On This Day:
In 1965 The Yardbirds replaced lead guitarist Eric Clapton with Jeff Beck, who’d been recommended by the group’s first choice, Jimmy Page.
In 1967 The Rolling Stones were pelted with bottles, chairs, and even fireworks during a concert in Sweden. Police used dogs to clear the unruly crowd.
In 1972 Grand Funk Railroad fired manager Terry Knight, which sparked a round of lawsuits.
In 1973 Alice Cooper’s album “Billion Dollar Babies” was certified Gold.
In 1981 AC/DC released the album “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.”
In 1982 Former Faces bassist Ronnie Lane went into the hospital for treatment for multiple sclerosis.
In 1985 Bon Jovi released the album “7900 Degree Fahrenheit.”
In 1986 Sammy Hagar played his first show as Van Halen’s new lead singer.
In 1992 Bruce Springsteen released the album “Human Touch.”
In 1997 The Rolling Stones’ video “Rock And Roll Circus” was certified Gold.
In 1998 Alice Cooper broke ground for his rock ‘n’ jock themed restaurant and bar Alice Cooperstown in Phoenix, Arizona.
In 2002 R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe took the stand in defense of Peter Buck at the guitarist’s air rage trial in London, calling the guitarist a “Southern gentleman.”
In 2003 The Rolling Stones announced that the SARS outbreak in Asia was forcing the group to cancel their first-ever concerts in Hong Kong.
John Lennon’s childhood home at 251 Menlove Avenue in Liverpool, England, was made accessible to the public. Yoko Ono was there for the opening event.
In 2006 Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee was named a National Historic Landmark.
Kansas and the band’s singer-violinist Robby Steinhardt parted ways. A post on singer-keyboardist Steve Walsh’s website indicated it wasn’t an amicable split.
Morrissey announced that he wouldn’t make any Canadian stops on his world tour that year to protest the country’s seal hunt.
In 2007 Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland said in a statement that his argument with wife Mary that resulted in a trashed hotel room three days earlier, as well as her arrest for burning his wardrobe two days earlier, stemmed from Mary’s bipolar disorder.
Warren Zevon’s “Envoy” was released for the first time on CD. That album, along with the reissued “Excitable Boy” and “Stand in the Fire,” included never before released bonus tracks.
In 2008 The Allman Brothers Band announced that they were scrapping their annual engagement at New York’s Beacon Theater because singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman needed more time to recover after undergoing successful treatments for Hepatitis C.
The Rolling Stones were welcomed to return to Blackpool, England, as the city council lifted a ban set in place in 1964 after a riot broke out at one of the group’s shows.
Paramore was honored as the Hard Rock Artist Of The Year by the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, Florida.
In 2010 Elton John performed at the 15th Dubai World Cup, a thoroughbred horse racing competition in the United Arab Emirates.
In 2011 Neil Young, Arcade Fire, and Rush were among the winners at the 2011 Juno Awards.
In 2015 Country singer Willie Nelson announced that he and his family were hard at work on a new brand of marijuana called Willie’s Reserve.
In 2019 Chris Martin from Coldplay was awarded a restraining order against his alleged stalker.
The Beatles’ booking manager Joe Flannery died. He was 87-years-old.
Both members of Her’s were killed in a car accident while traveling to a show in California.
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