Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s June 15th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
It’s an amazing day for releases and we’re starting off on a high as we got Nirvana’s debut record Bleach in 1989!
It’s a great day for debut records as we also got The Offspring’s self-titled debut effort in 1989 and Unknown Pleasures from Joy Division in 1979
We also got two White Stripes albums on this day, those being their debut effort in 1999 and Icky Thump in 2007
We’re still going with releases as we got Communique from Dire Straits in 1979, Grand Funk’s Closer to Home in 1970, Tom Petty’s Mojo in 2010, Neil Young’s Unplugged album in 1993, and the Steve Miller Band’s Abracadabra in 1982!
Moving onto birthdays now, we have Billy Martin of Good Charlotte, Brad Gillis of Night Ranger, Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons, Steve Walsh of Kansas, and Scott Rockenfield of Queensryche
In 1990, Ben Shepherd played his very first show with Soundgarden at the Lake City Concert Hall in Seattle.
We lost legendary radio host (and the original voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo), Casey Kasem in 2014.
And finally in 1996, the Beastie Boys host the inaugural Tibetan Freedom Concert. Performers for the concert include Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against the Machine
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
