Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s July 3rd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
We deal with two deaths of members of the 27 Club on this day. The first is Jim Morrison of The Doors in 1971 at his apartment in Paris. The cause of death has been disputed for years as no autopsy was performed.
The second is Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones in 1969 after drowning in the pool at his home in East Sussex, England while under the influence.
Moving onto lighter headlines with releases, we got White Blood Cells from The White Stripes in 2001!
Other releases include Waiting for the Sun by The Doors in 1968 and Black Holes and Revelations from Muse in 2006
Back to the Future released in theaters in 1985, featuring a killer soundtrack and one of the greatest movie covers in rock history.
With birthdays today, we have Stephen Pearcy of Ratt!
Other birthdays include Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage, Andy Fraser of Free, Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode and Gary Ryan of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
In 2012, KISS announced their music book titled Monster, featuring unseen photos from their 40-year career. The title was apt, as the book was 3 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide.
In 1983, the Red Hot Chili Peppers take the stage at the Kit Kat Club in Hollywood wearing just socks on their…. *cough* male members. This bit would become a regular part of their act throughout the late 80s and 90s.
In 1973, David Bowie announced he would be retiring from live performing. After 181 dates on the Aladdin Sane tour, this announcement came as a surprise to the audience and his bandmates. Things would cool down later once they found out that Bowie was retiring the Ziggy Stardust character instead.
And finally in 2004, Glenn Danzig got knocked out backstage at a Danzig show after getting confronted into a fight by a member of opening act North Side Kings. The Kings were cut from the line up that night. Danzig pushed the guy; punches were thrown and Glenn got knocked on his ass.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
