Today in Rock n Roll History (Part 3)
Music Topics: Blues - Country & Western - Dance - Folk Music - Heavy Metal - Jazz - Opera - Pop Music - Reggae - Songwriter
Historical Events
Results 201 - 300 of 439
1963-08-09 - Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres
1963-11-11 - Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record
1963-12-02 - 1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km
1965-01-12 - At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada
1965-01-15 - Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain"
1965-04-16 - Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket
1965-07-06 - Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms
1965-07-24 - Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts
1965-07-25 - Folk-rock begins, Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival
1965-09-04 - Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen
1965-09-12 - WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966-03-03 - Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms
1966-04-12 - Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck
1966-06-11 - "I Am A Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3
1966-07-05 - Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy
1966-08-14 - Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles
1966-12-04 - KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966-12-23 - Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program
1967-03-18 - Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock & spills oil
1967-04-27 - Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ
1967-06-18 - Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California
1967-06-23 - John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise
1967-10-12 - St Louis Cards beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series
1967-12-20 - Ian Anderson & Glenn Cornick form rock group Jethro Tull
1968-02-18 - David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd
1968-02-22 - Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun"
1968-03-15 - Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept," but wouldn't prohibit rock & roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri
1968-07-07 - Rock group "Yardbirds" disband
1968-08-10 - Race riot in Miami, Chicago & Little Rock
1968-08-25 - NY Yankee outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings & beats Tigers 6-5; he played right field in 2nd game & homered
1968-12-12 - Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired
1969-02-21 - 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1969-05-23 - Who release rock opera "Tommy"
1969-06-04 - Nicky Hopkins quits rock & rolls, Jeff Beck Group
1969-07-02 - Leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain
1969-08-16 - Woodstock rock festival begins in NY
1969-08-30 - 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash
1969-12-06 - 300,000 attend Altamont Calif, rock concert feature Rolling Stones
1970-06-23 - Rocker Chubby Checker arrested for marijuana possession
1970-07-12 - Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky
1970-07-17 - 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC
1970-07-30 - 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield Ct
1970-08-01 - EAA Convention moves from Rockford Ill to Oshkosh, Wi
1970-10-12 - Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East
1971-05-23 - Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands
1971-06-21 - 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana
1971-10-17 - Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens
1972-04-01 - 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1972-06-15 - Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
1972-07-18 - 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns
1972-07-27 - NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques
1972-08-09 - Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle
1973-01-06 - "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock
1973-02-02 - "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV
1973-06-19 - "Rocky Horror Picture Show," stage production opens in London
1973-07-08 - Mary Lou Crocker wins LPGA MARC Equity Golf Classic Crocker
1974-03-28 - Rock group Raspberries breakup
1974-04-06 - 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam"
1974-04-16 - 200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif
1974-06-08 - Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes"
1974-06-28 - Fall of earth & rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia)
1974-07-29 - St Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base
1974-08-05 - Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways
1974-08-20 - Nelson Rockefeller becomes VP
1974-09-10 - Lou Brock ties (104) & then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark
1974-09-13 - 1st broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC-TV
1974-09-28 - "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim peaks at #1
1974-12-19 - Nelson A Rockefeller sworn-in as 41st VP
1974-12-24 - Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year
1975-02-21 - John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album
1975-03-10 - "Rocky Horror Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
1975-04-06 - "Rocky Horror Show" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 45 perfs
1975-06-02 - VP Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA
1975-06-10 - Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans
1975-06-23 - Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs
1975-10-13 - Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery
1975-10-27 - Covers of both Time & Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen
1975-11-02 - Summit in Houston opens - Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89
1975-11-28 - Wings release "Venus & Mars/Rock Show" medley
1976-01-17 - Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency
1976-02-17 - "Rockabye Hamlet" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 7 performances
1976-02-21 - "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 perfs
1976-06-11 - Beatles "Rock & Roll Music" LP is released in USA
1976-06-18 - St Louis Cards Lou Brock & Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park HRs
1976-06-24 - 1975 movie "Rocky Horror Picture Show" released in Germany
1976-07-16 - Rock duo Loggins & Messina break-up after 6 years
1976-07-19 - Rock group Deep Purple disbands
1976-09-18 - Rock Music Award
1976-10-15 - Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll"
1977-01-06 - EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols
1977-03-28 - 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky," Peter Finch & Faye Dunaway win
1977-06-30 - Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss
1977-08-29 - St Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3
1977-09-15 - Rock Music Award
1978-03-18 - 250,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam II in Ontario Calif
1978-06-28 - UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill
1978-07-14 - Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado
1978-07-25 - John Lydon forms rock group Public Ltd Image
1978-07-29 - 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY
1979-02-09 - ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special
Famous Birthdays
Results 201 - 300 of 2,834
1933-02-17 - Bobby Lewis, rocker (Tossin' & Turnin')
1933-04-14 - Buddy Knox, Happy Tx, rock vocalist (Party Doll, Lovey Dovey)
1933-05-02 - Bunk Gardner, rocker (Mothers Of Invention)
1933-07-27 - Nick Reynolds, rocker (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons)
1933-08-10 - Rocky Colavito, Bronx, baseball player (Hit 4 HRs in a game)
1933-08-15 - Bobby Helms, rock vocalist (Jingle Bell Rock)
1933-08-25 - Wayne Shorter, rocker (Weather Report)
1933-09-25 - Erik Darling, Baltimore MD, rocker (Rooftop Singers)
1933-09-25 - Ian Tyson, rocker
1933-11-13 - Clyde McPhatter, rocker
1933-11-27 - Floyd Cramer, rocker
1933-12-15 - Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)
1934-02-02 - [Clyde] Skip Batten, LA Calif, rocker (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn)
1934-02-07 - Earl King, [Solomon Johnson], rocker
1934-03-07 - King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], rocker
1934-03-31 - John D Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist (Language of Love, Norman)
1934-04-17 - Don Kirshner, rock & roll producer (invented bubblegum music)
1934-06-09 - Joe Santos, Bkln NY, actor (Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus)
1934-06-15 - Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics)
1934-07-30 - Ben Piazza, Little Rock Ark, actor (Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas)
1934-09-17 - Little Milton [Campbell], rocker
1934-09-19 - Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles)
1934-09-26 - Dick Heckstall-Smith, rocker (Alexis Korner Band)
1934-10-08 - Doc Green, rocker (Drifters)
1934-10-19 - David Guard, rocker (Kingston Trio)
1934-11-12 - Bukka White, rocker
1934-11-19 - Dave Guard, rocker
1935-01-06 - Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple)
1935-02-03 - Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist
1935-02-05 - Alex Harvey, rocker (Just Visiting This Planet)
1935-02-11 - Gene Vincent, Norfolk Va, rock guitarist/vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula)
1935-04-05 - Peter Grant, rock band manager
1935-05-02 - Link Wray, rocker (Link Wray & His Ray Men)
1935-05-10 - Larry Williams, rocker
1935-06-19 - Tommy Devito, Montclair NJ, rock vocalist (Four Seasons-Sherry)
1935-07-23 - Cleveland Dunkin, rocker (Penguins)
1935-07-29 - Leonard Lee, rocker (Shirley & Lee)
1935-09-19 - Nick Massi, Newark NJ, rocker (4 Seasons-Sherry)
1935-10-12 - Sam Moore, Miami Fl, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave-Soul Sister)
1935-10-19 - Jim Reeves, rocker
1935-12-26 - Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Detroit MI, rock vocalist (Four Tops)
1936-01-24 - Jack Scott, Canada, rocker (My True Love)
1936-02-06 - Otis Williams, rocker (Charms)
1936-02-22 - Ernie K-Doe, [Ernest Kador Jr], New Orleans La, rocker
1936-02-29 - Henri "Rocket" Richard, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens)
1936-03-04 - Eric Allandale, rocker (Foundations)
1936-03-12 - Patrick Procktor, painter
1936-03-26 - Fred Paris, rocker (Five Satins)
1936-04-04 - Margo J Sylvia, rocker (Tune Weavers)
1936-04-17 - Pete Graves, rocker (Moonglows)
1936-04-23 - Roy Orbison, Vernon Tx, rocker (Pretty Woman)
1936-04-29 - April Stevens, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple)
1936-05-06 - Sylvia Robinson, rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange)
1936-06-06 - Levi Stubbs, rocker (4 Tops-Same Old Song)
1936-06-20 - Billy Guy, Attasca Tx, rock baritone (Coasters-Young Blood)
1936-06-20 - Bobby Nunn, rocker (Coasters-Young Blood)
1936-06-20 - Leon Hughes, rocker
1936-06-21 - O C Smith, rocker
1936-06-30 - Dave Van Ronk, rocker/actor (Caffe Lena)
1936-07-30 - Buddy Guy, rocker
1936-07-31 - Bonnie Brown, rocker (Browns)
1936-08-04 - Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)
1936-08-07 - Rahsaan Kirk, Roland rocker
1936-08-23 - Rudy Lewis, rocker (Drifters)
1936-10-24 - Bill Wyman, England, rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb)
1936-11-12 - Mort Shuman, rocker
1936-11-18 - Hank Ballard, Detroit, rocker (The Twist (pre Chubby Checker)
1937-01-16 - Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist (Ventures-Batman Theme)
1937-02-10 - Don Wilson, rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme)
1937-02-14 - Magic Sam, rocker (Chicago Bluesman)
1937-03-20 - Joe Rivers, rocker (Johnnie & Joe)
1937-04-07 - Charley Thomas, rocker (Drifters)
1937-05-09 - Dave Prater, Ocilla Ga, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave)
1937-05-29 - Irmin Schmidt, rocker (Can)
1937-06-02 - Jimmy Jones, rocker
1937-06-18 - John D [Jay] Rockefeller IV, (Sen-D-WV, 1985- )
1937-06-20 - Jerry Keller, rocker/actor (If Ever I See You Again)
1937-07-06 - Gene Chandler, [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker (Duke of Earl)
1937-08-02 - Garth Hudson, rocker
1937-08-27 - Phil Shulmon, rocker (Gentle Giant)
1937-08-27 - Tommy Sands, Chicago IL, singer/actor (Teenage Rock, Dream With Me)
1937-10-09 - Pat Burke, rocker (Foundations)
1937-10-16 - Emile Ford, rocker
1937-10-21 - Norman Wright, rocker (Del-Vikings)
1937-11-02 - Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, NYC, rocker (Cadillacs, Coasters)
1937-11-19 - Ray Collins, rocker (Mothers of Invention)
1937-11-26 - Garnett Mimms, rocker
1937-11-30 - Jimmy Bowen, rocker
1937-12-16 - Joe Farrell, rocker
1938-01-27 - Kim Gardner, rocker (Byrds)
1938-02-01 - Jimmy Carl Black, rocker (Mothers Of Invention)
1938-04-03 - Jeff Barry, Bkln NY, rock writer (Tell Laura I Love Her)
1938-04-26 - Maurice Williams, rocker
1938-05-09 - Nokie Edwards, rocker (Ventures)
1938-05-17 - Pervis Jackson, rocker (Spinners)
1938-05-26 - Jackie Liebesit, rocker (Can)
1938-07-14 - Bob Scholl, rocker (Mellow Kings)
1938-07-17 - Stan Bronstein, rocker
1938-07-24 - Mike Mainieri, rocker
1938-07-28 - George Cummings, rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show)
Famous Deaths
Results 201 - 233 of 233
1991-10-25 - Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60
1992-02-28 - Emilla Sherman, choreographer/rockette, dies
1992-04-25 - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese rock artist, dies at 26 of pulmonary edema
1993-06-11 - Ray Sharkey, actor (Wiseguy, No Mercy, Body Rock), dies of AIDs at 40
1993-08-26 - Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61
1994-01-15 - Harry Nilsson, rock vocalist (Everybody's Talkin'), dies at 52
1994-03-30 - Albert Goldman, rock biographer (Elvis, John Lennon), dies at 66
1994-04-05 - Kurt Cobain, grunge rocker (Nirvana), commits suicide by gun at 27 in Seattle, Washington
1994-05-26 - Sonny Sharrock, US free-jazz guitarist, dies at 53
1994-05-26 - Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53
1994-06-04 - Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), dies at 48
1994-08-07 - Robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74
1994-08-28 - Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25
1994-09-06 - Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Rolling Stones), dies at 50
1995-01-29 - Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88
1995-02-12 - Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54
1995-02-18 - Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51
1995-06-14 - Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47
1995-08-09 - Jerry Garcia, rock vocalist (Grateful Dead), dies at 53
1995-09-12 - Geoffrey Stokes, rock & roll writer, dies at 55
1995-11-21 - Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60
1996-01-01 - Arthur Rudolph, rocket Engineer, dies at 89
1996-01-02 - Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81
1996-08-20 - Rio Reiser, rock singer, dies at 46
1997-01-02 - Randy California, [Wolfe], rock guitarist, dies at 45
1997-06-19 - Bobby Helms, singer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 63
1997-06-20 - Bobby Helms, composer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 61
1997-06-20 - Lawrence Payton, rocker (4 Tops-I'll Be There), dies at 59
1997-09-10 - Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88
1997-11-20 - Robert Palmer, rock critic, dies at 52
1997-11-22 - Michael Hutchence, rocker (INXS), commits suicide at 37
1998-02-06 - Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51
1998-02-06 - [Johann Hoelzel] Falco, singer (Rock Me Amadeus), dies at 40
