Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

APRIL 9 |  

RINGO STARR RELEASED THE NON-ALBUM SINGLE “IT DON’T COME EASY” TODAY IN 1971. THIS WAS RINGO’S FIRST HIT RECORD AS A SOLO ARTIST AND HE WOULD ENJOY ELEVEN MORE HIT SINGLES.  

IN 2018 FLEETWOOD MAC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAD FIRED GUITARIST LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM AND REPLACED HIM WITH MIKE CAMPBELL OF TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS AND NEIL FINN OF CROWDED HOUSE FOR THEIR UPCOMING TOUR.  

AND TODAY IN 1973, QUEEN PLAYED A SHOWCASE GIG FOR THEIR NEW RECORD LABEL, EMI RECORDS, AT THE MARQUEE CLUB IN LONDON. THEY RELEASED THEIR DEBUT SINGLE “KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE’” THREE MONTHS LATER. 

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