{ Road Dog Music Group Presents } ON THIS DAY IN ROCK & ROLL HISTORY ============================= Pearl Jam’s Backspacer is the #1 album in the U.S according to Billboard. It’s the group’s first chart topper in 13 years - since No Code in ’96. 2009 Buffalo Springfield drummer Dewey Martin is born. 1942 The main man, Marc Bolan of T-Rex, enters the world. 1948 Bob Dylan plays harmonica on friend Caroline Hesters debut album. Producer John Hammond is so impressed he signs Dylan to a contract with Columbia Records. 1961 Robby Takac starts his life in Buffalo. The Goo Goo Dolls bassist is known for playing concerts barefoot. 1964 Phish guitarist, composer (of over 150 songs) and vocalist, Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III), has a birthday. He’s from Forth Worth, TX. 1964 On the David Frost Show John Lennon and Paul McCartney promote transcendental meditation and the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. They are true believers, for awhile. 1967 The Crosby, Stills & Nash LP goes gold. The good news is blown away by the death of David Crosbys girlfriend/love of his life, Christine Gail Hinton, in a San Francisco auto accident. Crosby spends years trying to cope with the tragedy. 1967 Van Morrisons Brown-Eyed Girl peaks at #10 on the pop chart. 1967 Yes kick off their first tour with Rick Wakeman on keyboards. 1971 Foghat plays a benefit concert in New York for the preservation of rare Blues recordings. Since Foghat built their reputation recycling Blues riffs it`s an appropriate payback. 1977 Aerosmith’s reworking of The Beatles’ “Come Together” can only make it to #23 on the U.S. singles chart. Should have done a lot better. 1978 Steve Klein is a birthday boy. New Found Glory’s rhythm guitarist is also the group’s primary lyricist. 1979 John Lennon gets a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1988 Roy Orbison records A Black And White Night Live in L.A. Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello lend their talents. 1988 One of those nights when it pays to come home early. Neil Young cranks up Rockin In The Free World on Saturday Night Live. Brilliant song. 1989 Aerosmiths Pump CD starts to move up the charts. The LP is notable for Janie`s Got A Gun and the deep Love In An Elevator. Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones are in Boston to shoot their Rock And A Hard Place video. 1989 “Nebraska,” a collection of sparse demos, is the sixth studio album by Bruce Springsteen. The set is regarded as one of the high water marks of his career. 1992 George Harrison and David Crosby lend their voices to The Simpsons. Homer recounts his brief pop success as a member of the B-Sharps. Following a bitter break-up, the B-Sharps reunite on the rooftop of Moe`s Tavern to sing their one hit Baby On Board. George drives by in a limo and intones it`s been done. Hilarious. 1993 Not so funny, the B-52`s Kate Pierson is busted outside the offices of Vogue in New York for protesting the magazine`s publication of animal fur clothing ads. 1993 One Hot Minute enters the U.S. album chart at #4. It’s the Red Hot Chili Peppers first album in four years. 1995 The Rolling Stones release yet another live LP, Bridges To Babylon. 1997 Monster Magnet bassist Jim Baglino does jail time following a chaotic NY performance. We had a really crazy show and there was no barricade and I swung my bass and hit a guy in the head, explains Baglino. Who does he think he is, Courtney Love? 2004 Making the world a better place, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and former Janes Addiction frontman Perry Farrell perform at a Beverly Hills luau-themed benefit for the Autism Coalition and Surfers Healing, a nonprofit organization that offers surfing lessons for autistic children. 2004 Bono calls on Europe and the United States to commit more resources to stemming poverty and AIDS in Africa. He addresses the annual conference of the United Kingdom`s governing Labour Party in Brighton, England. This is not about charity, this is about justice, says U2’s frontman. 2004 Taking a trip around the dial we find Metallica appearing on The Jane Pauley Show. They discuss their documentary “Some Kind Of Monster” and field the usual broadcast interview-type questions. Meanwhile, Pearl Jam does a turn on CBS` Late Show With David Letterman. Believe it or not, there`s even more Rock on the tube. Yes - The 35th Anniversary - Songs From Tsongas airs on the PBS program Soundstage. Filmed at Tsongas Arena in Massachusetts, the show has the group’s most famous line-up: singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, keyboardist Rick Wakeman and drummer Alan White. Your Move/All Good People,” and Yours is No Disgrace are among the highlights. 2004 Foo Fighters and Weezer team up with Colorados Conscious Alliance, a nonprofit organization, to host a food drive in Denver prior to the bands co-headlining show. Non-perishable food items are collected for the Food Bank of the Rockies Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. 2005 Its announced that Filter frontman Richard Patrick, Stone Temple Pilots Robert and Dean DeLeo and former David Lee Roth drummer Ray Luzier have formed Army Of Anyone. I know it seems... like the trend to do the supergroup kinda thing, says Patrick. But for us, its just (a) natural progression. 2005 Movin’ Out. Billy Joel puts his Long Island home on the market. Frustrated by legal barriers preventing him from constructing a dock in the harbor to store three boats, Joel’s asking price for the 14,000-square-foot mansion, a guest cottage and a beach house is a mere $37.5. 2006 The 21st edition of Farm Aid is in Camden, NJ, with performances by founders Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson. Govt Mule and the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis also take the stage. The event grosses $1.1 million in ticket sales for U.S. family farmers. It is unfortunate that we have to continue doing this, says Young. I really hope that we dont have to do Farm Aid forever. Meanwhile on the left coast... Jackson Browne and ex-Doobie Brothers singer-keyboardist Michael McDonald headline the fourth annual Ventura Hillsides Music Festival in Ventura, Calif. Proceeds from the event benefit the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy. 2006 Weezer files a lawsuit against Miller Brewing Company accusing them of unlawfully using the groups image in print advertisements that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine in ‘04. Weezer claims the ads misappropriated the bands name and unfairly implied that Weezer endorsed Miller products. Weezer seeks damages, Millers profits from the ads, punitive damages and prevention of future use of their image. 2006 It’s yet another season premiere of NBCs Saturday Night Live. The Killers are the musical guest. 2006 Finger Eleven cancel their St. Louis show due to James Blacks voice problems. There is no way to mend it . . . other than rest, writes the singer in a post apologizing to fans. 2007 Anberlin roll out New Surrender, their major label (Universal Republic) debut. That helps, the set enters the Billboard 200 album chart at #13. 2008 Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello releases his second solo album under the Nightwatchman moniker, “The Fabled City.” My goal was to capture the energy and emotion of the Nightwatchman live shows, says Morello. There is a much more Rocking quality to this record. The disc features a guest appearance from System Of A Downs Serj Tankian. 2008 Disturbed unveil their concert EP, “Live & Indestructible,” exclusively through iTunes. 2008 “Nightmare Revisited” is released. Marilyn Manson, KoRn, Rise Against, Flyleaf and Evanescence singer Amy Lee rework songs from Tim Burtons ‘93 movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. 2008 The Rebirth Of Cool: U2 In The Third Millennium is in stores. The 68-minute documentary DVD has band member interviews, live footage and commentary from music journalists. Also, the ’83 concert video Live At Red Rocks – Under A Blood Red Sky is reissued on DVD. The new disc includes five performances not featured on the original release, plus commentary from the director Gavin Taylor. 2008 The stage production of The Toxic Avenger, with music and lyrics by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan opens in New Brunswick, NJ. The play is based on the ’86 horror comedy of the same name. 2008 Alice Cooper tones down his performance on CBS Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson after network officials deem a planned segment too graphic. Cooper initially intended to re-enact a scene from his Vengeance Is Mine video by pretending to strangle a female audience member with a scarf. That was a no-go. Why didn’t he just hang himself like in the old days? 2008 Bruce Springsteen plays the first of 5 sold-out shows to close out the life of Giants Stadium (in NJ). At each concert, Springsteen performs one of his classic albums – “Born To Run” (2x), “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” and “Born In The U.S.A.”(2x) – in its entirety. 2009 Black Label Society cancels shows after frontman Zakk Wylde suffers blood clots in his legs. Band members appear onstage to tell fans of Wyldes condition. 2010 Veteran bassist James Lomenzo competes in the 21st season of The Amazing Race. Lomenzo’s teammate is Mark Abba Abbattista, a friend and entertainment lawyer. Lomenzo recorded and/or toured with Slash’s Snakepit, David Lee Roth, Black Label Society and Megadeth. 2012
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