On This Day:
In 1964 The Rolling Stones released their self-titled debut album in the UK.
In 1972 Electric Light Orchestra made their concert debut with a show at the Greyhound Club in Surrey, England.
In 1974 Queen played their first U.S. concert at Regis College in Denver.
In 1984 Whitesnake released the album “Slide It In.”
In 1988 The Scorpions became the first hard rock act to perform in the Soviet Union. The band played ten shows in Leningrad and Moscow.
In 1990 Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, and Bonnie Raitt were among the artists who participated in a concert at London’s Wembley Stadium to celebrate South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.
In 1993 David Lee Roth was arrested for buying marijuana in a park in New York. A judge promised to drop the charges if Roth remained clean for a year.
In 1995 Bob Seger and his wife celebrated the birth of their first daughter. She was the couple’s second child.
In 2003 Godsmack’s album “Faceless” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.
In 2007 The Alarm frontman Mike Peters formally launched The Love Hope Strength Foundation with the Empire State Building Rocks event in New York. The organization raises money and awareness for cancer research. The Stray Cats’ Slim Jim Phantom, The Cult’s Billy Duffy, and English Beat and General Public’s Dave Wakeling were among those who joined Peters for the inaugural event.
The piano on which the late John Lennon wrote “Imagine” was photographed in Washington, DC at Ford’s Theater, where President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, as part of pop singer George Michael’s Imagine Piano Peace Project.
Bryan Ferry apologized for remarks he made to a German newspaper that seemed to praise aspects of Adolph Hitler’s Nazi party. UK Jewish leaders accepted the apology.
Paul McCartney’s estranged wife Heather Mills fell while competing on “Dancing With the Stars.” However, she still earned enough points to remain in the competition.
In 2008 Bruce Springsteen formally endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama for president.
In 2009 Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “One Love” took the number one spot on the list of the Top 100 Jamaican Songs, compiled at a symposium at the University of the West Indies.
In 2010 The Eagles made their debut at the Hollywood Bowl with the first show of a three-night stand at the famed Southern California venue.
In 2011 It was Jimmy Buffett Day in Florida. The state was recognizing the singer for his charitable work and his impact on the state’s economy.
In 2016 It was announced that Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose would join AC/DC as the band’s lead singer for the remainder of their tour.
In 2021 American rock guitarist Mike Mitchell died on his 77th birthday.
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