Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s October 19th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting the day in 1980, as just months after the death of frontman Bon Scott earlier that year, AC/DC made their triumphant return to the stage with new vocalist Brian Johnson.
Birthdays today include Thundercat, Joe Duplantier of Gojira, Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers, and Pete Loeffler of Chevelle
Oh, it’s also Trey Parker from South Park’s birthday. Queue Come Sail Away
It’s an amazing day for same day releases! Starting in 1979, we got Prince from Prince, Cornerstone from Styx and Damn the Torpedoes from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers!
In 1973, we got Burnin’ by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Pin Ups by David Bowie, America’s Hat Trick and The Joker from The Steve Miller Band!
And in 2018, we got Evolution from Disturbed and Anthem of the Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet!
Other releases include Simon & Garfunkel’s Wednesday Morning 3AM in 1964 and we got two INXS albums: 1981’s Underneath the Colours and 1987’s Kick.
Stop Making Sense, the now iconic concert film featuring the Talking Heads, was released in theaters in 1984.
Also, in the video realm of music, possibly one of the most iconic music videos of all time released on MTV in 1985.
We lost Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper in 1997 from pneumonia.
We also lost Raphael Ravenscroft in 2014. Who’s that? Well, he’s known for possibly the greatest rock saxophone lick of all time!
The 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place featuring inductees Peter Frampton, Foreigner, the Dave Matthews Band, the MC5, and Ozzy Osbourne!
And finally, while performing at a Nirvana show in Texas in 1991, Kurt Cobain got into a brawl with a bouncer. The altercation began when Cobain, who was crowd surfing, was shoved back into the crowd by the face by the bouncer. Cobain responded by driving the butt of his guitar into the bouncer’s face. Cobain would get punched in the back of his head while his bandmates jumped in to help him.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
