Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s May 24th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting off with releases, we got Clancy from the Twenty One Pilots in 2024, and both Bad Company’s self-title debut record and David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs in 1974
Moving onto birthdays now, we have Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Albert Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult and Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails
We lost Paul “The Pig” Gray of Slipknot in 2010
In 2010, at a Lamb of God show in Prague, a fan was pushed off stage by Randy Blythe. The fan fell backward, hits his head, and died two weeks later. Blythe was unaware of the fan’s injury and Czech authorities issued a warrant for his arrest. After returning to play a show in 2012, Blythe was arrested, held in prison for five weeks, and later stands trial but is cleared of all charges.
In 2016, Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip announced that he has terminal brain cancer. Downie, after going through treatment, performed one final time with the band in their hometown of Kingston, Ontario later that year in August.
In 1977, Marc Bolan played his final show with T. Rex. Bolan would die later that year on September 16th.
Damn this is a really sad day today, let’s lighten things up!
In 1979, the trio version of Genesis manned the box office to sell tickets for their show at the Roxy in Los Angeles to fans.
Oh and finally, in 1997, this insufferable stain on music was released:
And now its gonna be stuck in your head ALLLLLL DAAAAY!
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
