Rock History

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2011 – Iron Maiden’s Number Of The Beast narrator Barry Clayton passes away on This Day in Rock History! — 2011 – Iron Maiden’s Number Of The Beast narrator Barry Clayton passes away on This Day in Rock History! From: NME.COM First For Music News December 30, 2011 16:33 Iron Maiden’s Number Of [...]

2010 – Rocker Axl Rose has been voted the best frontman of all time — 2010 – Rocker Axl Rose has been voted the best frontman of all time, ahead of stars including Freddie Mercury and John Lennon. The Guns N’ Roses singer gained the most [...]

2010 -Bret Michaels receives FOX411.COM honor, ‘Celebrity of the Year’! — 2010 -Bret Michaels receives FOX411.COM honor, ‘Celebrity of the Year’! For Bret Michaels, 2010 was one wild ride, and we were there with him every step of the way. From injury to [...]

2010 – Linkin Park’s “Waiting for the End” rises 2-1 on Alternative Songs — 2010 – Linkin Park‘s “Waiting for the End” rises 2-1 on Alternative Songs, granting the group its 10th leader on the list. The band breaks a tie with Green Day and [...]

2006 – Veteran British singer Rod Stewart is among… — 2006 – Veteran British singer Rod Stewart is among the music industry stalwarts feted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Stewart is made a Commander of the Order of [...]

2005 – Rapper DMX is freed from Rikers Island after serving a month — 2005 – Rapper DMX is freed from Rikers Island after serving a month of a 70-day sentence for a parole violation. He received time off for good behavior and time [...]

2005 – Rapper Gucci Mane has murder charges against him dropped — 2005 – Rapper Gucci Mane has murder charges against him dropped due to lack of innocence. The Atlanta MC was accused of shooting fellow rapper Henry Lee Clark III to [...]

2003 – Anita Mui, a Canto-pop singer and major Hon… — 2003 – Anita Mui, a Canto-pop singer and major Hong Kong film star, dies in Hong Kong of complications from cervical cancer. She is 40. Mui was often dubbed the [...]

2003 – Cris Kirkwood from the Meat Puppets was arrested and accused — 2003 – Cris Kirkwood from the Meat Puppets was arrested and accused of hitting a federal post office security guard in the head with a baton that the [...]

2002 – The funeral of former Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer — 2002 – The funeral of former Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer took place in London. Strummer had died of a suspected heart attack on 22nd Dec 2002 [...]

2002 – Diana Ross was arrested for drink driving by the Arizona highway — 2002 – Diana Ross was arrested for drink driving by the Arizona highway patrol after a motorist called to report a swerving vehicle in the western state of [...]

2001 – Nickelback went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘How To Remind Me’. — 2001 – Nickelback went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘How To Remind Me’. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1999 – One of three victims of a Dec. 27, 1999 sho… — 1999 – One of three victims of a Dec. 27, 1999 shooting at a nightclub attended by Sean Puffy Combs files a $100 million lawsuit against the rapper, his Bad [...]

1999 – Former Beatle George Harrison is stabbed fo… — 1999 – Former Beatle George Harrison is stabbed four times in the chest during an attempted robbery early in the morning at his home at Henley-Upon-Thames, near London. The 56-year-old [...]

1998 – The Drifters’ tenor vocalist Johnny Moore dies in Los Angeles. — 1998 – The Drifters’ tenor vocalist Johnny Moore dies in Los Angeles. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1998 – Johnny Moore, 64, a longtime member of the … — 1998 – Johnny Moore, 64, a longtime member of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, dies in London of respiratory problems. Moore sang lead on the act’s mid-’50s hit “Ruby [...]

1995 – Clarence Satchell from The Ohio Players died aged 55 — 1995 – Clarence Satchell from The Ohio Players died aged 55. Scored the 1974 US No.1 single ‘Fire’ and had hits with ‘Skin Tight’, ‘I Want To Be [...]

1991 – Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa ha… — 1991 – Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa have a daughter, Jessica Rae Springfield. It is the couple’s second child. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1989 – Krist Novoselic of Nirvana marries Shelli D… — 1989 – Krist Novoselic of Nirvana marries Shelli Dilley in Tacoma, Wash. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1978 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer announce their break… — 1978 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer announce their break-up on this day in rock history!  Sad! Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1972 – Brownsville Station, Sha-Na-Na and Bruce Springsteen — 1972 – Brownsville Station, Sha-Na-Na and Bruce Springsteen (who was the opening act), all appeared of the Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1969 – Peter Tork quit The Monkees, buying himself out of his contract which left him broke. — 1969 – Peter Tork quit The Monkees, buying himself out of his contract which left him broke. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1968 – Led Zeppelin appeared at Gonzaga University Gymnasium — 1968 – Led Zeppelin appeared at Gonzaga University Gymnasium, Spokane on their first North American tour supporting Vanilla Fudge. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1967 – The Beatles scored their 15th US No.1 with ‘Hello Goodbye’ — 1967 – The Beatles scored their 15th US No.1 with ‘Hello Goodbye’, Gladys Knight and the Pips were at No.2 with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and [...]

1966 – Pink Floyd and Soft Machine appeared at the UFO presents — 1966 – Pink Floyd and Soft Machine appeared at the UFO presents Night Tripper at the Blarney Club, London, England. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1962 – Singer Brenda Lee was hurt when she attempted to rescue her poodle — 1962 – Singer Brenda Lee was hurt when she attempted to rescue her poodle, Cee Cee from her burning house. Cee Cee later died of smoke inhalation. Be Sociable, [...]

1962 – Ike & Tina Turner, The Ike-etts, Jimmy Thomas and Mary Brown — 1962 – Ike & Tina Turner, The Ike-etts, Jimmy Thomas and Mary Brown all appeared at Cocoanut Grove, Sacramento, California. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1947 – Jeff Lynne is born in Birmingham, England. … — 1947 – Jeff Lynne is born in Birmingham, England. The singer-songwriter is a member of Electric Light Orchestra and the Traveling Wilburys. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1946 – Patti Smith is born in Chicago. … — 1946 – Patti Smith is born in Chicago. Be Sociable, Share! [...]

1945 – Davy Jones of the Monkees is born in Manche… — 1945 – Davy Jones of the Monkees is born in Manchester, England. He is a racehorse jockey and an actor before the Monkees are formed. Same Day as Fellow Monkee Mike [...]

1942 – Michael Nesmith of the Monkees is born in H… — 1942 – Michael Nesmith of the Monkees is born in Houston. Nesmith is the only former Monkee who doesn’t participate when the group re-forms in 1986. 1942… something about the number [...]

1939 – Del Shannon (Charles Westover) is born in C… — 1939 – Del Shannon (Charles Westover) is born in Coopersville, Mich. His biggest hit is the No. 1 song “Runaway.” He also writes “I Go to Pieces” for Peter & [...]

1928 – Bo Diddley (Otha Ellas Bates McDaniel) is b… — 1928 – Bo Diddley (Otha Ellas Bates McDaniel) is born in McComb, Miss. The influential R&B/rock musician is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Be Sociable, [...]