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Posted on Jun 09, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1941 - John Lord (Deep Purple - organ) was born.
- 1946 - John “Mitch” Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) was born.
- 1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis (with the help of Sun Records owner Sam Phillips) takes out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine to explain his second divorce and third marriage (to his 14 year old cousin Myra). In the end, the ad doesn’t do much good and Jerry Lee remains ostracized for the next few years.
- 1967 - Dean Felber (Hootie & The Blowfish) was born.
- 1967 - Dean Dinning (Toad the Wet Sprocket) was born.
- 1967 - The Monkees play the Hollywood Bowl.
- 1969 - Guitarist Mick Taylor, who has played with John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, signs on as Brian Jones’ replacement in the Rolling Stones. Jones’ departure was announced just a day earlier.
- 1972 - Columbia Records signs Bruce Springsteen.
- 1991 - Poison cancels the first of five shows because lead singer Bret Michaels is suffering from a viral infection of his vocal chords and bassist Bobby Dall has a pinched never in his back.
- 2004 - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich posts an explanation for his absence from England`s 2004 Download Festival, which was held a few days earlier. “I think that the last six months of playing super-duty Metal and traveling all over the world at my age kind of caught up to me a little bit.”
- 2005 - Put me in coach. John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival and solo) enters the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Other inductees include Isaac Hayes, Steve Cropper, Bill Withers and David Porter.
- 2005 - During a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, U2’s Bono urges European Union officials to help Africa overcome the effects of “stupid poverty” by boosting aid to the continent. “The message to EU leaders is: Don’t blow it. This kind of momentum doesn’t come ever year,” says the proactive Bono.
- 2006 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Highway Companions North American Tour gets underway in Charlotte, NC. The trek celebrates the band’s 30th anniversary. Stevie Nicks is a supporting act on the first eight shows and also performs with Petty and the Heartbreakers.
- 2006 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman showcases his photographic talents in Wyman Shoots, an exhibit at the San Francisco Art Exchange. Also, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis honors the Rolling Stones’ role in Soul’s legacy with a photography exhibit. Rolling Stones 40 X 20 is a career-spanning selection of images by various photographers.
- 2007 - The Steve Miller Band closes the Independence Ride 2007 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DL. About 2,000 motorcycle enthusiasts participate in the 60-mile ride from Philadelphia to Wilmington. Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the ING Direct Kids Foundation.
- 2008 - Motley Crue initiate legal proceedings in L.A. against one of their managers. Crue claim that Burt Stein took money from them and conducted deals behind their back.
Posted on Jun 08, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1942 - Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night - vocals) was born.
- 1944 - Boz Scaggs (Steve Miller Band) was born.
- 1951 - Bonnie Tyler was born.
- 1962 - Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran - keyboard) was born.
- 1969 - Brian Jones announces he’s quitting the Rolling Stones saying he doesn’t agree with the group’s musical direction. Actually, Brian was kicked out because of his increasing unreliability due to drugs and his reluctance to tour.
- 1974 - Keyboardist Rick Wakeman announces he’s leaving Yes for a solo career. Patrick Moraz fills the slot in Yes. However, Wakeman does return on occasion.
- 1991 - Bruce Springsteen marries fellow Jersey native and member of the E Street Band, Patti Scialfa. It’s his second marriage and her first.
- 1998 - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr appear in public together for the first time in 30 years to attend the memorial service for Paul’s wife, Linda, who succumbed to cancer following a long battle.
- 2005 - The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) says AC/DC’s “Back in Black” has sold more than 21 million copies in the U.S. tying it for fifth place on the all-time list with “Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits I & II” (“The Eagles Greatest Hits Volume I” is #1). The 1980 release was the group’s first with singer Brian Johnson (following the death of original vocalist Bon Scott).
- 2008 - Eric Clapton leads a celebrity-filled team in a charity cricket game in Cranleigh, England. Roger Waters, ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman and Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford also take the field. The event raises money for several organizations, including the CHASE Children’s Hospice and the Crossroads Centre, the rehabilitation facility Clapton helped start on Antigua.
Posted on Jun 03, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1946 - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin - bass) was born.
- 1946 - Michael Clarke (Byrds - drummer) was born.
- 1952 - Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) was born.
- 1964 - Kerry King (Slayer - guitar) was born.
- 1964 - Ringo Starr collapses during a photo shoot the day before The Beatles leave on a world tour. He enters the hospital with tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Jimmy Nichol fills in until Ringo rejoins the group June 12th in Australia. Nichol is immortalized a couple years later. His catch phrase when asked about touring with The Beatles, “it’s getting better,” is turned into a song.
- 1967 - The Doors release their hit “Light My Fire”.
- 1970 - To re-record two words in the song “Lola,” the Kinks’ Ray Davies flies from London to New York. “Coca-Cola” becomes “cherry cola” to avoid any commercial conflicts.
- 1972 - The Eagles release “Take it Easy”.
- 2002 - The Queen’s Jubilee “Party at the Palace” celebrates Elizabeth II’s 50th year on the throne. Sir Paul McCartney,, Sir Elton John , Eric Clapton , Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Steve Winwood are among the performers. Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) steals the show with touching version of “God Only Knows.” Proceeds are donated to the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust
- 2004 - Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen announces that he`s running for president. He`s the first to admit that his bid is “to be considered for entertainment purposes only.” Still, Kaukonen promotes a nonviolent, anti-hatred and pro-compassion platform with a foreign policy based on the need for “visual peace.”
- 2006 - Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers performs at the Republic of Texas Biker Rally in Austin. It’s the first stop of a brief solo tour.
- 2008 - Weezer’s self-titled disc (aka “The Red Album”) is released earlier than originally planned because several tracks were leaked online
- 2008 - Bruce Springsteen lands at #6 on Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 list. Madonna (#2) is the only musician to land higher than The Boss. Actress Angelina Jolie (#1) and Orpah Winfrey (#2) top the list.
Posted on Jun 02, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1941 - Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones - drummer) was born.
- 1955 - Michael Steele (Bangles - bass) was born.
- 1964 - The Rolling Stones make their US debut on the Les Crane show and have a concert in Lynn, Mass as part of a multi-band show.
- 1967 - David Bowie releases his debut album.
- 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono conclude their eight-day bed-in for peace in Montreal. The protest draws the world’s attention but is generally dismissed as another “wacky Lennon/Ono stunt.”
- 1973 - John Bonham gets into an argument with Bill Graham during a San Francisco show. Bonham ends up dumping a bucket of water over Graham’s head.
- 1973 - Paul McCartney’s “My Love’ is released. Despite the credits stating “McCartney & Wings” Paul writes, produces, plays bass, piano, and vocals. (One man band?).
- 1993 - U2 re-signs with Island records for “somewhere betweeen $50 and $200 million”.
- 2006 - The Grateful Dead’s last keyboard player, Vince Welnick, dies in Forestville, CA. Suicide is listed as the cause. He joined the Dead in ‘90 and stayed to the end (‘95). Here’s the weird part. Welnick is the fourth Dead keyboardist to die prematurely. The other three are Rod “Pigpen” McKernan (‘73), Keith Godchaux (‘80) and Brent Mydland (‘90). Welnick was 55.
Posted on Jun 01, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1947 - Ron Wood (Rolling Stones, The Jeff Beck Group, Faces - bass) was born.
- 1950 - Graham Russell (Air Supply) was born.
- 1960 - Simon Gallup (The Cure) was born.
- 1963 - ALan Wilder (Depeche Mode) was born.
- 1963 - Mike Joyce (Smiths - drummer) was born.
- 1967 - “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Harts Club Band” was released in the UK.
- 1972 - The Eagle’s self titled debut album is released. It contains the hit “Take It Easy”.
- 1974 - Alanis Morissette was born.
- 1975 - Ron Wood performs for the first time with the Rolling Stones. Nice birthday present?
- 1991 - David Ruffin (Temptations) died.
- 1991 - Queensryche’s first “pop” hit, “Silent Lucidity” hits #9 on the US charts.
- 2004 - Bono (U2) speaks to European Union development ministers at Dublin Castle about living up to foreign aid commitments and combating the spread of AIDS in Africa.
- 2009 - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr make a surprise appearance at the E3 electronics-industry expo in L.A. to mark the unveiling of The Beatles: Rock Band. The video game goes on sale a few months later.
Posted on May 27, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1948 - Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship) was born.
- 1957 - Susan Ballion (a.k.a. Sioxsie from Siouxsie and the Banshees) was born.
- 1957 - Eddie Harsch (The Black Crowes - keyboard) was born.
- 1966 - Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains - drummer) was born.
- 1977 - British radio bans the Sex Pistols’ “God Save The Queen.” It goes to the top of the charts anyway.
- 1980 - During a performance taped for Italian TV David Lee Roth vaults off drummer Alex Van Halen’s drum riser and right into some low hanging lights. The Van Halen frontman suffers a fractured nose and multiple contusions
- 1993 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ greates hits album, “What Hits!?” is certified platinum.
- 1994 - The Eagles embark on their Hell Freezes Over Tour. The title is a reference to a prior Don Henley quote regarding the prospects of an Eagles reunion. Apparently, Henley misspoke.
- 2003 - Led Zeppelin’s definitive live CD “How The West Was Won” is released. It was recorded during the California portion of their 1973 North American tour.
- 2006 - Bruce Springsteen’s U.S. tour in support of his album “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions” launches in Boston. The Boss takes along a 17-member backing band to do justice to the songs of the legendary Folk singer Pete Seeger.
- 2007 - The Police play a special show for fan club members at General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada, a day prior to the launch of their world tour (also in Vancouver).
- 2008 - Bono’s (U2) humanitarian efforts earn him an honorary doctorate from Tokyo’s Keio University.
- 2008 - John Lennon’s estate backs a joint initiative between Ben & Jerry’s and Peace One Day to promote the nonprofit organization’s Peace Day event on September 21st. The partnership announcement in New York is highlighted by a re-creation of Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘69 Montreal “bed-in” event to promote the ice-cream company’s Lennon-themed flavor –Imagine Whirled Peace
Posted on May 26, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1942 - Levon Helm (The Band - drums) was born.
- 1945 - Gary Peterson (Guess Who) was born.
- 1948 - Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac - vocals) was born.
- 1964 - Lenny Kravitz was born.
- 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their eight-day bed-in for peace at Montreal’s Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Suite 1742). During their stay, the couple is interviewed by journalists from around the world and the song “Give Peace A Chance” is recorded (on 6/1).
- 1973 - Deep Purple release “Smoke on the Water”.
- 1994 - Lisa Marie Presley (Elvis’ only child) marries Michael Jackson. It lasts less than 2 years.
- 2004 - Rush start their 30th anniversary tour in Nashville, TN.
- 2005 - Nine Inch Nails leader, Trent Reznor, pulls his band from the MTV Movie Awards over the stage’s design. “We were set to perform ‘The Hand That Feeds’ with an unmolested straightforward image of George W. Bush as the backdrop,” says Reznor. Not wanting to get political MTV vetoes the idea. “Apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me,” concludes Reznor.
- 2008 - Paul McCartney receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University in New Haven, during the school’s ’08 commencement ceremony. A Yale band plays “Hey Jude” as McCartney is presented with the doctorate
Posted on May 25, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1926 - Miles Davis was born.
- 1948 - Klaus Meine (Scorpions - vocals) was born.
- 1965 - The Kinks cancels the rest of their UK tour after Dave Davies (guitar) was knocked unconscious when he smashed into one of Mick Avory’s cymbals during a London concert.
- 1969 - Glen Drover (Megadeth - guitar) was born.
- 1978 - The Who perform a second concert in London as part of the documentary movie on the band`s history, “The Kids Are Alright.” It is Keith Moon`s last performance with the group.
- 2000 - Eddie Van Halen undergoes tests in a Houston hospital. They deny that Eddit has cancer but tests prove different.
- 2004 - Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) helps honor the Chicago area Neuqua Valley High School`s music program when he presents the school with a special honor from the Grammy Foundation. He also performs and fields questions from students during the ceremony.
- 2006 - The Steve Miller Band hit the road in Sonona, CA, to promote the reissue of their “Fly Like An Eagle” album. It’s the record’s 30th anniversary.
- 2006 - Kinks leader Ray Davies and Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson are honored at the United Kingdom’s prestigious Ivor Novello Awards, held in London. Davies nabs the Outstanding Contribution to British Music honor, while Anderson receives the International Achievement trophy.
- 2006 - Queen, Def Leppard, KISS and Judas Priest are recognized for their musical achievements at the inaugural VH1 Rock Honors in Las Vegas. Members of Queen perform with the Foo Fighters and Godsmack plays a four-song medley of Judas Priest tunes. A one-off supergroup featuring Velvet Revolver’s Slash and Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee pay musical tribute to KISS. The show airs six days later
- 2007 - The Doors exhibit opens at the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. On display are Ray Manzarek’s Vox Continental keyboard and a Jim Morrison poem, “Ode To L.A. While Thinking Of Brian Jones, Deceased.”
- 2010 - The self-titled Stone Temple Pilots comeback album is out. “(Guitarist) Dean (DeLeo) really stepped up,” says frontman Scott Weiland. “His playing is amazing.” The 12 track album is the band’s first studio effort since ’01’s “Shangri-La Dee Da.” It features the #1 single (on Rock and Alternative charts) “Between The Lines.”
- 2010 - The first EP from the Smashing Pumpkins 44-song “Teargarden By Kaleidyscope”– “Vol. 1: Songs For A Sailor” — is available as a digital download but there’s also a limited edition physical release packaged in a silk screened wooden box
Posted on May 24, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1941 - Robert Zimmerman (a.k.a. Bob Dylan) was born.
- 1944 - Patti LaBelle was born.
- 1947 - Albert Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult - drums and cowbell) was born.
- 1969 - Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes - guitar) was born.
- 1974 - Duke Ellington died.
- 1991 - Gene Clark (Byrds - drums / vocals) died.
- 1994 - Poison lead singer Bret Michaels crashes his Ferrari into a Burbank telephone pole. He suffers multiple injuries.
- 1999 - David Bowie broadcasts the sessions for the song “What’s Really Happening” over the Internet. The song is co-written by Alex Grant, the winner of a songwriting contest
- 2003 - Paul McCartney plays a show in Moscow’s Red Square. Yes, he performs “Back In The U.S.S.R” even though the U.S.S.R. no longer exists.
- 2006 - Bob Dylan’s American Journey 1956-1966 officially opens at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The exhibit debuts on Dylan’s 65th birthday.
- 2007 - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End opens. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards plays the father of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp’s role). (It was) just something to do,” says Richards. “I don’t know if I can really pull it (off) or not.” Richards sees similarities between being a pirate and life in a Rock group. “Both are ways to make a good dishonest living.”
Posted on May 21, 2010 under Today in Rock |
- 1943 - Hilton Valentine (Animals) was born.
- 1947 - Bill Champlin (Chicago - keyboards, guitar, vocals) was born.
- 1955 - Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - drummer) was born.
- 1963 - Tim Lever (Dead or Alive) was born.
- 1968 - Pete Townsend marries dressdesigner Karen Astley.
- 1969 - the Beatles announce that Allen Klein and his ABKCO is going to handle their financial affairs. Earlier, he also acquired the Rolling Stones as a client.
- 1975 - Elton John performs the first of eight concerts in the USSR. He is the first western rock star to play there.
- 1976 - British Punks refer to the Rolling Stones as “dinosaurs”. I wonder what that makes them now?
- 1980 - The Clash live up to their name as members get in a fight with audience members in Hamburg, Germany.
- 1980 - Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry, and Michael Stipe form a group at the University of Georgia. They decide to call themselves R.E.M.
- 2006 - A businessman bids $117,000 at a charity auction in Hetfordshire, Englan to eat a meal prepared by Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy was quoted as saying “I hope that guy knows all I can f—ing cook is beans on toast”.
- 2008 - Pink Floyd wins the 2008 Polar Music Prize, the Swedish music award. The honor recognizes Floyd’s “monumental contribution over decades to the fusion of art and music in the development of popular culture.” Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf officially presents the award three months later in Stockholm. Past award winners include Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
- 2008 -Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler enters rehab. He checks himself into a Pasadena, CA clinic for treatment of unspecified substance-abuse problems. Tyler battled drug addiction throughout much of Aerosmith’s early career, undergoing rehabilitation in the ’80s
- 2008 - At BMI’s Film & Television Awards in L.A. the performing-rights organization bestows trophies on The Who’s Pete Townshend for composing the theme songs to CBS’ CSI, CSI: NY and CSI: Miami.
- David Cook becomes the first “Rocker” to win American Idol. He beats out teen-heartthrob David Archuletta. On the season finale, ZZ Top performs “Sharp Dressed Man” with Cook. Graham Nash and Bryan Adams also appear.
- 2009 - Green Day blasts retail chain Wal-Mart for refusing to stock “21st Century Breakdown” due to explicit lyrics. “They won’t carry our record because they wanted us to censor it,” explains frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. “We just said no. We’ve never done it before. You feel like you’re in 1953 or something.” Wal-Mart offers to sell a “clean” version of the CD, but Green Day refuses to provide one. Despite Wal-Mart’s ban “21st Century Breakdown” is the #1 album in the U.S.
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