HC's Rock Rewind - March 12 - 25

HC's Rock Rewind

A look back at the past two weeks in Rock History

by  Anne Erickson

Week of March  12th - 18th

Historically, the second week in March has been marked by a trove of memorable rock and roll events. Eric Clapton left one of rock’s seminal bands, Metallica performed their first show, and one of the Rolling Stones kicked off his first-ever solo tour. Several classic albums were released this week as well, including landmark records by the Velvet Underground, R.E.M., and Iggy Pop. Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.

Events

1955 – Fats Domino records “Ain’t That a Shame” in Los Angeles.

1965 – Eric Clapton leaves The Yardbirds.

1968 – The Rolling Stones begin recording “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”

1968 – Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay” tops the U.S. singles chart.

1969 – The Temptations become the first Motown recording artists to receive a Grammy, earning the award for the single, “Cloud Nine.”

1969 – Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman.

1969 – Tommy Roe’s “Dizzy” begins a four-week run atop the U.S. singles chart.

1971 – The Allman Brothers Band stage the first of the two shows recorded for their Live at the Fillmore East album.

1972 – Carole King is awarded the “Album of the Year” Grammy for Tapestry. Carly Simon receives the “Best New Artist” honor.

1972 – Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” begins a three-week run at Number One on the U.S. singles chart.

1975 – Olivia Newton-John’s Have You Never Been Mellow tops the U.S. album chart.

1982 – Metallica make their live performance debut, appearing at Radio City in Anaheim, California.

1983 – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Alec John Such form Bon Jovi.

1988 – Mick Jagger kicks off his first-ever solo tour with a series of concerts in Osaka, Japan.

1994 – Darryl Jones steps into the role of bassist for the Rolling Stones, filling the slot vacated by Bill Wyman.

2006 – The Sex Pistols opt not to attend their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

2008 – Stone Temple Pilots announce they will reunite for a final tour.

2013 – Bob Dylan is voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Releases

1967 – The Velvet Underground & Nico:  The Velvet Underground & Nico

1967 – Grateful Dead:  The Grateful Dead

1969 – Free: Tons of Sobs

1970 – Tyrannosaurus Rex:  A Beard of Stars

1971 – James Taylor:  Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

1975 – Justin Hayward and John Lodge:  Blue Jays

1975 – Earth, Wind & Fire:  That’s the Way of the World (soundtrack)

1976 – Kiss:  Destroyer

1976 – Marvin Gaye:  I Want You

1977 – The Band:  Islands

1977 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer:  Works Volume 1

1977 – Iggy Pop:  The Idiot

1978 – Generation X:  Generation X

1978 – Elvis Costello and the Attractions:  This Year’s Model

1979 – Bad Company:  Desolation Angels

1980 – Def Leppard:  On Through the Night

1981 – The Who:  Face Dances

1982 – Asia:  Asia

1982 – Richard and Linda Thompson:  Shoot Out the Lights

1984 – The Cars:  Heartbeat City

1984 – Joe Jackson:  Body and Soul

1988 – Talking Heads:  Naked

1988 – The Smithereens:  Green Thoughts

1990 – Robyn Hitchcock:  Eye

1991 – R.E.M.:  Out of Time

1991 – Throwing Muses:  The Real Ramona

1991 – Juliana Hatfield:  Hey Babe

1992 – No Doubt:  No Doubt

1993 – Coverdale-Page:  Coverdale-Page

1994 – Mötley Crüe:  Mötley Crüe

1995 – Radiohead:  The Bends

1995 – Goo Goo Dolls:  A Boy Named Goo

1995 – Linda Ronstadt:  Feels Like Home

1995 – Annie Lennox:  Medusa

1995 – Matthew Sweet:  100% Fun

1996 – Kiss:  Unplugged

1996 – The Beatles:  The Beatles Anthology, Volume 2

1997 – Aerosmith:  Nine Lives

1998 – Van Halen:  Van Halen III

1999 – Jeff Beck:  Who Else!

1999 – Blur:  13

2001 – Gary Moore:  Back to the Blues

2001 – Rod Stewart:  Human

2001 – Eric Clapton:  Reptile

2002 – Bob Mould:  Modulate

2003 – Paul McCartney:  Back in the World (live)

2007 – Neil Young:  Live at Massey Hall 1971

2013 – David Bowie:  The Next Day

2016 – Iggy Pop:  Post Pop Depression

Deaths

Charlie Parker – March 12, 1955

Tammi Terrell – March 16, 1970

T-Bone Walker – March 16, 1975

Ric Grech (Traffic, Blind Faith) – March 17, 1990

Doc Pomus – March 14, 1991

John Phillips – March 18, 2001

Alex Chilton – March 17, 2010

Michael Hossack (Doobie Brothers) – March 12, 2012

Scott Asheton (The Stooges) – March 15, 2014

Mike Porcaro (Toto) – March 15, 2015

Andy Fraser (Free) – March 16, 2015

Chuck Berry – March 18, 2017

Births

Lightnin’ Hopkins – March 15, 1912

Leonard Chess – March 12, 1917

Nat King Cole – March 17, 1919

Quincy Jones – March 14, 1933

Fred Neil – March 16, 1936

Charlie Pride – March 18, 1938

Neil Sedaka – March 13, 1939

Al Jarreau – March 12, 1940

Phil Lesh – March 15, 1940

Mike Love – March 15, 1941

Paul Kantner – March 17, 1941

Wilson Pickett – March 18, 1941

Jerry Jeff Walker – March 16, 1942

Sly Stone – March 15, 1944

John Sebastian – March 17, 1944

Michael Martin Murphey – March 14, 1945

Walter Parazaider (Chicago) – March 14, 1945

Ry Cooder – March 15, 1947

James Taylor – March 12, 1948

Michael Bruce – March 16, 1948

Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) – March 17, 1951

Nancy Wilson (Heart) – March 16, 1954

Dee Snider – March 15, 1955

Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) – March 12, 1956

Adam Clayton (U2) – March 13, 1960

Brett Michaels – March 15, 1963

Jerry Cantrell – March 18, 1966

Melissa Auf Der Maur (Hole) – March 17, 1972

Justin Hawkins (The Darkness) – March 17, 1975

Pete Doherty (The Libertines) – March 12, 1979

Week of March  19th - 25th

It’s a rocky week in rock history, with the tragic deaths of Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads and Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood to the release of iconic albums Let There Be Rock by AC/DC and Van Halen II from Van Halen. Read on for some major events, historic record releases and births and deaths taking place March 19 through 25.

Events 

1945 –  The first LP Chart was officially published by Billboard in the U.S.

1969 – John Lennon wed Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.

1975 – The film version of the Who's rock opera Tommy debuted in America.

1975 – Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti hit No. 1 on the U.S. album chart and stayed there for a lengthy six-week run.

1976 – Alice Cooper gets married for the first, and only, time to Sheryl Goddard.

1978 – Billy Joel performs for the first time in the UK at London's Theatre Royal.

Releases  

1996, Barenaked Ladies: Born on a Pirate Ship

1975, Kiss: Dressed to Kill

1962, Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan

1963, The Beatles: Please Please Me

1963, The Beach Boys: Surfin' U.S.A.

1965, Bob Dylan: Bringing it All Back Home

1970, Jimi Hendrix: Band of Gypsys

1972, Deep Purple: Machine Head

1974, Eagles: On the Border

1975, Lynyrd Skynyrd: Nuthin' Fancy

1976, Wings: Wings at the Speed of Sound

1977, AC/DC: Let There Be Rock

1979, Van Halen: Van Halen II

1982, Iron Maiden: The Number of the Beast

1983, ZZ Top: Eliminator

1986, Van Halen: 5150

1994, Pantera: Far Beyond Driven

1995, Monster Magnet: Dopes to Infinity

2003, Linkin Park: Meteora

Deaths

Paul Kossoff, March 19, 1976

Randy Rhoads, March 19, 1982

Andrew Wood, March 19, 1990

Jeff Ward, March 19, 1993

J. Pero, March 20, 2015

Dan Hartman, March 22, 1994

Rod Price, March 22, 2005

Neil Aspinall, March 23, 2008

Buck Owens Jr., March 25, 2006

Births

Ricky Helton Wilson, March 19, 1953

Paul Atkinson, March 19, 1946

Jimmie Vaughan, March 20, 1949

Chester Bennington, March 20, 1976

Solomon Burke, March 21, 1940

Deryck Whibley, March 21, 1980

Randy Hobbs, March 22, 1948

Damon Albarn, March 23, 1968

Jimmy Miller, March 23, 1942

Chad Butler, March 24, 1974

Elton John, March 25, 1947

Jeff Healey, March 25, 1966

Linkin Park photo by Anne Erickson

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Anne Erickson holds years of bylines in Gannett Media publications, as well as music magazines Premier Guitar, Guitar Edge and more. She also hosts radio shows with iHeartRadio and has been syndicated in Seattle, Dayton, Central Coast California and beyond. Anne is a loyal Spartan and holds a Master’s degree from MSU. She resides in Lansing, Michigan.A