OCTOBER 12
ON THIS DAY IN 1968, BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY’S “CHEAP THRILLS” ALBUM HIT #1 ON THE CHARTS. IT WAS THEIR SECOND LP, THE LAST WITH JANIS JOPLIN ON VOCALS, AND FEATURES THE HIT “PIECE OF MY HEART”.
TODAY IN 1982 DON HENLEY RELEASES “DIRTY LAUNDRY” AS THE SECOND SINGLE FROM HIS DEBUT SOLO STUDIO ALBUM ‘I CAN’T STAND STILL’. THE SONG REACHED NUMBER 1 ON THE BILLBOARD TOP ALBUM TRACKS.
AND IN 1991, THE DAY ON THE GREEN FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE IN OAKLAND. HEADLINED BY METALLICA, THE LINEUP ALSO INCLUDES QUEENSRŸCHE, FAITH NO MORE AND SOUNDGARDEN.