DECEMBER 4
ON THIS DAY IN 1980, LED ZEPPELIN ANNOUNCE THEY ARE BREAKING UP FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF DRUMMER JOHN BONHAM. JUST MONTHS AFTER HIS PASSING IN SEPTEMBER, THE OTHER MEMBERS RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY “COULD NOT CONTINUE AS THEY WERE.”
IN 1965, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE THEIR FIFTH AMERICAN STUDIO ALBUM ‘DECEMBER’S CHILDREN (AND EVERYBODY’S)’. THE ALBUM INCLUDES “GET OFF MY CLOUD” AND “AS TEARS GO BY”.
ON THIS DAY IN 1993, FRANK ZAPPA DIED AT 52 AFTER BATTLING PROSTATE CANCER, LEAVING A LEGACY AS A VISIONARY WHO REDEFINED ROCK, JAZZ, AND AVANT-GARDE MUSIC.