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Today in Rock (July 27)

• 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“.