Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

NOVEMBER 11 

IN 1976, KISS RELEASE ROCK AND ROLL OVER, A RAW, BACK-TO-BASICS FOLLOW-UP TO DESTROYER, PRODUCED BY EDDIE KRAMER. THE RECORD CAPTURES THE BAND’S LIVE SOUND IN THE STUDIO AND FEATURES SOME OF THEIR MOST ICONIC TRACKS.  

ON THIS DAY IN 1972, ALLMAN BROTHERS BASSIST BERRY OAKLEY DIES IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN MACON, GEORGIA — JUST A BLOCK FROM WHERE DUANE ALLMAN WAS KILLED A YEAR EARLIER. HE WAS ONLY 24.  

IN 2013, QUEEN DRUMMER ROGER TAYLOR RELEASES HIS SOLO ALBUM FUN ON EARTH, HIS FIRST IN 15 YEARS. THE LP FEATURES POLITICAL THEMES, PERSONAL LYRICS, AND HIS DISTINCT VOCAL STYLE.