HC's Rock Rewind: September 11 - 24
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HC's Rock Rewind
A look back at the past two weeks in Rock History
by Team HC
Week of September 11th - 17th
A trove of memorable events occurred during this week in rock history. The Monkees made their debut on American television, a pioneering prog-rock band performed onstage for the first time, and the surviving members of Led Zeppelin made a landmark announcement. Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.
Events
1955 -- Little Richard records “Tutti Frutti” in New Orleans. It’s the last of nine songs he records for his debut album, Here’s Little Richard.
1962 -- The Beatles record their first British singles, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You.”
1965 – The Ford automobile company begins offering factory-installed 8-track tape players in its Mustang, Thunderbird, and Lincoln models. The tapes, which often get chewed up by the malfunctioning players, are at first available only at auto parts stores or at Ford dealers.
1966 -- The TV show “The Monkees” makes its American broadcast debut on the NBC network.
1967 -- The Beatles begin filming Magical Mystery Tour.
1967 -- Jimi Hendrix's debut album, Are You Experienced?, enters the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, where it remains for more than two years.
1969 -- John Lennon introduces the Plastic Ono Band while in Toronto for the Rock and Roll Revival Show. The group’s performance at the event is later released as the live album, Live Peace in Toronto 1969.
1969 -- Genesis perform onstage for the first time, playing at a cottage owned by frontman Peter Gabriel's former Sunday school teacher.
1972 -- Peter Frampton stages his first solo concert, opening for the J. Geils Band in New York.
1974 -- An AM radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, starts playing the Doobie Brothers’ song “Black Water,” as a nod to a local stream that bears the same name. The response from listeners proves so positive, the label releases the track as a single. The recording goes on to become a #1 hit.
1976 -- KC and the Sunshine Band top the U.S. singles chart with “(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty.” The track is the band’s third Number One hit in the U.S.
1979 - ABBA kick off their first and only North America tour, performing a show at the Edmonton Sports Arena.
1982 – Pink Floyd's The Wall makes it feature film screen debut.
1996 -- Jack Gillis marries Meg White, thus giving birth to The White Stripes. The couple at first tell journalists they are brother and sister, but the ruse is eventually exposed.
1987 – The TV show “American Bandstand” becomes the longest-running entertainment show in America.
2007 -- Surviving Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones announce they will regroup for a tribute concert to honor Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, with drummer John Bonham’s son Jason filling in for his late father. The concert is staged on November 26 at the 02 Arena in London.
Releases
1967 – The Kinks: Something Else
1969 – Rolling Stones: Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)
1971 – The Band: Cahoots
1971 -- Judee Sill: Judee Sill
1972 – Yes: Close to the Edge
1972 – Grand Funk Railroad: Phoenix
1972 – John Denver: Rocky Mountain High
1973 – Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
1974 -- Raspberries: Starting Over
1975 – Thin Lizzy: Fighting
1975 -- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
1975 – Supertramp: Crisis? What Crisis?
1975 – Foghat: Fool for the City
1976 – Electric Light Orchestra: A New World Record
1976 – Bob Dylan: Hard Rain (Live)
1976 – Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More from the Road
1976 -- Ringo Starr: Ringo's Rotogravure
1977 – Chicago: Chicago XI
1977 – Talking Heads: Talking Heads 77
1979 – Foreigner: Head Games
1979 – Frank Zappa: Joe's Garage Act I
1980 – David Bowie: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
1980 – Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer
1981 – Genesis: Abacab
1981 – Billy Joel: Songs in the Attic
1983 – UB40: Labour of Love
1983 -- Huey Lewis and the News: Sports
1984 – Kiss: Animalize
1984 – Motörhead: No Remorse
1986 -- Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Blood & Chocolate
1986 – Cyndi Lauper: True Colors
1987 – Jethro Tull: Crest of a Knave
1987 -- Public Image Ltd: Happy?
1987 -- Mick Jagger: Primitive Cool
1987 – Ramones: Halfway to Sanity
1987 – Yes: Big Generator
1989 – Aerosmith: Pump
1990 – Warrant: Cherry Pie
1991 -- Ozzy Osbourne: No More Tears
1991 – Hole: Pretty on the Inside
1991 -- Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I -
1991 -- Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion II
1992 -- Blind Melon: Blind Melon
1993 – Counting Crows: August and Everything After
1993 – Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
1994 -- Eric Clapton: From the Cradle
1995 -- Lenny Kravitz: Circus
1995 -- Red Hot Chili Peppers: One Hot Minute
1996 – ZZ Top: Rhythmeen
1998 -- L.A. Guns: Wasted
1999 -- Iggy Pop: Avenue B
2000 -- Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl
2001 -- Boz Scaggs: Dig
2001 -- Bob Dylan: Love and Theft
2001 -- John Hiatt: The Tiki Bar Is Open
2001 -- Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera
2001 – Lifehouse: Stanley Climbfall
2003 -- David Bowie: Reality
2004 -- Megadeth: The System Has Failed
2005 -- Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
2005 – Queen: Return of the Champions
2005 -- Bonnie Raitt: Souls Alike
Deaths
Marc Bolan – September 16, 1977
Peter Tosh – September 11, 1987
Rob Tyner (MC5) -- September 17, 1991
Johnny Cash -- September 12, 2003
Johnny Ramone -- September 15, 2004
Rick Wright -- September 15, 2008
Norman Whitfield – September 16, 2008
Jim Carroll – September 11, 2009
Mary Travers -- September 16, 2009
Jackie Lomax – September 16, 2013
Births
Bill Monroe – September 13, 1911
Hank Williams -- September 17, 1923
B.B. King -- September 16, 1925
Bill Black -- September 17, 1926
George Jones -- September 12, 1931
David Clayton-Thomas – September 13, 1941
Jack Ely – September 11, 1943
Barry White -- September 12, 1944
Peter Cetera -- September 13, 1944
Dickie Peterson (Blue Cheer) – September 12, 1946
Peter Agnew (Nazareth) – September 14, 1946
Kenney Jones -- September 16, 1948
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd) -- September 14, 1949
Paul Kossoff -- September 14, 1950
Fee Waybill (The Tubes) – September 17, 1950
Neil Peart -- September 12, 1952
Gerry Beckley (America) – September 12, 1952
Don Was – September 13, 1952
Tommy Shaw (Styx) – September 11, 1953
Dave Mustaine -- September 13, 1961
Zak Starkey – September 13, 1965
Ben Folds -- September 12, 1966
Harry Connick, Jr. – September 11, 1967
Richard Ashcroft – September 11, 1971
Jennifer Nettles -- September 12, 1974
Fiona Apple -- September 13, 1977
Amy Winehouse -- September 14, 1983
Week of September 18th - 24th
A trove of memorable events occurred during this week in rock history. Led Zeppelin’s recording career got underway, a reggae legend performed his final show, and one of rock’s most beloved alternative bands announced they were coming to an end. Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.
Events
1960 – Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” tops the singles chart in the U.S.
1964 – Herman’s Hermits top the U.K. charts – the only time the band would do so – with their version of the Carole King/Gerry Goffin song, “I’m into Something Good.”
1967 – The Box Tops kick off a four-week run atop the U.S. charts with “The Letter.”
1968 – Led Zeppelin begin recording their debut album at Olympic Studios in London.
1969 – Blind Faith’s self-titled album tops the U.S. album chart. The “supergroup” consists of Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ric Grech, and Ginger Baker.
1971 – Peter Frampton officially leaves Humble Pie to launch his solo career.
1971 – The acclaimed music show “The Old Grey Whistle Test” premieres on BBC television. The trio America is one of two featured “live” artists, with clips of Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix being shown as well.
1980 – Bob Marley performs his last show, staging a concert with the Wailers at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh.
1981 – Simon & Garfunkel reunite to perform a free concert in Central Park in New York. More than 400,000 people are in attendance.
1983 – Kiss appear on TV without their trademark makeup for the first time, sitting for an interview with MTV about their new album, Lick It Up.
1985 – The first Farm Aid benefit concert is staged in Champaign, Illinois. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp are the main organizers of the event.
1997 – The VH1 show “Storytellers” is broadcast live for the first time, with Elton John performing in New Orleans from the House of Blues.
1997 – The Rolling Stones kick off their “Bridges to Babylon” tour with a performance in Chicago.
1998 – The first Lilith Fair concert to be staged outside North America takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
2011 – R.E.M. announce the band is coming to an end after a 30-year-plus run.
Releases
1967 – Beach Boys: Smiley Smile
1969 – The Band: The Band
1969 – Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul
1969 – Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry
1970 – Neil Young: After the Gold Rush
1970 – Allman Brothers Band: Idlewild South
1971 – T. Rex: Electric Warrior
1973 – Thin Lizzy: Vagabonds of the Western World
1973 – Black Oak Arkansas: High on the Hog
1975 – Rush: Caress of Steel
1977 – Steely Dan: Aja
1977 – Randy Newman: Little Criminals
1977 – Rolling Stones: Love You Live
1977 – The Stranglers: No More Heroes
1978 – Yes: Tormato
1978 – Ramones: Road to Ruin
1979 – Foghat: Boogie Motel
1979 – Cheap Trick: Dream Police
1979 – Eagles: The Long Run
1980 – Utopia: Deface the Music
1981 – King Crimson: Discipline
1981 – Frank Zappa: You Are What You Is
1982 – Billy Joel: The Nylon Curtain
1983 – Kiss: Lick It Up
1985 – 10,000 Maniacs: The Wishing Chair
1986 – Megadeth: Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
1986 – Alice Cooper: Constrictor
1986 – Boston: Third Stage
1987 – Kiss: Crazy Nights
1988 – Bon Jovi: New Jersey
1989 – Bob Dylan: Oh Mercy
1989 – Lenny Kravitz: Let Love Rule
1990 – AC/DC: The Razors Edge
1990 – Megadeth: Rust in Peace
1991 – Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magik
1991 – Nirvana: Nevermind
1992 – Nine Inch Nails: Broken (EP)
1992 – Bad Company: Here Comes Trouble
1993 – Nirvana: In Utero
1994 – Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon
1994 – Liz Phair: Whip-Smart
1995 – Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side
1995 – Son Volt: Trace
1996 – Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow
1996 – Susanna Hoffs: Susanna Hoffs
1997 – Elton John: The Big Picture
1997 – Gilby Clarke: The Hangover
1997 – Bob Dylan: Time Out of Mind
1998 – Goo Goo Dolls: Dizzy Up the Girl
1998 – Kiss: Psycho Circus
1998 – Queens of the Stone Age: Queens of the Stone Age
1999 – Yes: The Ladder
1999 – Chris Cornell: Euphoria Morning
1999 – Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile
2000 – Willie Nelson: Milk Cow Blues
2001 – Alice Cooper: Dragontown
2001 – John Mayer: Room for Squares
2004 – Green Day: American Idiot
2004 – John Fogerty: Deja Vu All Over Again
2005 – Buddy Guy: Bring ‘Em In
2005 – Bon Jovi: Have a Nice Day
Deaths
Jimi Hendrix – September 18, 1970
Gram Parsons – September 19, 1973
Jim Croce – September 20, 1973
Robbie McIntosh (Average White Band) – September 23, 1974
Steve Goodman – September 20, 1984
Jaco Pastorius – September 21, 1987
Lawrence “Booker T.” Laury – September 23, 1995
Jimmy Witherspoon – September 18, 1997
Skeeter Davis – September 19, 2004
Doug Grassel (Ohio Express) – September 21, 2013
Births
John Coltrane – September 23, 1926
Joni James – September 22, 1930
Ray Charles – September 23, 1930
Brook Benton – September 19, 1931
Anthony Newley – September 24, 1931
Jimmie Rodgers – September 18, 1933
Brian Epstein – September 19, 1934
Leonard Cohen – September 21, 1934
Roy Buchanan – September 23, 1939
Paul Williams – September 19, 1940
Bill Medley – September 19, 1940
Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) – September 19, 1941
Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers) – September 24, 1942
Linda McCartney – September 24, 1942
Cass Elliott – September 19, 1943
Jesse Ed Davis – September 21, 1944
Freda Payne – September 19, 1945
Lol Creme (10cc) – September 19, 1947
Don Felder (Eagles) – September 21, 1947
Neal Smith (Alice Cooper) – September 23, 1947
Bruce Springsteen – September 23, 1949
Daniel Lanois – September 19, 1951
David Coverdale – September 22, 1951
Dee Dee Ramone – September 18, 1952
Nile Rodgers – September 19, 1952
Nick Cave – September 22, 1957
Lita Ford – September 19, 1958
Joan Jett – September 22, 1958
Joanne Catherall (Human League) – September 18, 1962
Trisha Yearwood – September 19, 1964
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) – September 20, 1966
Matthew Nelson – September 20, 1967
Gunnar Nelson – September 20, 1967
Faith Hill – September 21, 1967
Liam Gallagher – September 21, 1972
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