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April 18

1993: Police arrest David Lee Roth in New York City for buying a $10 bag of marijuana

April 22

1950: Peter Frampton is born, or “comes alive,” if you will

1969: The Who give their first complete live performance of the rock opera Tommy

April 23

1988: Whitney Houston becomes the first artist to hit number one on the U.S. Hot 100 chart with seven consecutive singles

April 24

1968: During a birthday celebration The Who’s Keith Moon drives his Lincoln into a Holiday Inn swimming pool

1975: SNL producer Lorne Michaels makes on-air offer to pay $3,000 for a Beatles reunion on the show.

April 25

1990: Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock Fender Stratocaster fetches $295,000 at auctiontheb

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