HC's Rock Rewind - August 15 - 28
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HC's Rock Rewind
A look back at the past two weeks in Rock History
by Team HC
These past two weeks in rock music were marked by a trove of memorable events. A legendary British band launched its first-ever American tour, an iconic “concert TV” show made its debut, and rock and roll’s most renowned festival was staged. An abundance of classic albums was released as well, including landmark records by Oasis, Eric Clapton, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.
Week of August 15 - 21
Events
1962 -- Drummer Pete Best is fired from The Beatles by manager Brian Epstein. Best had been a member of the band for two years and four days. He is replaced by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes’ drummer Ringo Starr.
1964 -- The Beatles begin their first American tour, performing a 33-minute show at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
1965 -- The Beatles kick off their third North American tour, performing at Shea Stadium in front of 55,000 fans. A total of 2,000 security guards are employed to maintain order at the event.
1968 – A trio called Earth, who play blues and rock, makes their performance debut in a coffee house in a small town in New Jersey. The guitarist and singer is an 18-year-old named Bruce Springsteen.
1968 -- The final episode of the TV show “The Monkees” airs on NBC. The series had won two Emmy Awards the previous year: one for Outstanding Comedy Series, and the other for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy.
1969 -- The Woodstock Music and Art Festival is staged at a 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York. More than 500,000 people attend the three-day festival.
1969 -- The Beatles gather for the last time at EMI Studios in London. They wrap up the mixes for “I Want You,” and discuss the song sequence for the Abbey Road album.
1972 -- “The Midnight Special,” hosted by Wolfman Jack, makes its debut on NBC. The show features War performing their current million-seller, “Slippin’ into Darkness.”
1974 -- Keyboardist Patrick Moraz replaces Rick Wakeman in Yes. Moraz remains with the band for three years, before Wakeman returns.
1975 -- Peter Gabriel announces he is leaving the prog-rock band, Genesis. During the next year and a half, the group auditions more than 400 singers before deciding that Phil Collins, their drummer since 1970, will step into the frontman spot left by Gabriel.
1977 -- Elvis Presley is found dead at his Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. The rock and roll icon was just 42 years old. At the time of his death, Presley’s estate was valued at $4.9 million. By 1993, its value is more than $50 million.
1979 -- Led Zeppelin releases their final studio album, In Through the Out Door.
1980 -- John Lennon begins recording the Double Fantasy album. The record will later be awarded a Grammy for “Album of the Year.”
1987 -- Lindsey Buckingham leaves Fleetwood Mac, after refusing to tour behind the band’s latest album, Tango in the Night.
1991 -- Nirvana performs a concert at The Roxy in Los Angeles, where they invite fans to attend the shoot for the video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” When filming begins two days later, the response is so massive that hundreds of fans have to be turned away.
1997 -- The Rolling Stones announce plans for their “Bridges to Babylon” tour by driving up to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York in a red ’55 Cadillac, with Mick Jagger at the wheel.
2005 -- Sly Stone makes a rare public appearance, when he shows up the Knitting Factory in Hollywood to watch his little sister, Vet, perform with a Sly and the Family Stone tribute band.
Releases
1970 -- The Band: Stage Fright
1974 -- Harry Nilsson: Pussy Cats
1975 -- Rod Stewart: Atlantic Crossing
1976 -- Burning Spear: Man in the Hills
1977 -- Doobie Brothers: Livin’ on the Fault Line
1977 -- Motorhead: Motorhead
1978 -- The Who: Who Are You
1979 -- Led Zeppelin: In Through the Out Door
1979 -- Bob Dylan: Slow Train Coming
1979 -- XTC: Drums and Wires
1980 -- The Cars: Panorama
1980 -- Yes: Drama
1981 -- The Pretenders: Pretenders II
1983 -- Cheap Trick: Next Position Please
1983 -- Heart: Passionworks
1983 -- AC/DC: Flick of the Switch
1984 -- Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
1985 -- John Cougar Mellencamp: Scarecrow
1989 -- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Mother’s Milk
1990 -- Prince: Graffiti Bridge
1991 -- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Notorious
1991 -- Julian Lennon: Help Yourself
1992 -- Eric Clapton: Unplugged
1997 -- Oasis: Be Here Now
2002 -- Black Sabbath: Past Lives
2003 -- Neil Young: Greendale
2003 -- Kings of Leon: Youth and Young Manhood
Deaths
Robert Johnson -- Aug. 16, 1938
Elvis Presley -- Aug. 16, 1977
Norman Petty (producer) -- Aug. 15, 1984
Betty Everett -- Aug. 19, 2001
Vassar Clements -- Aug. 16, 2005
Robert Moog -- Aug. 21, 2005
Jerry Wexler (producer) -- Aug. 15, 2008
LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band) -- Aug. 19, 2008
Jim Dickinson -- Aug. 15, 2009
Scott McKenzie -- Aug. 18, 2012
Births
Ginger Baker -- Aug. 19, 1939
Johnny Nash -- Aug. 19, 1940
Isaac Hayes -- Aug. 20, 1942
Ian Gillan -- Aug. 19, 1945
Jimmy Webb -- Aug. 15, 1946
Ralf Hutter (Kraftwerk) -- Aug. 20, 1946
James Pankow (Chicago) -- Aug. 20, 1947
Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers) -- Aug. 15, 1948
Robert Plant -- Aug. 20, 1948
Scott Asheton (The Stooges) -- Aug. 16, 1949
Phil Lynott -- Aug. 20, 1949
John Deacon -- Aug. 19, 1951
John Hiatt -- Aug. 20, 1952
Glenn Hughes -- Aug. 21, 1952
Joe Stummer -- Aug. 21, 1952
Colin Moulding (XTC) -- Aug. 17, 1955
Tim Farris (INXS) -- Aug. 16, 1957
Belinda Carlisle -- Aug. 16, 1958
Gilby Clarke -- Aug. 17, 1962
Dimebag Darrell -- Aug. 20, 1966
Fred Durst -- Aug. 20, 1970
Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks) -- Aug. 16, 1972
Kacey Musgraves -- Aug. 21, 1988
Week of August 22 - 28
This week is remembered in rock history for the time that Keith Moon supposedly celebrated his birthday by accidentally driving a car in to a pool. It was also during this week in 1965 that the biggest band in the world had a rather special meeting with a hero. These seven days also house some really big record releases, like Bruce Springsteen’s breakthrough album Born to Run and Pearl Jam’s Ten, which celebrates its twenty-five year anniversary. This week also marks the one year anniversary of the last ever studio album by the mighty Motörhead. Keep reading for all the goings-on throughout rock history!
Events
1965 - Jefferson Airplane played their first gig. It took place at the Matrix Club in San Francisco.
1965 - While on a break during their US tour, the Beatles visited Elvis Presley at his home in Beverly Hills. The Fab Four came away slightly underwhelmed by the experience.
1967 - Keith Moon of The Who accidentally drove a car in to a hotel swimming pool. Moon was trying to elude the police who had come to shut down his birthday party. Some say it’s myth, Roger Daltrey claims it really happened. In any case it makes for a great story!
1970 - The Velvet Underground played their last gig with Lou Reed. The show took place at the famous Manhattan venue Max's Kansas City.
1970 - Elton John played in the US for the very first time. John started his tour at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.
1970 - Jimi Hendrix played in the UK for the last time when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival.
Releases
1967 - Merle Haggard: Branded Man
1968 - Fleetwood Mac: Mr. Wonderful
1972 - The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz
1975 - Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
1976 - Boston: Boston
1976 - Eric Clapton: No Reason to Cry
1978 - Devo: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
1979 - The Alan Parsons Project: Eve
1981 - The Rolling Stones: Tattoo You
1982 - Alice Cooper: Zipper Catches Skin
1983 - Rainbow: Bent Out of Shape
1985 - The Cure: The Head on the Door
1986 - Paul McCartney: Press to Play
1986 - Status Quo: In the Army Now
1987 - The Cars: Door to Door
1988 - Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking
1988 - Metallica: ...And Justice for All
1991 - Pearl Jam: Ten
1994 - Manic Street Preachers: The Holy Bible
1996 - Pearl Jam: No Code
1998 - Rob Zombie: Hellbilly Deluxe
1998 - Manic Street Preachers: This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
1999 - Sevendust: Home
2001 - Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean
2001 - Slipknot: Iowa
2002 - Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head
2002 - Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf
2002 - Stone Sour: Stone Sour
2002 - Thirty Seconds to Mars: 30 Seconds to Mars
2003 - Avenged Sevenfold: Waking the Fallen
2008 - The Verve: Forth
2008 - Slipknot: All Hope Is Gone
2008 - B.B. King: One Kind Favor
2010 - The Pretty Reckless: Light Me Up
2014 - Royal Blood: Royal Blood
2015 - Motörhead: Bad Magic
Deaths
Brian Epstein (Manager of the Beatles) - August 27, 1967
Stevie Ray Vaughan - August 27, 1990
Bob Stegmeyer (bassist) - August 25, 1995
Jack Nitzsche (producer) - August 25, 2000
Births
John Lee Hooker - August 22, 1920
Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) - August 24, 1945
Keith Moon - August 23, 1946
Danny Seraphine (Chicago) - August 28, 1948
Rick Springfield - August 23, 1949
Gene Simmons - August 25, 1949
Jimi Jamison (Survivor) - August 23, 1951
Rob Halford - August 25, 1951
Alex Lifeson - August 27, 1953
Elvis Costello - August 25, 1954
Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) - August 27, 1956
Vernon Reid (Living Colour) - August 22, 1958
Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) - August 23, 1961
John Bush (Anthrax) - August 24, 1963
Dan Vickrey (Counting Crows) - August 26, 1966
Shirley Manson (Garbage) - August 26, 1966
Layne Staley - August 22, 1967
Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) - August 25, 1967
Adrian Young (No Doubt) - August 26, 1969
Jack Black (Tenacious D) - August 28, 1969
Tony Kanal (No Doubt) - August 27, 1970
Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) - August 23, 1978
Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) - August 28, 1986
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