Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s March 25th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
We lost Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters on this day in 2022. If we were gonna put anything here, this one seems to be perfect.
Moving on there are some big releases today, starting with Linkin Park’s Meteroa from 2003
We also got Hand it Over from Dinosaur Jr in 1997, Surfin’ U.S.A. from The Beach Boys in 1963, the live album Band of Gypsys from Jimi Hendrix in 1970, and Machine Head by Deep Purple in 1972
Two birthdays today and it includes Sir Elton John and Buzz Osborne of the Melvins.
In 1986, Guns N Roses signed with Geffen Records. The company, trying to keep the band alive and out of jail, while also getting them to record an album was not an easy feat. But the struggle paid off when Appetite For Destruction sells over 18M copies. Just in America by the way.
In 2005, the Buckinghamshire mansion of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne caught fire while the couple slept. Luckily, the couple was awoken by their fire alarms and escaped safely.
In 2008, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was arrested in California under suspicion of drunk driving. He was ordered to appear on one count of DUI.
Another arrest of an ’80’s hair metal band member happened in 1990, when Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee was arrested for indecent exposure during a show in Australia. The cause? Mooning the audience.
In 1966, The Beatles posed for their infamous album cover for Yesterday And Today. The album cover featured The Fab Four covered with raw meat and mutilated baby dolls. Obviously the cover was pulled from circulation and replaced with a different cover.
And finally, in 2016, The Rolling Stones performed a free concert in Cuba at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex in front of an estimated 1.2 million people. Let me say that again. 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE!
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
