Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s June 4th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting off with releases, in 1984 we got Born in the U.S.A. from The Boss, Bruce Springsteen!
We also got Recipe for Hate from Bad Religion in 1993 and Load from Metallica in 1996!
Moving onto birthdays now, we have Tony McCarroll of Oasis!
Other birthdays include Lee Malia of Bring Me the Horizon, Stefan Lessard from the Dave Matthews Band, Reeves Gabrels of The Cure and Zac Farro of Paramore! Oh no! The EMOS! THEY’RE COMING!
Stiv Bators of the Dead Boys got into a motorcycle accident in 1990 after a French taxi struck him and knocked him off his bike. Thinking he was ok, he went home and slept. He didn’t wake up unfortunately, as he died in his sleep from a traumatic brain injury at the age of 40.
We also lost Ronnie Lane of the Faces & Small Faces, as well as Steve Priest of Sweet in 2020
In 1997, the body of Jeff Buckley was discovered in the Mississippi River after disappearing on May 29th in Wolf River Harbor.
Just three days after it’s release in 1967, the title track to The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was covered during a Jimi Hendrix show. Beatles’ George Harrison and Paul McCartney were in the audience.
And finally in 1993, Kurt Cobain was arrested at his house in Seattle after a domestic dispute with Courtney Love. Some reported that Cobain had choked his wife, but he denied the reports stating that the police were called due to loud music. Others alleged that it was due to an argument about Cobain’s collection of firearms.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
