Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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APRIL 30 

TODAY IN 1976, THE WHO’S DRUMMER KEITH MOON PAID NINE CAB DRIVERS TO BLOCK-OFF BOTH ENDS OF A NEW YORK STREET SO HE COULD “SAFELY” THROW THE CONTENTS OF HIS HOTEL ROOM OUT OF THE WINDOW.  

IN 1977, LED ZEPPELIN BREAK THE SINGLE-ACT ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR A CONCERT WHEN 76,229 FANS PAID TO SEE THEM AT THE SILVERDOME IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.  

AND IN 2011 THE FOO FIGHTERS SCORE THEIR FIRST NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN AMERICA WITH THEIR SEVENTH LP ‘WASTING LIGHT’ FEATURING THE ROCK TRACKS. “ROPE” “THESE DAYS” AND “WALK”.