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Today in Rock (Dec 2)

• 1967 - Monkees’ ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones’ is US No. 1 LP. It’s their fourth No. 1 album of the year - a record
• 1960 - Rick Savage from Def Leppard was born
• 1968 - Nate Mendel from Foo Fighters was born

Today in Rock (Dec 1)

• 1944 - Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult) was born
• 1945 - John Densmore
• 1957 - Ed Sullivan presents three acts, each making its debut on national television, Buddy Holly and the Crickets sing “That’ll Be the Day“, Sam Cooke sings “You Send Me” and Rays perform “Silhouettes“<>/li>
• 1963 - “I Want to Hold Your Hand“, the Beatles’ first American single, is released by Capitol Records.
• 1972 - Having moved to the West Coast, a dispirited Billy Joel begins a six-month stint as a lounge pianist under the name Bill Martin. He encapsulates the experience in a song that will serve as his creative and commercial breakthrough, “Piano Man.”
• 1976 - The Eagles’ “Hotel California” spends the first of a total of eight weeks at Number One.
• 1979 - Police enter UK chart with “Walking On The Moon“
• 1982 - Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is released.
• 1991 - MTV launches global on-air AIDS awareness campaign on “World AIDS Day.” The new series of public service announcements convey the message: “Respect Yourself. Protect Yourself.”
• 1992 - Nirvana’s “Nevermind” hits Number One on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart. It grosses $50 million in sales.

Today in Rock (Nov 25)

I do apologize about the lack of these - things have been busy at work.

• 1945 - Bev Bevan (ELO) wa sborn
• 1955 - “Rock Around the Clock” (Bill Haley and the Comets) hits #1 in the UK
• 1966- Jimi Hendrix Experience makes their debut UK appearance at Bag O’Nails club
• 1972 - “My Dingaling” by Chuck Berry hits #1
• 1984 - Thirty-six artists gather at Island Studios in London to record “Do They Know It’s Christmas” (this also launched Band-Aid and set up the beginning for Live Aid)
• 1991 - U2’s “Achtung Baby” hits UK LP chart at No. 2
• 1995 - Alice in Chains’ self-titled debut album hits #1

Today in Rock (Nov 21)

• 1957 - Jim Brown (of UB40) was born
• 1965 - Bjork (The Sugarcubes / solo) was born
• 1981 - David Bowie and Queen’s hit “Under Pressure” hits #1
• 1986 - MTV announces a major public service campaign, “Rock Against Drugs,: in which rock stars talk honestly about their experiences with and the dangers of drugs.
• 1987 - Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony” hits #1

Today in Rock (Nov 19)

• 1949 - At the age of 14, Jerry Lee Lewis makes his debut at the opening of a Ford dealership in Ferriday. He plays “Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee“.
• 1960 - Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses) was born
• 1985 - Quiet Riot hits #5 with “Cum On Feel the Noise“.
• 1988 - “Bad Medicine” (Bon Jovi) hits #1
• 1988 - REM’s “Green” album hits the charts in the UK
• 1994 - Bon Jovi’s “Cross Road - The Best Of” album hits #1 in the UK

Today in Rock (Nov 18)

• 1954 - ABC radio network in US bans Rosemary Clooney hit ‘Mambo Italiana’ because of what it considers to be ‘offensive lyrics’ (I guess they would hate today’s music?)
• 1960 - Kim Wilde (80s solo artist - “Kids in America“)was born
• 1978 - Billy Joel’s “52nd Street” hits #1
• 1995 - Queen’s “Made In Heaven” album hits #1 in the UK
• 1995 - The Rolling Stones become the first act to broadcast a concert on the Internet.
• 1997 - ‘Led Zeppelin: BBC Sessions,’ a double CD of archival live performances on British radio from 1969-71, is released.

Today in Rock (Nov 17)

• 1960 - RuPaul was born
• 1966 - The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” hit #1
• 1979 - John Grascock of Jethro Tull died

Today in Rock (Nov 14)

• 1949 - James Young (Styx) was born
• 1953 - Alec John Such (Bon Jovi) was born
• 1969 - David Bowie “Space Oddity” album was released
• 1981 - “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” (The Police) hits #1 in the UK
• 1981 - Queen’s “Greatest Hits” album hits #1 in the UK
• 1992 - Bon Jovi’s “Keep The Faith” album hits #1 in the UK
• 1998 - U2’s “The Best Of 1980-1990 & B Sides” hits #1 in the UK

Today in Rock (Nov 13)

• 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.

Today in Rock (Nov 12)

• 1954 - Neil Young was born
• 1955 - ‘Billboard’ publishes first Top 100 singles chart. Four Aces are at No. 1 with ‘Love is a Many Splendoured Thing’
• 1964 - David Ellefson (Megadeath) was born
• 1973 - Queen begin their first UK tour in Leeds, supporting Mott the Hoople
• 1987 - “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” becomes Aerosmith’s first Top Forty hit in nine years. Two more singles from ‘Permanent Vacation,’ the group’s first album since getting clean and sober, race up the charts: “Angel” (#3) and “Rag Doll” (#17).
• 1988 - U2’s ‘Rattle and Hum” LP hits #1
• 1988 - Whitney Houston’s debut album is awarded a multi-platinum certificate for sales of nine million copies in US, equalling ‘Boston’s’ record as the most successful debut LP ever