Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s February 27th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
With the end of February nearing, major events just seem to be coming to a standstill. Because man! Is it a slow one today.
Anyways! Starting off with releases, we have The Gray Race from Bad Religion in 1996, Against the Wind from Bob Seger in 1980, Point of Entry from Judas Priest in 1981 and The Works by Queen in 1984.
Another release on this day was The Who’s first single since the death of drummer Keith Moon. The song:
Moving on to birthdays now, its Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden, Neal Schon of Journey, Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jared Champion of Cage the Elephant!
In 1977, Keith Richards was arrested at his Toronto hotel room after an ounce of heroin was found in the room during a raid. Keith was charged with possession with intent to traffic and faced seven years to life in prison. He would later be released on bail.
In 2001, Carlos Santana is honored with a statue of himself and his father, mariachi player Jose Santana, in Carlos’ hometown of Autlan De Navarro, Mexico after returning home for the first time in 46 years.
And finally (I know already?!) in 1998, not to be outdone by at the time former bandmate Tommy Lee, Vince Neil of Motley Crue announced his partnership with Internet Entertainment Group and Vivid Video to distribute a 60-minute sex tape of himself with two adult film models while on vacation in Hawaii. To get that image of a naked, late 90’s Vince Neil out of your mind, here’s Vince trying to sing Kickstart My Heart.
I’m sure that video is about the same length of time as Vince lasted with those adult actresses.
This has been Today in Rock History! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
