Elvis Hip Moves Drew Police Scrutiny, REM Drummer Quit to Farm

On October 28, 1957, police in Los Angeles told Elvis Presley after his show that he was not permitted to sway his hips onstage. Local press ran headlines saying he would need to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert to study how he performed.

Twenty-one years later, on October 28, 1978, Queen opened a 79-date tour called Jazz at the Dallas Convention Centre in Dallas, Texas. It was the first night of the run.

On October 28, 1997, drummer Bill Berry announced he was leaving R.E.M. after 17 years to become a farmer. On October 28, 2004, Courtney Love was ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.

A statue honoring AC/DC's Bon Scott was unveiled on October 28, 2008 at Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour in Western Australia. Scott was born in Scotland, moved to Melbourne, and later relocated to Western Australia after four years. He is buried in Fremantle, and he also has a statue in Melbourne.

Kym Herrin died on October 28, 2022 at age 65. She was a former Playboy playmate who appeared in several ZZ Top videos in the 1980s and acted in Ghostbusters, Roadhouse and Beverly Hills Cop II. Jerry Lee Lewis also died on October 28, 2022.

Wayne Fontana, Hank Marvin and Desmond Child share an October 28 birthday. Child is an American songwriter and producer who has co-written more than 70 Top 40 singles, with songs that have sold over 300 million albums worldwide.