Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s March 7th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting it off with releases as in 2000 we got The Sickness from Disturbed. Say it with me now! OOH WAH AH AH AH!
We also got Strikes from Blackfoot in 1979 and David Bowie’s Young Americans in 1975!
The White Stripes also released this classic single off their album Elephant.
Moving on to birthdays today we have Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band, Townes Van Zandt, Kenny Aronoff of John Mellencamp’s backing band and Alessandro Venturella of Slipknot!
In 2001, David Balfe, the man who discovered Blur, won a two-year court battle with EMI to earn over $270K in back royalties after selling his label Food Records to EMI in 1994.
We lost album cover artist Gary Burden in 2018 at the age of 84. Known as one of the forefathers of album cover art, Burden helped design cover artwork in the 60’s and 70’s for artists like Neil Young, the Eagles, and The Doors.
In 1987, The Beastie Boys become the first hip-hop group to have a No. 1 record, with their debut album Licensed to Ill.
And finally, on the same day in 1987, Beastie appeared on Soul Train, where they performed Brass Monkey. Host Don Cornelius was won over and tells the Boys, “You’re very chilling, very hip, and we like your music.”
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
