Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo
AUGUST 17 TODAY IN 1974, ERIC CLAPTON HAS HIS FIRST #1 SOLO ALBUM WITH “461 OCEAN BLVD”, ALSO FEATURING HIS […]
AUGUST 17 TODAY IN 1974, ERIC CLAPTON HAS HIS FIRST #1 SOLO ALBUM WITH “461 OCEAN BLVD”, ALSO FEATURING HIS […]
AUGUST 16 IT’S DAY 2 OF WOODSTOCK IN 1969, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY THE GRATEFUL DEAD, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, JANIS JOPLIN, […]
AUGUST 15 TODAY IN 1969, “THREE DAYS OF PEACE & MUSIC,” ALSO KNOWN AS THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, […]
AUGUST 14 ON THIS DAY IN 1981 THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE “START ME UP” AS THE LEAD SINGLE FROM THEIR […]
AUGUST 13 IN 1973 ‘LYNYRD SKYNYRD’ RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, ‘PRONOUNCED ‘LĔH-‘NÉRD ‘SKIN-‘NÉRD’ FEATURING THE SKYNYRD CLASSICS “TUESDAY’S GONE,” “SIMPLE […]
AUGUST 12 TODAY IN 1970, AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, JANIS JOPLIN PERFORMS WHAT WOULD BE HER FINAL CONCERT. HER FINAL PERFORMANCE […]
AUGUST 11 ON THIS DAY IN 1979, LED ZEPPELIN PLAY THEIR FINAL UK SHOW WITH THE ORIGINAL LINEUP WHEN THEY […]
AUGUST 10 TODAY IN 1968 CREAM’S THIRD ALBUM, ‘WHEELS OF FIRE’ HIT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART. THE […]
AUGUST 9 TODAY IN 1980, AC/DC REACHES THE TOP OF THE U.K. ALBUM CHART WITH ‘BACK IN BLACK’ SPENDING TWO […]
AUGUST 8 TODAY IN 1968 THE BAND RELEASE THE SINGLE “THE WEIGHT” FROM THE GROUP’S DEBUT ALBUM ‘MUSIC FROM BIG […]