Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s March 26th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting off strong for birthdays today as it’s the Demon of Screamin’, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith’s birthday today!
Other birthdays include Richard Tandy of ELO, Fran Sheehan of Boston, and James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins!
Moving onto releases we got Sad Wings of Destiny from Judas Priest in 1976, Toto IV from Toto in 1982, Van Halen’s Woman and Children First in 1980, and Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop from Stone Temple Pilots in 1996!
As well as Gorillaz’s self-titled debut in 2001, Kids in the Street from The All-American Rejects in 2012, Jailbreak from Thin Lizzy in 1976, the Mothers of Invention’s Just Amother Band from L.A. in 1972 and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Southern Accents in 1985.
Our final release of the day was the feature film documentary Woodstock in 1970
We lost Randy Castillo of the Ozzy Osbourne band in 2002. Castillo worked with Ozzy during the 80s and 90s and also worked with Lita Ford and Motley Crue
In 1971, The Rolling Stones’ lip and tongue logo made its first appearance when the logo was used on VIP passes for the Stones’ show at the Marquee Club in London.
In 1980, The Police became the first Western band to play Bombay, India since 1970 after the trio played a one off show in the city.
And finally in 2006, readers of Total Guitar magazine voted that the guitar solo from Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven as the greatest guitar solo of all time, beating out other tracks from Van Halen, Queen, and Hendrix. Now only if they allowed it to be played in guitar shops across the world.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
