Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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JULY 10 |  

IN 1965 THE ROLLING STONES’ CLASSIC ROCKER “SATISFACTION” WAS NUMBER ONE IN THE U.S.; IN THE UK, THE SONG WAS INITIALLY PLAYED ONLY ON PIRATE RADIO STATIONS BECAUSE ITS LYRICS WERE CONSIDERED TOO SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE.  

IN 1968, ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCED THAT CREAM WOULD BREAK-UP AFTER THEIR CURRENT TOUR. THE GROUP’S THIRD ALBUM ‘WHEELS OF FIRE’ WAS THE WORLD’S FIRST PLATINUM-SELLING DOUBLE ALBUM AND CREAM ARE WIDELY REGARDED AS BEING THE WORLD’S FIRST SUCCESSFUL SUPERGROUP.  

AND ON THIS DAY IN 2010 ROGER WATERS MAKES A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT A BENEFIT CONCERT IN ENGLAND WHEN HE JOINS HIS ONE-TIME PINK FLOYD BANDMATE DAVID GILMOUR FOR A FOUR-SONG SET, MARKING THE FIRST TIME SINCE LIVE 8 IN 2005 THAT THEY SHARED THE STAGE 

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