Today in Rock n' Roll History

[Brooke]

I remember that night, too! I was elated that they had finally gotten back together!

[sodascouts]

It was my introduction to the Eagles - when I found out "the guy who sang Boys of Summer" and "the guy who sang You Belong to the City" were in a group together! lol

[TimothyBFan]

It was my introduction to the Eagles - when I found out "the guy who sang Boys of Summer" and "the guy who sang You Belong to the City" were in a group together! lol

That just cracks me up!! You silly kid you!!!

[Koala]

1970 Black Sabbath played their first ever-live show in the US when they kicked of a 16-date tour at Glassboro State College.

1973 Genesis hits #3 in the UK with 'Selling England By the Pound'.

1973 Bob Dylan hits #12 with "Knockin' n Heaven's Door."

1975 Bruce Springsteen is featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek simultaneously – the first rock’n'roller to do so.

1977 Baccara were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'. They were the first Spanish act to score a UK No.1, and first female duo to do so.

1979 During a US tour Elton John collapsed on stage at Hollywood's Universal Amphitheatre suffering from exhaustion.

1989 U2 bass player Adam Clayton was convicted of a drink driving offence by a Dublin court after being found driving twice over the legal limit. He was fined £500 and banned from driving for 1 year.

2004 –Rod Stewart tops the U.S. album charts for the first time in 25 years with Stardust: The Great American Songbook Volume III.

2007 Keith Richards marched with campaigners protesting against possible Sussex hospital cuts. The Stones guitarist joined 15,000 people for the walk through Chichester to oppose plans which could see St Richard's Hospital downgraded. A spokeswoman for the guitarist said: "Keith is a long-standing member of the West Wittering community and is pleased to lend his support to local efforts to save St Richard's Hospital.”

2009 Eric Clapton pulled out of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York City after he underwent an operation to remove gallstones. His place at the Madison Square Garden gig was taken by Jeff Beck.

[Koala]

1956 Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley) was a hit.

1957 After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.

1972 Led Zeppelin play a second night at the casino in Montreux, Switzerland. Melody Maker writes about the gigs, “They will reshape your values about what is genuine and what isn’t. They just have to be the best heavy band this country has produced.”

1999 A Kenny Rogers concertgoer is injured after the singer throws a Frisbee into the audience during a show in Dallas. Kevin O’Toole later claims the accident left him impotent and sues Rogers for $2 million.

2001The various artists album 'God Bless America' went to No.1 on the US chart, featuring tracks from Bruce Springsteen, Bill Withers, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra.

2003 Sting publishes the first volume of his autobiography, Broken Music. The tome takes Gordon Sumner from his childhood in Newcastle up to the early days of the Police.

2004 The third time is the charm for Rod Stewart, who with his third collection of standards sits at No. 1 on The Chart Toppers 200 for the first time in more than 25 years. The artist’s J Records release, “Stardust…The Great American Songbook, Vol. 3,” opened with first-week sales of 240,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Stewart’s last chart-topping album was his 1978 set “Blondes Have More Fun,” which sat at the summit for three weeks.

[Prettymaid]

1957 After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.

My, but we've come a long way!

[TimothyBFan]

And thank goodness we have!!! Phew!!

[MikeA]

The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.

I wonder what happened to that Vice Squad film of Presley?

[Koala]

1947 Peter Green is born.

1965 The Who release "My Generation."

1967 Cream played two shows at the Saville Theatre in London, England, billed as "Sundays At The Saville", The Bee Gees were appearing the following week.

1983 'Islands In The Stream', gave Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers a No.1 on the US singles chart. The song was written by The Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb.

1983 Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' became the longest listed album in the history of the US chart when it's total reached 491 weeks on the chart.

1987 'Decades' Rolling Stones Ron Wood's first ever British art exhibition opened in London, featuring portraits of friends and rock stars from the past 20 years.

1988 Dire Straits scored their fourth UK No.1 album with 'Money For Nothing'.

2007 Walk the Line, the film about the life of singer Johnny Cash, was voted the greatest music biopic in a poll. The film starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Cash and his wife June Carter as the country stars and won the actress an Oscar in 2006. It was followed by rapper Eminem's 8 Mile, with Mozart’s’ life story Amadeus next and Ray, starring Jamie Foxx as musician Ray Charles, at number four. The most recent film in the top 10 was Joy Division biopic Control.

[Koala]

1947 Timothy B. Schmit was born.

1970 Jim Morrison of The Doors was fined and sentenced to six months in jail after being found guilty of exposing himself during a gig in Miami.

1972 Genesis hits #12 in the UK with 'Foxtrot'.

1982 Australian band Men At Work went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Who Can It Be Now'' the group's first US No.1, a No.45 hit in the UK.

1993 Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bat Out Of Hell II. Back To Hell.'

2000 Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' receives its 26th platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing 26 million copies sold in the U.S. It remains the second best-selling album in music history.

2005 Hundreds of people queued outside the Sheffield Arena to make sure of getting tickets to see a Sir Cliff Richard. By the time the tickets went on sale some fans had been outside the Arena for nine days, the concert was not until November 2006.