JANUARY 6
MALCOLM YOUNG OF AC/DC WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1953. HIS PUNCHY RHYTHM GUITAR DEFINED THE BAND’S SOUND ON HARD ROCK CLASSICS WORLDWIDE.
ON THIS DAY IN 1976 PETER FRAMPTON RELEASED HIS BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM ‘FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE!’ IT WAS THE BEST-SELLING ALBUM OF 1976 AND IS ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING LIVE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
AND IN 1977, EMI RECORDS DROPPED THE SEX PISTOLS AFTER JUST THREE MONTHS, FOLLOWING MULTIPLE PUBLIC CONTROVERSIES. IT WAS A DEFINING MOMENT FOR THE U.K AND THE PUNK MOVEMENT.