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Neil Young’s album “Sleeps With Angels,” the title track referencing Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, is released. Cobain’s suicide note contained a reference to Young’s “My My, Hey, Hey (Out Of The Blue”). “It’s better to burn out than fade away.” 1994 |
| | 1940's | | The Beach Boys' Al Jardine (bottom left) is born in Lima, OH. He’s the only original member who isn’t a cousin or a brother. 1942
Steppenwolf bassist (’69 to’72 & ’74 to ’76), George Biondi, enters the world. 1945
One of Thin Lizzy’s founding members, guitarist Eric Bell, is born. 1947
Grand Funk Railroad’s drummer, Don Brewer, has a birthday. 1948
| | 1950's | Never mind the bollocks - it’s Steve Jones' birthday! The Sex Pistol’s guitarist is born in London. 1955 | | 1960's | A sort of Psychedelic Folk song, “Sunshine Superman,” is #1. It's the title track from Donovan's 3rd album. 1966 | | 1970's | Rolling Stone magazine reports that the Bob Dylan bootleg “Great White Wonder” has sold over 350,000 copies. 1970
The Dave Clark Five disbands. 1970
Heart records the awesome “Barracuda.” 1977
| | 1980's | | The US Festival in San Bernadino, California draws 400,000. The festival features, the Police, the Cars, Jackson Browne, David Edmunds, the Ramones, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and the Grateful Dead. This shindig is financed by Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer fame. 1982
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble hit the album charts with “Double Trouble.” 1983
The Beach Boys “Kokomo” is #1. The song, written by John Phillips (Mamas & Papas), Mike Love (Beach Boys), producer Terry Melcher (Paul Revere & The Raiders/The Byrds) and Scott McKenzie (“San Francisco-Be Sure To Wear A Flower In Your Hair”), is the first Beach Boys hit not to include Brian Wilson. 1988 | | 1990's | John Mellencamp and Me’shell Ndegeocello’s remake of Van Morrison’s “Wild Night” gets up to #3 on the charts. 1994
No doubt looking for something to keep himself occupied between the Stray Cats and The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brian Setzer marries. The bride is Christine Schmidt. 1994 | | 2000's | System Of A Down’s scheduled free promotional concert in L.A. is canceled because too many people show up. A riot follows with cops on horseback dispersing the crowd. 2001
The battle for hearts and minds... and money continues. Facing rampant downloading, Universal Music, the world’s largest record company, announces they are cutting their CD list price in an effort to boost sales. 2003
Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit" takes over the top spot on Billboard`s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart replacing Three Days Grace`s "Just Like You." "Breaking the Habit" also tops the Modern Rock Tracks. 2004
“Songs For Sudan” is issued in Europe. Aimed at raising money for the hundreds of thousands of people driven from their homes in Sudan`s Darfur region, the album has tracks from R.E.M., Jet and Ash. 2004
Judas Priest tours Latin America. Whitesnake is the opening act. The trek begins in Mexico City. 2005
Don Henley plays the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival. John Mellencamp was originally scheduled but had to drop out. The Labor Day weekend show is in Snowmass Village, CO. Yes, there really is such a place. 2006
Slipknot's "All Hope Is Gone" moves 239,516 units in its first week of release to become the group’s first #1 debut on the Billboard 200. Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" sits at #3 (behind Rapper Game’s "LAX."). 2008
Rage Against The Machine play show at Minneapolis' Target Center that coincides with the Republican National Convention taking place in St. Paul (across the river). RATM played the ’00 and ‘08 Democratic National Conventions in Los Angeles and Denver, respectively. But this time they are definitely ‘outsiders’. 2008
Chicago is the first stop on Chevelle’s North American trek in support of their "Sci-Fi Crimes" album. 2009 |
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