Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s July 6th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting the day off with releases and first up is the live album At Fillmore East from the Allman Brothers Band in 1971!
Other releases include High Time from the MC5 in 1971, Precious Time by Pat Benatar in 1981, In the Dark by the Grateful Dead in 1987 and The B-52’s self titled debut in 1979!
Queen released their first single Keep Yourself Alive on this day in 1973 to help promote their upcoming debut album which released just a few weeks later. The song didn’t chart well, but became a live staple for the band until the 80s.
The Beatles’ mockumentary film A Hard Day’s Night released on this day in 1964
Birthdays feature Michael Shrieve of Santana and Nic Cester of Jet!
In 1967, Pink Floyd made their debut on the British music show Top of the Pops, performing their song See Emily Play. The appearance would become a piece of lost media due to the BBC wiping the performance from their records, but would return to light in 2009, when a home video recording of the performance was recovered by the British Film Institute. It has since been officially released by the band.
Another appearance on Top of the Pops, this time from David Bowie in 1972. As he performed his song Starman, Bowie caused an uproar among the show’s conservative viewers when Bowie put his arm around the shoulders of his guitarist Mick Ronson. Bowie becomes a household name overnight.
And finally in 1977, we return to Pink Floyd when performing on the final stop of their first stadium tour, bassist Roger Waters spits on one fan and berates others for setting off fireworks during the show. This experience would go on to inspire their next album The Wall.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
