Posted on Nov 13, 2008 under Today in Rock |
- 1964 - The Jackson 5, ranging in age from six to thirteen, first perform publicly at Mr. Lucky’s, a nightclub in their hometown of Gary, Indiana.
- 1967 - “Yellow Submarine“(The Beatles) film opens in US
- 1968 - Atlantic Record announces its signing of a “hot new English group” named Led Zeppelin. (Just a little bit of an understatement, IMO)
- 1971 - Pink Floyd release “Meddle” album
- 1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. Died
- 1976 - Chicago’s “If You Leave Me Now” hits #1
- 1990 - ‘Led Zeppelin,‘ a four-CD and six-LP box set, is released. Reaching #18 on the album chart, it will sell over one million copies, making it the best-selling box set in rock and roll history.
