OCTOBER 26
IN 1974, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASED “IT’S ONLY ROCK & ROLL,” WHICH FEATURED THE HIT TITLE TRACK AND THEIR COVER OF THE TEMPTATIONS SONG “AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG.” THIS WOULD BE THEIR LAST SET WITH GUITARIST MICK TAYLOR.
THE LATE PAUL KANTNER OF JEFFERSON STARSHIP SUFFERED A SEVERE BRAIN HEMORRHAGE ON THIS DAY IN 1980, AND SPENT FIFTEEN DAYS IN AN L.A. HOSPITAL. THE BAND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RECORDING SESSIONS FOR THEIR “MODERN TIMES” LP WHEN IT HAPPENED.
AND A SUPERSTAR COLLABORATION BETWEEN DAVID BOWIE AND QUEEN WAS UNVEILED ON THIS DAY IN 1981, WITH THE RELEASE OF “UNDER PRESSURE.”