Jim Morrison was arrested on this day in 1969 on a lewd behavior charge based on the contention he had exposed himself during a March concert at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami. The raucous concert did include the Doors front man between and during songs exhorting fans using language that included profanity and what some considered lewd gestures. Even though there was no conclusive evidence he actually pulled anything out of his trousers, the jury convicted him on the indecent exposure count. He was sentenced to 6 months, but died two years later while an appeal of the conviction was still pending. 41 years later, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist issued a posthumous pardon, writing that he saw no point in the singer having a "...blot on his record for something he may or may not have done when he was essentially a kid."

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on April 3 include....

 

1943 The Band's Richard Manuel is born.

1946 Long time Elton John band member Dee Murray is born.
1951 Grand Funk Railroad bass player  Mel Schacher is born

1953 Mick Mars of Motley Crue is born
1968 Skid Row's Sebastian Bach is born.

1969 Billy Preston signs with Apple Records.

1975 Steve Miller reportedly bundles an ex girlfriend's clothing takes it to the curb and set it on fire.
1980 Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders is arrested following a bar brawl in Memphis.

1984 Yoko Ono is ordered to pay producer Jack Douglas a reported $3 million for work he did on Double Fantasy.
1987 U2 opens US tour in Tucson, Arizona.

1989 Several thousand Grateful Dead fans join in a gate crashing effort at a Pittsburgh concert. 23 are arrested.

1996 Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia's widow spread some of the late guitarist's ashes in te Ganges River in India.

1991 Paul McCartney's Unplugged session recorded.

2007 Keith Richards' manager says he was only joking when he was quoted as having snorted his father's ashes.

2001 Thieves help themselves to more that $100k worth of jewelry in a heist staged at Jon Bon Jovi's home.

2015 Bob Burns, the original drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd dies in a car crash.