TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/27/1986 (youtu.be)
Cliff Burton, bass guitarist for Metallica, was killed when the band’s tour bus skidded and flipped over in rural southern Sweden. The 24-year-old Burton was thrown through a window of the bus, which fell on top of him, crushing him to death. He would be posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the group...
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/26/1969 (youtu.be)
The Beatles release their 13th album in the UK, “Abbey Road”, which debuts at #1 and will stay there for eleven straight weeks. It is issued in the US a week later and will top the Billboard album chart for twelve weeks. It has since gone on to sell over 31 million copies world wide. The album cover, showing the band...
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/25/1980 (youtu.be)
Led Zeppelin was rehearsing at Jimmy Page’s house in preparation for an American tour when drummer John Bonham was found dead in his bed following an all-day drinking binge. The 32 year old Bonham had passed out and choked on his own vomit. In December, Led Zeppelin would announce that they were disbanding, saying they could...
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/24/1957 (youtu.be)
Sorry for being late on this one, I just finished a grueling 13 hour drive. Forgive me.
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance (1993) (youtu.be)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (1977) (youtu.be)
Cheap Trick - Surrender (1978) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/23/1974 (youtu.be)
Apple Records releases John Lennon’s “Whatever Gets You thru the Night”. It would peak at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on November 16th, becoming his only #1 single in the United States during his lifetime. In the UK, the song could only manage to climb to #36.
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm - National Portrait Gallery Drone FPV (www.youtube.com)
Kiss - Hard Luck Woman (1976) (youtu.be)
The Lovin Spoonful - Summer In The City (1966) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/22/1985 (youtu.be)
80,000 fans watched the first Farm Aid concert, featuring Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Loretta Lynn, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson and other performers who help raise $7 million. The annual event takes place every Fall to help the American family farmer.
The Clash - Train In Vain (1979) (youtu.be)
The Police - Walking On The Moon (1979) (youtu.be)
Creedance Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special (1969) (youtu.be)
The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers (Live, 1972) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/21/1974 (youtu.be)
Canada’s Bachman-Turner Overdrive release “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”, which will become their third US Top 30 entry and their only number one.
Rush - La Villa Strangiato (1978) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/20/1973 (youtu.be)
30 year old Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash on September 20th, after playing a concert at North-western State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. His small charter plane, a Beechcraft D-18, hit a tree just after take-off in bad weather. He and Maury Muehleisen, his lead guitarist, both died in the wreck, along with the...
Funkadelic - Super Stupid (1971) (youtu.be)
Pearl Jam - Alive (1991) (youtu.be)
Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land (1986) (youtu.be)
Queen - Brighton Rock (1974) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/19/1973 (youtu.be)
26 year old Gram Parsons, formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death is attributed to heart failure, but later is officially announced as due to a drug overdose. His coffin was stolen by two of his associates, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael...