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Today in Rock History – April 12

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1968, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention play the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dinner in New York. Zappa tells the audience, “All year long you people have manufactured this crap, now for one night you’re gonna have to listen to it!”

1969, The 5th Dimension started a six week run at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In’.

1969, A million hearts are broken when Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman.

1969, Led Zeppelin enter the English albums chart with their self-titled debut in its third week of release.

1971, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s live album Four Way Street is certified gold before it even appears on the LP chart.

1972, The Rolling Stones release Exile on Main Street.

1973, “That’ll Be the Day,” starring Ringo Starr and David Essex, has its London premiere.

1975, David Bowie announced his second career retirement, saying, ‘I’ve rocked my roll. It’s a boring dead end, there will be no more rock ‘n’ roll records from me.’

1975, Elton John started a two week run at number one on the singles chart with “Philadelphia Freedom,” his fourth chart topper.

1975, During a North American tour, Pink Floyd played the first of two nights at The Cow Palace, Daly City, San Francisco, California.

1979, Mickey Thomas joins Jefferson Starship, replacing founding member Marty Balin. He quickly falls in with the San Francisco band’s AOR direction, and appears on hits like “We Built This City” and “Sara.”

1989, Garth Brooks released his self-titled debut album which was both a critical and chart success, peaking at  number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top Country Albums. This album contains Brooks earliest hits, including his first ever single, “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old,)” and his first chart topper, “If Tomorrow Never Comes” as well as the Academy of Country Music’s 1990 Song of the Year and Video of the Year, “The Dance.”

2007, The Beatles company, Apple Corps, settled a £30 million ($59.2 million) royalties dispute with the band’s label, EMI. The suit alleged unpaid royalties on Beatles albums based on an audit of sales between 1994 and 1999, a period which included the release of three Anthology compilations. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.

Born on April 12: Tiny Tim (1933); Herbie Hancock (1940); John Kay, Steppenwolf (1944); David Cassidy (1950); Will Sergeant, Echo & the Bunnymen (1958)

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Today in Rock History – October 26

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Bob-Dylan-Live-Carnegie-Hall-19631963, Bob Dylan played a sell out concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

1965,  Queen Elizabeth II invested The Beatles with their MBE’s at Buckingham Palace, London. According to an account by John Lennon, the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. Many former recipients gave their MBE’s back in protest, to which John Lennon responded “Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war, for killing people.” He continued, “We received ours for entertaining other people. I’d say we deserve ours more.” When asked how he enjoyed meeting Queen Elizabeth II, John said “She’s much nicer than she is in the photos.”

1967, Pink Floyd arrived at Studio 2, EMI Studios, on Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood, London for two days of recording on the album A Saucerful of Secrets, and the single “Apples And Oranges” / “Paintbox.”

1968, Pink Floyd played two shows. The early show took place at Union Hall at Imperial College, in the Kensington section of London. The late show was held at the Middle Earth club, in the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London.

1968, The two day San Francisco Pop Festival was held at Alameda County Fairgrounds. The Animals, Procol Harum, Iron Butterfly, Jose Feliciano, Deep Purple, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Canned Heat all appeared.

1969, The classical music reviewer for The New York Times, Clive Barnes, discusses The Who and rock operas in an article. Barnes, who attended one of the Fillmore East shows, says the band played their music too loud but, nevertheless, dubs Tommy “an enormous success,” and predicts that a new kind of opera could arise from it. That night The Who play one last venue before vacation at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh. The James Gang is the supporting act. Tickets range from $4 – 6 (£2.50 – 3.75).

1969, The Allman Brothers Band played on the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts.

1970, Janis Joplin’s will funded $2,500 to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party, which took place at the Lion’s Share in San Anselmo, California, was attended by Joplin’s sister Laura, fiancé Seth Morgan, and close friends, including tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle, Bob Gordon, Jack Penty, and road manager John Cooke. Brownies laced with hashish were unknowingly passed around amongst the guests. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.

1970, The Who performed at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

1970, The mother of Meredith Hunter, the man slain at the ill-fated Altamont festival, sues the Rolling Stones.

1971, Jethro Tull and Freedom performed at the International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois.

1972, The Grateful Dead appear at the Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio.

john-lennon-mind-games1973,  John Lennon releases his “Mind Games” single. It later peaks at No. 18.

1973, Queen played at Imperial College in London.

1975, Elton John performs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, dressed in a sequined Dodger outfit. It’s the last date on his sold-out American tour.

1975, Eric Clapton appears at the Sumpan Kaikan, Shizuoka, Japan.

1977, Hawkwind plays at the Palais des Sportes, Paris.

1978, Yes appears at the Empire Pool, London.

1979, AC/DC, supported by Def Leppard appeared at The Mayfair, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The two groups were scheduled to appear the night before, but an afternoon fire caused the postponement of the show.

1980, During a recording session, Jefferson Starship’s Paul Kantner suffers a stroke. He later makes a full recovery after spending two weeks in a Los Angeles hospital.

1989, At the end of a Who show at Wembley Arena in London, Roger Daltrey’s voice gives out toward the end and he is forced to leave the stage. Pete wraps it up singing “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

1991, Ozzy Osbourne broke his foot after an accident on stage at a gig in Chicago, causing him to cancel the remaining dates of a US tour.

1999,  singer, songwriter, and actor Hoyt Axton died of a heart attack in Victor, Montana aged 61. He wrote songs for, Elvis Presley, Three Dog Night, , John Denver, Ringo Starr, Glen Campbell. His compositions included the 1971 US number one hit,  “Joy To The World.” His mother Mae Boren Axton wrote “Heartbreak Hotel.”

2008, AC/DC went to number one on the UK album chart with Black Ice the Australian band’s fifteenth studio album which went on to become a chart topper in 29 different countries and the second-best selling album of 2008.

2011, A coroner’s inquest on the death of Amy Winehouse reached a verdict of “misadventure.” The report explained that Winehouse’s blood alcohol content was 416 mg per deciliter at the time of her death, more than five times the legal limit. According to the coroner “The unintended consequences of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden death.”

Born on October 26: Keith Hopwood, guitar, Herman’s Hermits (1946); Bootsy Collins, bass player, James Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy’s Rubber Band (1951); Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs (1963); Keith Urban (1967)

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Today in Rock History – October 25

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1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing “Around And Around” and ‘Time Is On My Side.” A riot breaks out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, “I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.” The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and 1969.

1966, The Who appeared at Club Nalen in Stockholm, Sweden.

1967, The Who pre-record a mime job to “I Can See For Miles” for the BBC’s Top of the Pops.

1968, Led Zeppelin play a gig at Surrey University, England. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the band’s first gig with their new name after initially performing as The New Yardbirds. In 2003 a poster for the Surrey gig (billing the group as The New Yardbirds) sells at auction for £2,400 ($3,840.)

1968, Pink Floyd performed at The Boat House, in Kew, a part of London.

1968, The double album Electric Ladyland by the Jimi Hendrix Experience was released. It was also made available as two albums with changed artwork after complaints about the naked women who were pictured on the sleeve.

1969, “Sugar Sugar” by The Archies was at number one on the singles chart. It stayed at the top for eight weeks, selling over six million copies worldwide. The Archies were a rock group based on comic book characters. The song was co-written by Andy Kim, who had a number one single “Rock Me Gently” in 1974.

1969, Led Zeppelin play to their largest indoor crowd to date. At the Boston Garden, they perform before a crowd of 17,000 and rake in $45,000. Support comes from the MC5 and Johnny Winter.

1970, Pink Floyd played the last night of their Fall North American tour at the Boston Tea Party, in Boston, Massachusetts.

1970, The Who performed at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England.

1970, Speaking at a US radio conference, President Nixon asked programmers to ban all songs containing drug references.

1972, The Moody Blues played at the Boston Garden, Boston.

1973, The Grateful Dead appeared at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin.

1974, Jefferson Starship performed at the Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland.

1975, Art Garfunkel was at number one on the UK singles chart with his version of “I Only Have Eyes For You.”  The song was written in 1934 for the film Dames, and a number two hit for Ben Selvin in 1934 and most notably a hit for The Flamingos in 1959.

1976, Rush played at the Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington.

1978, At New York’s Bottom Line Club, Keith Richards joins Rockpile for a jam onstage. The day before he had pleaded guilty to heroin possession in Toronto, but was given a one-year suspended sentence.

1979, Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of four sold out nights at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

1985, R.E.M., The Smiths, and Tom Waits all appeared on The Tube, at Tyne Tree Television Studios, Newcastle, England.

1986, Bon Jovi went to number one on the US album chart with Slippery When Wet. Featuring two US chart topping singles, “You Give Love A Bad Name,” and “Livin’ On A Prayer.” The album went on to sell over 8 million copies world wide.

1986, Dire Straits guitarist, singer Mark Knopfler broke his collarbone after crashing in a celebrity car race before the Australian Grand Prix.

1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter’s wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as the Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones.

1992, Roger Miller died of died of lung and throat cancer in Los Angeles. He scored the 1965 UK number one and US number four single “King Of The Road.” Miller won eleven Grammy Awards as a songwriter and seven Tony awards for writing the music and lyrics for Big River. The Proclaimers had the 1990 UK top ten hit with their version of “King Of The Road.”

1997, After falling over on stage when reaching for a guitar pick, Johnny Cash announced during a gig in Michigan that he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease.

2001, Thirteen law firms were still involved in claims to Grateful Dead’s guitarist Jerry Garcia’s $10 million (£ 6.25m) estate six years after his death. Former wives and girlfriends continued to fight on how to distribute his estate and annual royalties of $4.6m (£2.875m)

2002, Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US number two and UK number four hit “MacArthur Park” died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, including A Man Called Horse, and lastly playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.

2003, Johnny Cash’s step-daughter, Rosey Nix Adams and her fiddle player Jimmy Campbell were found dead on their tour bus in Clarksville, Tennessee from Carbon monoxide poisoning. Heaters that had been left on were blamed for the accident.

2004, John Peel died in Cuzco, Peru of a heart attack, aged 65. He was BBC’s longest-serving radio DJ and the first DJ to introduce The Ramones, Roxy Music, The Smiths, The Fall, Rod Stewart, Blur, the Sex Pistols, T. Rex and others to the masses. He founded Dandelion Records in 1969, which released records by Kevin Coyne, Bridget St John and Medicine Head. He was also known for his Peel Sessions, releases of live radio sessions. Peel was appointed an OBE in 1998.

2012, Forbes magazine reported that Michael Jackson topped their list of highest-earning dead musical celebrities by earning $145 (£90.6 ) million in the past year. Elvis Presley ranked second with $55 (£34.4) million in earnings, and Bob Marley at number three with $17 (£10.6) million.

Born on October 25: Helen Reddy (1941); Jon Anderson, Yes  (1945);  Glen Tipton, Judas Priest (1948); Richard Lloyd, guitar, vocals, Television (1951); and Chad Smith, drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers (1962)

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Today in Rock History – October 15

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1966, Pink Floyd (who were paid £15 for the gig), The Move, Denny Laine, and Soft Machine all appeared at the launch for International Times at London’s Roundhouse.

1966, The Four Tops started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Reach Out And I’ll Be There.” The spot was previously held by “Cherish” from The Association.

1967, Cream played at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.

1967, The first Sacramento Pop Festival took place which featured Spirit, Jefferson Airplane, Nutty Gritty Dirt Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Sunshine Company.

1967, The Who tape an appearance on the BBC1 TV show Twice A Fortnight miming to “I Can See For Miles” and “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands.” The director chooses to shoot the band using constant, rapid zooming shots. This motion-sickness inducing performance airs on the 21st, and is shown in the US on American Bandstand on December 30th.

1968, Vanilla Fudge played at the MECCA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1969, The Who appeared at the Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario.

1970, Yes performed at Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland.

1971, Pink Floyd kicked off a 30-date North American tour at the Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, California.

1972, Lieutenant Pigeon were atop the UK singles chart with “Mouldy Old Dough.” Keyboard player Rob Woodward had his mom play piano on the single, making them the only mother and son act to score a UK number one. The song was recorded in the front room of their semi-detached house.

1973, Keith Richards was found guilty of trafficking cannabis by a Court in Nice, France. The Rolling Stone was given a one-year suspended sentence and a 5,000 franc fine. He was also banned from entering France for two years.

1974, David Bowie plays the first of a six night engagement at the Michigan Palace in Detroit, as part of the Philly Dogs Tour. Carlos Alomar, David Sanborn, and Luther Vandross were all part of Bowie’s musical entourage.

1975, Jefferson Starship performed at the Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1976, AC/DC appeared at Cirque Royal in Brussels, Belgium.

1977, Debby Boone started a 10 week run at number one on the singles chart with “You Light Up My Life,” the longest stay at the top since Guy Mitchell’s “Singing The Blues.”

1978, Bob Dylan performed at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

1979, Abba played their first concert in North America when they appeared in Vancouver, Canada.

1980, Blue Oyster Cult appeared at Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York.

1981, The Grateful Dead played at the Melkweg in Amsterdam.

1983, Genesis went to number one on the album chart with their self-titled album Genesis.

1988, Bon Jovi started a four-week run at number one on the album chart with New Jersey.

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1988, UB40 went to number one on the singles chart with their version of the Neil Diamond song “Red Red Wine.”

1995, Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV’s The Simpsons in an episode called “Lisa the Vegetarian.” McCartney’s stipulation for appearing was that Lisa’s decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed.

1997, Michael Jackson played the last date on the HIStory Tour at King’s Park Rugby Stadium, Durban, South Africa. During the tour, Jackson performed 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans, visiting five continents and 35 countries.

2000, Radiohead went to number one on the US album chart with Kid A, the group’s fourth album. It became the first Radiohead release to debut at the top position in the US.

2000, U2 went to number one on the UK singles chart with “Beautiful Day,” the group’s fourth UK top single and taken from their album All That You Can’t Leave Behind.

2008, Jon Bon Jovi became the latest musician to disapprove of the use of his songs in John McCain’s US presidential campaign. The Bon Jovi song, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” was used during rallies held by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Foo Fighters, Heart and Jackson Browne had all asked Mr McCain to stop using their tracks in his presidential bid. Bon Jovi, a Democrat supporter, threw a $30,000 (£17,000) per person, fund-raising dinner for Democratic candidate Barack Obama at his New Jersey home in September.

Born on October 15: Barry McGuire (1935);  Don Stevenson, Moby Grape (1942); Richard Carpenter (1946); and Tito Jackson (1953)

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Today in Rock History – September 6

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1966, The Who begin the week  at The Palais in Ilford, Essex, England. Earlier in the day they record performances of “I’m A Boy” and “Heatwave” for British television’s Ready, Steady, GO!

1968, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recoded overdubs onto the new George Harrison song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Eric Clapton added the guitar solo and became the first outside musician to play on a Beatles recording and George recorded his lead vocal.

1969, James Brown announced he would retire from live performances in July the following year saying “I’m tired man.”

1969, The Allman Brothers Band played at Electric Zoo in St. Petersburg, Florida.

1970, Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance when he appeared at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany. The guitarist died on Sept 18, 1970 after choking on his own vomit.

1970, The Rolling Stones performed at at Liseberg Amusement Park in Gothenburg, Sweden.

1972, David Bowie appeared at Top Rank Suite, Sheffield, England.

1973, Jethro Tull played at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan.

1974, The 101 All Stars, featuring Joe Strummer, made their debut at The Telegraph, Brixton Hill, London.

1975, Glen Campbell started a two week run at number one the US singles chart with “Rhinestone Cowboy,” his first chart topper after thirteen Top 40 hits.

1975, Jefferson Starship went to number one on the album chart with Red Octopus.

1975, Rod Stewart was at number one on the UK singles chart with his version of the Sutherland Brothers song “Sailing.” The song had been featured in the BBC TV series about HMS Ark Royal.

1977, Rush appeared at Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay, Ontario, on the shores of Lake Superior.

1978, Record producer Tom Wilson died. He worked with various acts including Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’, Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing It All Back Home, Frank Zappa, Freak Out!, Simon and Garfunkel Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. and The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat.

1980, U2 kicked off the first leg of their 29 date UK Boy tour at the General Woolfe in Coventry, England.

1980, The Grateful Dead played at the State Fairgrounds, in Lewiston, Maine.

1980, The Jam were at number one on the UK singles chart with “Start!,” the group’s second UK chart topper and taken from the band’s fifth album Sound Affects.

1985, Desperately Seeking Susan went on general release in the UK. The movie featured Madonna and Rosanna Arquette. The filmmakers had initially wanted Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn to play the roles of Roberta and Susan. However, director Susan Seidelman decided to cast relative newcomers Rosanna Arquette, in her sixth film role, and Madonna, in her third film appearance, but first starring role.

1986, All girl group Bananarama went to number one on the US singles chart with “Venus.” The song had also been a chart topper for Dutch group Shocking Blue in 1970.

1990, Tom Fogerty, guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival, died aged 49, due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion. During 1969, CCR scored three US Top Ten albums and four Top 5 singles.

1994, English keyboard player Nicky Hopkins died aged 50, in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications from intestinal surgery. Hopkins was a highly respected session musician, worked with The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Jerry Garcia Band. The Kinks song “Session Man” from Face to Face is dedicated to, and features Hopkins.

1997, Elton John recorded a new version of “Candle In The Wind” after performing the song live at Diana, Princess of Wales’ funeral. An estimated 2.5 billion people around the world watched Elton play the special tribute to Diana. The track went on to become the biggest selling single of all-time.

2008, US rock band Great White whose pyrotechnics sparked a fire that killed 100 people, agreed to pay $1 million (£564,000) to survivors and victims’ relatives. The blaze began at The Station nightclub in the Rhode Island in 2003, when the band’s tour manager shot off pyrotechnics at the start of the concert. More than 200 people were also injured in the blaze. One band member, guitarist Ty Longley, was killed in the fire. Tour manager Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty in 2006 to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter and was given parole in March after serving less than half of his four-year prison sentence.

2011, A California judge ruled that Madonna does not hold a trademark over the phrase “Material Girl” for her line of clothing just because she wrote a song by that name in 1985. A Los Angeles retailer called LA Triumph has been using the name “Material Girl” clothing and has registered it as a trademark.

Born on September 6: Jimmy Reed (1925); Dave Bargerdon, Blood Sweat & Tears (1942); Roger Waters (1943);  Claydes Smith, Kool & The Gang (1948); Pal Waaktaam, guitar, A-ha (1961); Scott Travis, drummer Judas Priest, Racer X (1961); Macy Gray (1969);

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