HC's Rock Rewind — October 14 - 27

by Anne Erickson

Week of October 14th - 20th

Pop music’s most important band made their television debut, one of rock’s greatest heavy metal bands kicked off their third U.S. tour, and classic rock legends Santana made a spectacular comeback. A spate of classic albums was released as well, including landmark records by David Bowie, Bob Seger and the Rolling Stones.

Events

1959 – Paul McCartney makes his debut appearance with The Quarrymen, performing alongside John Lennon and three other band members.

1960 – Roy Orbison scores his first U.K. Number One hit, with “Only the Lonely.”

1962 – The Beatles make their television debut, performing the songs “Some Other Guy” and “Love Me Do” live on a show titled “People and Places,” in Manchester, England.

1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience play their first major public show as a band, appearing at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France.

1969 – Peter Frampton meets singer Steve Marriott. The two begin plans for a new band, which emerges the following April as Humble Pie.

1969 – Led Zeppelin kicks off their third U.S. tour, performing at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

1969 – Rod Stewart joins The Faces.

1972 – Creedence Clearwater Revival disbands.

1976 – Keith Moon plays his last show with The Who, as the band completes a North American tour in Toronto. The drummer dies two years later in September of 1978.

1977 – The Led Zeppelin film “The Song Remains the Same” premieres in New York City and in London. The band attends the New York premiere.

1977 – In Greenville, S.C., Lynyrd Skynyrd play their last show prior to the plane crash in which three members of the band lost their lives in one of rock’s most devastating tragedies.

1978 – The Police make their U.S. debut, performing at CBGB’s in New York.

1986 – Footage of a tribute concert celebrating Chuck Berry’s 60th birthday is shot in St. Louis, for the 1987 documentary film “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘N’ Roll.” In addition to Berry himself, performers include Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Etta James, among others.

1991 – Red Hot Chili Peppers kick off their Blood Sugar Sex Majik tour. Up-and-comers Pearl Jam are one of the opening acts.

1999 – Santana’s Supernatural album tops the charts, giving the group their first Number One album in 28 years.

2001 – Concerts are staged at Madison Square Garden in New York and at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., to raise funds for victims of the 9/11 attacks. David Bowie, Paul McCartney, The Who and Eric Clapton are among the performers.

2006 – Legendary punk club CBGB closes after a 33-year run in New York City.

2008 – Guns N’ Roses release their first new material in nearly a decade, issuing the title track from the new album, Chinese Democracy. Singer Axl Rose is the sole original member of the band.

Releases 

1964 – The Rolling Stones: 12 x 5

1964 – Simon & Garfunkel: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

1964 – Dusty Springfield: Dusty

1968 – Three Dog Night: Three Dog Night

1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland

1969 – Led Zeppelin: II

1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono: Wedding Album

1970 – Bob Dylan: New Morning

1971 – The Doors: Other Voices

1973 – Montrose: Montrose

1973 – Bob Marley & The Wailers: Burnin’

1973 – America: Hat Trick

1973 – Peter Frampton: Frampton’s Camel

1973 – David Bowie: Pinups

1973 – Montrose: Montrose

1973 – The Wailers: Burnin’

1974 – KISS: Hotter Than Hell

1974 – Rolling Stones: It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll

1976 – Frank Zappa: Zoot Allures

1976 – Elton John: Blue Moves

1976 – Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (live)

1976 – Bob Seger: Night Moves

1977 – Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors

1977 – Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell

1979 -- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes                    

1979 – Prince: Prince

1980 – U2: Boy

1980 – Bruce Springsteen: The River

1980 – Cheap Trick: All Shook Up

1981 – The Human League: Dare

1981 – Eurythmics: In the Garden

1985 – The Cult: Love

1987 – INXS: Kick

1988 – Steve Earle: Copperhead Road

1988 – Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation

1989 – Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine

1989 – Kiss: Hot in the Shade

1990 – Goo Goo Dolls: Hold Me Up

1990 – ZZ Top: Recycler

1990 – Paul Simon: The Rhythm of the Saints

1991 – Matthew Sweet: Girlfriend

1991 – Neil Young: Weld

1992 – Keith Richards: Main Offender

1993 – Pearl Jam: Vs.

1993 – Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

1995 – Steely Dan: Alive in America

1998 – Black Sabbath: Reunion

1999 – Keith Urban: Keith Urban

2000 – Tony Iommi: Iommi

2001 – Ozzy Osbourne: Down to Earth

2002 – Foo Fighters: One By One

2002 – Santana: Shaman

2003 – Paul Westerberg: Come Feel Me Tremble

2011 – Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto

Births

Chuck Berry – Oct. 18, 1926

Cliff Richard – Oct. 14, 1940

Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) – Oct. 14, 1946

Thomas Dolby – Oct. 14, 1958

Richard Carpenter – Oct. 15, 1946

Nico – Oct. 16, 1938

Jim Seals (Seals & Croft) – Oct. 17, 1941

Peter Tosh – Oct. 19, 1944

Leslie West – Oct. 22, 1945

Keith Reid (Procol Harum) – Oct. 19, 1946

Bob Weir – Oct. 16, 1947

Laura Nyro – Oct. 18, 1947

Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) – Oct. 19, 1948

Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon) – Oct. 18, 1949

Tom Petty – Oct. 20, 1950

Alan Greenwood (Foreigner) – Oct. 20, 1951

Keith Knudson (Doobie Brothers) – Oct. 18, 1952

Karl Wallinger (The Waterboys, World Party) – Oct. 19, 1957

Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) – Oct. 16, 1959

Bob Mould – Oct. 16, 1960

Norman Black (Teenage Fanclub) – Oct. 20, 1965

Ziggy Marley – Oct. 17, 1968

John Mayer – Oct. 16, 1977

Deaths

Cole Porter – Oct. 15, 1964

Leonard Chess – Oct. 16, 1969

Gene Krupa – Oct. 16, 1973

Ronnie Van Zant – Oct. 20, 1977

Steve Gaines – Oct. 20, 1977

Merle Travis – Oct. 20, 1983

Son House – Oct. 19, 1988

Leonard Bernstein – Oct. 14, 1990

Don Cherry – Oct. 19, 1995

Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper) – Oct. 19, 1997

Derek Bell (The Chieftains) – Oct. 17, 2002

Freddie Fender – Oct. 14, 2006

Levi Stubbs (Four Tops) – Oct. 17, 2008

Dee Dee Warwick – Oct. 18, 2008

Raphael Ravenscroft (Sax Player - Pink Floyd and Gerry Rafferty [Bakerstreet])

Week of October 21st - 27th

The final week of October brings a bevy of major musical milestones, from the Halloween-appropriate first-ever Ozzfest to the release of The Who's Quadrophenia. Read on for a collection of events, historic record releases and notable births and deaths.

Events

1962 - The Beatles give their first radio interview on Radio Clatterbridge near Liverpool.

1962 - The Rolling Stones recorded their first demo, featuring three covers by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed.

1963 - The Beatles head to Sweden on their first foreign tour.

1964 - The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show performing "Around and Around" and "Time is on My Side." Oh, and a riot breaks out.

1970 - Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin III reaches No. 1.

1976 - Led Zeppelin perform on American television for the first time when they rock Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.

1996 - The first Ozzfest takes place as a two-day festival in Phoenix, Arizona, and Devore, California.

2001 - R.E.M. performs a surprise gig at Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, owned by guitarist Peter Buck and his wife, Stephanie Dorgan.

Releases

1966, The Kinks: Face to Face

1967, Ten Years After: Ten Years After

1969, Johnny Winter: Second Winter

1973, The Who: Quadrophenia

1977, Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

1978, Rush: Hemispheres

1979, Motörhead: Bomber

1982, Prince: 1999

1983, Bob Dylan: Infidels

1984, Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers

1985, ZZ Top: Afterburner

1995, Ozzy Osbourne: Ozzmosis

1995, The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

1998, R.E.M.: Up

1999, Incubus: Make Yourself

2000, Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory

2001, Bush, Golden State 

2007, Eagles: Long Road Out of Eden

2007, Exodus, The Atrocity Exhibition...Exhibit A

Deaths

Tom Dowd (producer) - October 24, 2002

Alvin Stardust - October 23, 2014

Jack Bruce - October 25, 2014

Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon) – Oct. 21, 1995

Elliott Smith – Oct. 21, 2003

Sandy West (Runaways) – Oct. 21, 2006

Ed Cherney (Engineer/Producer) — Oct. 22, 2019

Paul Barrere (Little Feat) — Oct. 26, 2019

Births

Bill Wyman - October 24, 1936

Manfred Mann – Oct. 21, 1940

Steve Cropper – Oct. 21, 1941

Elvin Bishop – Oct. 21, 1942

Bobby Fuller – Oct. 22, 1942

Lux Interior (The Cramps) -- Oct. 21, 1946

Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf) - October 24, 1946

Peter Green - October 29, 1946

Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) - October 25, 1948

Garry Tallent (E Street Band) - October 27, 1949

Bootsy Collins (Parliament) - October 26, 1951

K. Downing (Judas Priest) - October 27, 1951

Desmond Child (songwriter) - October 28, 1953

Stiv Bators – Oct. 22, 1956

Steve Lukather – Oct. 21, 1957

"Weird Al" Yankovic - October 23, 1959

Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - October 25, 1962

Robert Trujillo (Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies), October 23, 1964

Keith Urban - October 26, 1967

Scott Weiland - October 27, 1967

Shelby Lynne – Oct. 22, 1968

Neil Fallon (Clutch) - October 25, 1971

Ben Gillies (Silverchair) - October 24, 1979

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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