DECEMBER 14
ON THIS DAY IN 1979, THE CLASH RELEASE THEIR LANDMARK DOUBLE ALBUM “LONDON CALLING” IN THE U.K. IT’S A GENRE-BENDING MASTERPIECE THAT PUSHED FAR BEYOND PUNK — BLENDING ROCKABILLY, REGGAE, SKA, AND R&B.
BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1949 — CLIFF WILLIAMS, LONGTIME BASSIST FOR AC/DC. HE JOINED THE BAND IN 1977, SHAPING CLASSICS LIKE “BACK IN BLACK” AND “FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK.”
AND ON DECEMBER 14, 2010, MOTÖRHEAD DROPS THEIR TWENTIETH STUDIO ALBUM THE WÖRLD IS YOURS IN EUROPE, RELEASED NEARLY 35 YEARS AFTER THE BAND’S FORMATION.