in the US.

1976: David Bowie & Iggy Pop were arrested in their hotel room in Rochester, NY for suspected marijuana possession. The charges were later dropped.

1981: John Lennon peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart posthumously with "Woman" which was Lennon's sixth top ten single in the US.

1983: Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, which was their final album with bassist and singer Roger Waters.

1987: ZZ Top played the final date of their fourteen month tour in support of Afterburner at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI.

1991: Leo Fender, the inventor of the Stratocaster & Telecaster guitars, died from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 81 years old.

1992: Johnny & Edgar Winter performed together for the first time in 15 years at the Sting club in New Britain, CT.

1994: Bruce Springsteen won the Best Music, Original Song Oscar at the 66th Academy Awards for "Streets of Philadelphia".

2005: MTV aired the final episode of The Osbournes. Dr. Phil McGraw visited the family where he held a frank discussion about drug abuse and other issues.