Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

September 15 |

Today in 1994, the earliest known John Lennon recording was sold at Sotheby’s in London for just under $123,000. It was made the day Lennon and McCartney met.  

In 1968, during a show in Amsterdam, an intoxicated Jim Morrison passed out while dancing to Jefferson Airplane’s set. He was rushed to the hospital while The Doors performed as a trio.  

And today in 2019, Cars’ leader Ric Ocasek died while recovering from surgery. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was 75 years old