2003 - Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips, died from respiratory failure. Sun Records founded some acts such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash.
2009 - “Queen: The Unseen Archive” - a collection of unreleased photographs taken by Peter Hince (the head of Queen’s road crew in the 1970s and 1980s) is unveiled at London’s Proud Central gallery.
1945 - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd - piano / keyboard) was born.
1948 - Simon Kirke (Bad Company / Free - drummer) was born.
1954 - Steve Morse (Kansas / Deep Purple - guitar) was born.
1970 - Mick Jagger makes his acting debut in the movie “Ned Kelly“. The Australian western is so bad calling it a flop would be an insult to all the flops out there.
1973 - Over 600,000 people turn out at Watkins Glen (”The Glen” to NASCAR fans) to see The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, and The Band.
1973 - MCA Records signs Lynyrd Skynyrd.
1976 - Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle” LP goes gold (eventually goes platinum).
1987 - “Revolution” by the Beatles was used in a Nike commercial. Too bad the band didn’t give their permission - they later sue Nike and Capitol Records for licensing it.
1995 - Al Hendrix (father of Jimi) finally gains the rights to Jimi’s name, likeness, image, and music after a long legal battle.
1963 - Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum - bass) was born.
1974 - In response to Neil Young’s “Southern Man“, Lynyrd Skynyrd releases their hit “Sweet Home Alabama“.
1976 - After 3 years of red tape, John Lennon is finally given a green card allowing him to stay in the USA.
1976 - Tina Turner finally separates from Ike.
1993 - “Siamese Dream” by the Smashing Pumpkins is released.
1994 - Bob Seger serves as foreman of the jury in the trial of Louis C Rossman (they find him guilty of bank fraud).
2001 - Lynyrd Skynyrd’s bassist, Leon Wilkerson, died in Ponte Verda Beach, FL from cirrhosis of the liver.
2007 - Green Day appears (animated, of course) in the Simpson’s Movie. Before their demise in a polluted lake, they do perform a rocked out version of “The Simpson’s Theme“.
1951 - Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire) was born.
1961 - Paul Geary (Extreme) was born.
1967 - Jefferson Airplane’s second album, “Surrealistic Pillow” goes gold. It contains the classics “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love“.
1978 - The film, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band” is released.
1999 - Woodstock ‘99 opens in Rome, NY. Rain, riots, mud, alcohol, drugs, etc.. make it a disaster. (Yet I’m sure most of the people who went still had a great time). Nothing like the original Woodstock.
1987 - The film, “La Bamba” is released. The biopic about Ritchie Valens stars Lou Diamond Phillips and has appearances by Brian Setzer and Marchall Crenshaw.
2006 - Deep Purple cancel their show at Lebanon’s Baalbeck International Festival due to ongoing conflicts (political / war).
2008 - Former Smashing Pumpkins members, D’arcy Wretzky-Brown and James Iha file a lawsuit against Virgin Records over profits from digitally released music.
1965 - Saul Hudson (a.k.a. Slash - Guns ‘n Roses, Snakepit, Velvet Revolver - guitar) was born.
1968 - Nick Menza (Megadeth - drummer) was born.
1971 - Chad Gracey (L:ive - drummer) was born.
1979 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead - keyboards) died.
1981 - Billy Squire receives his first gold album for “Don’t Say No“.
1983 - The Police’s album, “Synchromicity” begins it’s 17 week run at the top of the US charts. The album includes hits like “Synchronicity II“, “Every Breath You Take“, and “King of Pain“.
1993 - Kurt Kobain ODs prior to a performance at the New Music Seminar in New York.
2005 - Lollapalooza kicks off in Chicago with Billy Idol, Liz Phair, and Wheezer.
1944 - Rick Davies (Supertramp - keyboards / songwriter) was born.
1947 - Don Henley (Eagles - drummer / singer) was born.
1967 - Pat Badger (Extreme - bass) was born.
1969 - Led Zeppelin was awarded a gold album for their self titled debut album.
1971 - 19 days after Jim Morrison died, The Doors are awared a gold album for “L.A, Woman“.
1972 - “Eagles” LP hits the US top 40. Nice 25th birthday preset for Don.
1973 - Daniel Jones (Savage Garden) was born.
2007 - Tom Schultz (Boston) receives the “Celebrity Animal Advocate of the Year” award at the national animal rights conference in L.A. Tom dedicates the award to the late Bradley Delp who took his on life in March, 2007 due to his commitment to “ethical vegetarianism” over 30 years prior to bring awareness to cruelty to animals.
2008 - Candlebox release their comeback album “Into the Sun“.
2008 - Remastered version of U2’s first three albums, “Boy“, “October“, and “War” are released as a single CD, vinyl, or a 2-CD set (including B-sides and outtakes).
1956 - Elivis Presley is named “The most controversial entertainer since Liberace” by Billboard.
1980 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead - keyboard) is seriously injured in a car accident - he dies two days later.
1986 - While recording a follow-up album to “Synchronicity”, Sting announces “he’d rather go it alone”. Police disband allowing Sting to peruse a solo and acting career (he already co-starred in Dune (1984) and wouldn’t co-star in another big film, to date)
1987 - Guns ‘N Roses release their “Appetite for Destruction” album.
1989 - Weird Al Yankovic’s first movie, “UHF” opens.
1994 - Oasis make their US debut, they didn’t Live Forever.
A lot of birthdays today, I guess there is something in the air during the month of October?
1940 - Billboard publishes the first US weekly pop singles chart. “I’ll Never Smile Again” by Tommy Dorsey was #1.
1943 - John Lodge (Moody Blues - bass) was born.
1947 - Carlos Santana was born.
1954 - Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) was born.
1955 - Michael Anthony (Van Halen) was born.
1956 - Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) was born.
1964 - Chris Cornell (a.k.a. Christopher John Boyle) (Soundgarden & Audioslave - vocals and guitar) was born.
1966 - Paul Gossard (Pearl Jam - guitar) was born.
1993 - Candlebox debuts their self titled debut album which included the hits “Far Away” and “You“.
2006 - Rock Fest in Cadott, WI opens. The fest headlines such acts as KISS, George Thorogood, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, and Greg Rolie (formerly of Santana and Journey).
2007 - Eric Clapton teams with the Fender Guitar Company to design a limited-edition line of guitars and amplifiers to raise money for the Crossroads Centre, the rehab facility he founded in Antigua. An Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocaster with ‘57 Twin-Amps sells for $30,000. Without the amp it’s 10-grand less.
2008 - Paul McCartney performs a free concert in Quebec City as part of its 400th anniversary celebration.
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