On This Day in Rock History
2010 – QUEENSRŸCHE Brings Cabaret Show To Las Vegas – July 27, 2010 Fan-filmed video footage — 2010 – QUEENSRŸCHE Brings Cabaret Show To Las Vegas – July 27, 2010 Fan-filmed video footage of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song “Another Rainy Night (Without You)” on July [...]
2006 – Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger is arrested for drunk — 2006 – Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger is arrested for drunk driving after being stopped swerving in Surrey, British Columbia.
2006 – Kazaa settles a lawsuit with the major record companies for $100 — 2006 – Kazaa settles a lawsuit with the major record companies for $100 million. EMI Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group had sued the [...]
2005 – The hits compilation Now That’s What I Call Music 19 — 2005 – The hits compilation Now That’s What I Call Music 19 tops the American album charts. The second highest new entry is singer Carly Simon’s Moonlight Serenade, bowing at [...]
2004 – Diana DeGarmo suffers a fall on stage in Gr… — 2004 – Diana DeGarmo suffers a fall on stage in Grand Rapids, Mich., during the American Idol summer tour. The televised talent competition’s third-season runner-up is singing Beyonce’s “Crazy in [...]
2004 – Courtney Love is sentenced to 18 months probation after — 2004 – Courtney Love is sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge. She is also ordered to attend rehab.
2003 – Bob Hope dies aged 100. The comedian topped the charts way — 2003 – Bob Hope dies aged 100. The comedian topped the charts way back in 1938 with his signature tune “Thanks for the Memories,” and was Bing Crosby’s non-musical foil [...]
2002 – Mariah Carey checked herself into an undisclosed hospital suffering from “extreme exhaustion. — 2002 – Mariah Carey checked herself into an undisclosed hospital suffering from “extreme exhaustion.” The singer cancelled all public appearances, including her headlining appearance at MTV’s 20th birthday [...]
2002 – The Who’s John Entwistle is found dead in h… — 2002 – The Who’s John Entwistle is found dead in his hotel room in Las Vegas. He has cocaine in his system, and the Deaths is ruled accidental. He is [...]
2001 – Leon Wilkeson, bassist of Southern rock ban… — 2001 – Leon Wilkeson, bassist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies in his sleep in his Jacksonville, Fla., home. He is 49. Wilkeson _ a member of the bluesy [...]
2001 – Jazz tenor saxophonist Harold Land dies in … — 2001 – Jazz tenor saxophonist Harold Land dies in Los Angeles after a stroke. He is 73. Land gained prominence in 1954 when he joined a quintet led by trumpeter [...]
2000 – The Rhyme & Reason Tour, featuring the Beas… — 2000 – The Rhyme & Reason Tour, featuring the Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine postponed due to a biking injury suffered by Beastie Boys principal Mike D.
1999 – Harry “Sweets” Edison, a soft-spoken trumpe… — 1999 – Harry “Sweets” Edison, a soft-spoken trumpet star from the Count Basie band who elegantly backed singers such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing and Frank [...]
1998 – It is announced that Dancin’ in the Distric… — 1998 – It is announced that Dancin’ in the District, Nashville’s weekly free downtown concert series held on summer Thursdays at Riverfront Park, will become a 21-and-over event to appease [...]
1995 – In Montpelier, France, the Rolling Stones are joined — 1995 – In Montpelier, France, the Rolling Stones are joined onstage by support act Bob Dylan for a version of his “Like a Rolling Stone.”
1991 – Warrant lead singer Jani Lane marries model… — 1991 – Warrant lead singer Jani Lane marries model Bobbie Brown in Los Angeles. I guess he got his Cherry Pie… and a big slice too. In 1990, Lane began a [...]
1986 – Queen becomes the first Western act since L… — 1986 – Queen becomes the first Western act since Louis Armstrong in 1964 to play in Budapest, Hungary.
1984 – The Prince film “Purple Rain” premieres. … — 1984 – The Prince film “Purple Rain” premieres. Purple Rain is a 1984 feature film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince stars in this movie, [...]
1979 – Before the Cooper’stown restaurant in Phoenix, there — 1979 – Before the Cooper’stown restaurant in Phoenix, there was Alice Cooper’s Indian Art Store in Scottsdale, Ariz. Today it’s hit by a firebomb that destroys $200,000 worth of merchandise. [...]
1977 – Led Zeppelin call off the remainder of their North American — 1977 – Led Zeppelin call off the remainder of their North American tour after Robert Plant’s son, Karac, dies of a respiratory ailment.
1976 – John Lennon receives his “green card” fro… — 1976 – John Lennon receives his “green card” from U.S. immigration authorities. Sometime In New York City (1972) is as outward-looking and blunt as Imagine was, for the most part, soft-focused [...]
1976 – Tina Turner files for divorce from her husband, Ike. She — 1976 – Tina Turner files for divorce from her husband, Ike. She says he can keep her earnings as long as he lets her live her own life.
1976 – Bruce Springsteen sues his former manager Mike Appel — 1976 – Bruce Springsteen sues his former manager Mike Appel for fraud and breach of contract. Appel later files a countersuit, and ties up Springsteen’s recording the follow-up to Born [...]
1969 – Led Zeppelin and the Doors play the Seattle Pop Festival. But — 1969 – Led Zeppelin and the Doors play the Seattle Pop Festival. But Robert Plant isn’t too impressed with Jim Morrison. He remembers, “He hung on the side of the [...]
1955 – According to Billboard, only two singers currently have any — 1955 – According to Billboard, only two singers currently have any sort of enduring popularity, and they are Nat “King” Cole and country singer Webb Pierce. The latter was on [...]
1955 – Chuck Berry’s debut single, “Maybellene,” enters the R&B char — 1955 – Chuck Berry’s debut single, “Maybellene,” enters the R&B chart. It later becomes a No. 1 R&B hit, remaining at the top for 11 weeks.
1949 – Singer Maureen McGovern is born in Youngsto… — 1949 – Singer Maureen McGovern is born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her biggest hit is the million-selling No. 1 song “The Morning After.”
1946 – Guitarist Al Ramsey of Gary Lewis & the Pla… — 1946 – Guitarist Al Ramsey of Gary Lewis & the Playboys is born in New Jersey. The group’s only No. 1 song is the million-selling “This Diamond Ring” in 1965.
1944 – Mississippi songwriter Bobbie Gentry (“The Ode to — 1944 – Mississippi songwriter Bobbie Gentry (“The Ode to Billie Joe”) is born in Chickasaw County.
1942 – Singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, Runaways Svengali, and — 1942 – Singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, Runaway’s Svengali, and pop conspirator Kim Fowley is born in Los Angeles.
1933 – Nick Reynolds, a Kingston Trio member, is born in Coronado, Calif. — 1933 – Nick Reynolds, a Kingston Trio member, is born in Coronado, Calif.
1928 – Harvey Fuqua, who founded the legendary doo-wop group — 1928 – Harvey Fuqua, who founded the legendary doo-wop group the Moonglows and went on to become Marvin Gaye’s mentor and producer of “Sexual Healing,” is born in Chicago.