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Today in Rock (March 3)

• 1954 - John Lilley (Hooters - guitarist) was born.
• 1966 - Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay form Buffalo Springfield. They begin recording the next year.
• 1966 - The Rolling Stones begind recording on “Aftermath”. This album includes the hit “Paint it Black” (with Brian Jones in sitar).
• 1967 - The Jeff Beck group (with Rod Steward (vocals) and Ron Wood (bass) make their debut in London.
• 1971 - Elton John makes his first major London appearance at the Royal Albert Hall.
• 1973 - Slade’s “Cum on Feel the Noize” hits #1 in the UK.
• 1978 - Van Halen begin their first US tour in Chicago. They demand that M&M’s are available for them back stage - with all the brown ones taken out.
• 1984 - Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” hit #1 in the UK.
• 1994 - Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain is hospitalized in Rome after falling into a coma from taking valium and champagne.
• 1995 - Bill Berry (REM - drummer) goes in for surgery for a brain aneurysm. Due to this, he has to leave the band.
• 2006 - Axl Rose files a counterclaim in Los Angeles against his former Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash to reaffirm his control of the band’s copyrights. The singer contends that Slash and ex-GN’R bassist Duff McKagan have filed “baseless lawsuits” against him. “Axl . . . has a responsibility to protect the Guns N’ Roses legacy and expose the truth,” says Rose’s lawyer.
• 2009 - The book, “John Lennon: The Essential Interviews” is released as a paperback.