Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s April 22nd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting off with birthdays today with the one and only Peter Frampton!
Two other birthdays today and they belong to Aaron Fink formerly of Breaking Benjamin and Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down
The stage adaptation of The Who’s Tommy debuted in NYC in 1993. It would run for 899 performances, win 5 Tony Awards and a Grammy. The film version of Tommy also began filming on this day in 1973 with Tina Turner as the Acid Queen
In 2020, the Jersey 4 Jersey virtual benefit concert took place to raise money for coronavirus relief. It featured performances from Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. The surviving members of Fountains of Wayne also reunited to pay tribute to bandmate Adam Schlesinger, who had died just three weeks prior. The band was joined by Sharon Van Etten for their performance
In 1979, the Rolling Stones performed two charity concerts for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The performance is court ordered community service for guitarist Keith Richards due to a Toronto arrest for heroin.
In 1998, Faith No More broke up. The band would later reunite with their Album of the Year era lineup.
While performing at the Ottawa Civic Centre during his Bat Out Of Hell tour in 1978, Meat Loaf fell from the stage and hurt his knee. The incident required surgery, but Meat Loaf still performed the next few shows from a wheelchair.
In 2003, The White Stripes began their week-long stint as musical guests on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The band would later return to perform in 2009 for the show’s last episode.
And finally in 1978, Bob Marley returned to the stage for the first time in Jamaica after an assassination attempt a year and a half earlier, when he and the Wailers performed at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica. During the show, Marley managed to unite political rivals Edward Seaga and Jamiacan Prime Minister Michael Manley on stage. The two had been using local militia/warlords in their battle for power.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
