Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s December 13th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
We have a TON of birthdays today so let’s start with the ever controversial, the Motor City Mad Man, the Nuge, Uncle Ted, Ted Nugent!
Other birthdays include Tom Verlaine of Television, Morgan Rose of Sevendust, Dana Strum of Slaughter, Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand, Amy Lee of Evanescence,
As well as record producer Lou Adler, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter of the Doobie Brothers, Randy Owen of Alabama, Matt Deis of All That Remains, and Tom DeLonge of Blink-182!
The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their television debut on the UK’s Ready Steady Go! in 1966 and performed their now iconic Hey Joe.
Two Releases today, we’ve got The Distance from Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band in 1982 and the Pixies’ Come on Pilgrim in 1993!
In 1987, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Paul Simon and Lou Reed performed at a benefit show at Madison Square Garden to help homeless children. This concert would include a new introduction for Springsteen’s song Born to Run for when he performed it live: “I woke up one morning and realized that I wanted a home. And nobody wants or deserves to be homeless.”
And finally in 2019, the estate battle between the daughters of Tom Petty and his widow reached a conclusion. Petty’s daughters Adria Petty and Annakim Violette (each from a previous marriage) sued widow Dana York Petty for $5m after Dana claimed that she superseded the daughters’ rights to “equal participation” over decisions involving the rocker’s estate and catalog.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
