Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

NOVEMBER 8 

ON NOVEMBER 8, 1971, LED ZEPPELIN RELEASED THEIR UNTITLED FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM, BETTER KNOWN SIMPLY AS LED ZEPPELIN IV. IT BECAME THEIR BEST-SELLING ALBUM AND FEATURES SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST SONGS.  

ON NOVEMBER 8, 1983, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT RELEASED THE REVÖLUTION BY NIGHT, THEIR NINTH STUDIO ALBUM. IT MARKED A SHIFT IN THE BAND’S SOUND WITH MORE POLISHED PRODUCTION AND A BLEND OF STRAIGHT‑ROCK AND POP ELEMENTS.  

TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF BONNIE RAITT, BORN NOVEMBER 8, 1949. SHE IS A BLUES‑ROCK SINGER, GUITARIST, AND SLIDE GUITAR MASTER KNOWN FOR HER EXPRESSIVE VOCALS AND LONG, INFLUENTIAL CAREER.