Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s March 20th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Only one way to start this: it’s Chester Bennington’s birthday today
It’s also Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects and Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand’s birthdays today.
We lost A.J. Pero of Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob in 2015
In 1977, Lou Reed was banned from appearing in England at the London Palladium for his “Punk” image.
In 1975, Patti Smith and Television being their 7-week residency at the soon to be renowned NYC punk club, CBGB. Smith would refines the songs she performed during the shows and they would later appear on her debut album, Horses.
Alice Cooper married his first (and only) wife, Sheryl Goddard in 1976. Goddard was one of the dancers who performed on Cooper’s Welcome to My Nightmare tour. They are still married to this day!
On a sadder note in 1993, an Irish Republican Army bombing in Warrington, England killed two children. The event inspired the Cranberries to write one of their biggest hits, Zombie.
After a 1987 set at Madison Square Garden, Poison frontman Bret Michaels collapses. He later woke at the hospital and revealed that he was diabetic and collapsed due to insulin shock.
In 2009, a garden store in New Jersey closed down, not only was it a backdrop for scenes in The Sopranos, it also was the namesake for one of the early-2000’s biggest one-hit wonders, Fountains of Wayne. Hit the song about hot moms!
And finally in 1980, a 28-year-old man held up the Asylum Records office in New York and demanded to see either Jackson Browne or the Eagles. The man, Joseph Riviera, wanted to talk to either of them to see if the bands would finance his trucking operation. He would later give himself up when he was told neither act were in the building. Kinda sounds familiar…
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
