This Week In Classic Hits History (4/4-8)

This week, an all-star jam session, Alice Cooper almost hangs himself, and Keith Moon's invited to an event 34 years after his death.

April 4,1968:

Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Al Kooper and Ted Nugent met up for an all night jam session at The New Generation Club in New York after hearing the news of Martin Luther King's assassination.

April 5, 1994:

Kurt Cobain committed suicide at his home in Seattle. His body wasn't discovered until April 8 by an electrician.

April 6, 1987:

Roger Waters' lawyers issued a statement that Roger would contest the use of the name by anyone else and any former members of Pink Floyd as he believed himself to be the creative driving force behind Pink Floyd.

April 7, 1988:

Alice Cooper accidentally hung himself in a rehearsal during a European tour when a safety rope snapped. Alice dangled for several seconds before a roadie saved him.

April 8, 2012:

It was reported that organizers for the 2012 ceremony had recently asked the manager of The Who if legendary drummer Keith Moon would be able to perform at the forthcoming London Olympics Games. Who manager Bill Curbishley was quoted as saying "I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to The Who's anthemic line 'I hope I die before I get old,'