On September 27th in Rock and Roll history: in 1964 the Beach Boys, The Californian vocal group makes its Ed Sullivan debut singing “I Get Around”; >>>> in 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Green River” which was their third single to reach number two in the U.S.; >>>> in 1980 David Bowie reached the top of the U.K. Album Chart for the fourth time with Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) which spent two weeks on top; >>>> in 1986 Run-D.M.C.’s cover of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” which featured Steven Tyler & Joe Perry peaked at number four on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. This cover is credited for the beginning of Aerosmith’s comeback and introducing them to a new generation of music fans; >>>> in 1986 Metallica bassist Cliff Burton was killed in Sweden when their tour bus skidded off the highway & flipped onto the ground, he was thrown through the window of the bus, which later fell on top of Burton, crushing him to death. He was 24 years old; >>>> in 1990 Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone was arrested on charges of marijuana possession during a drug bust at Greenwich Village in New York City; >>>> in 1994 Metallica filed a lawsuit against their record label Elektra Records asking to be released from their ten year contract with the label based on California’s Labor Code 2855. The suit would be settled that December & they remained with Elektra; >>>> in 1994 The Jim Henson Company released the album Kermit Unpigged which featured appearances by Don Henley, Ozzy Osbourne & Jimmy Buffett on duets with the Muppets; >>>> in 2004 Legendary “Wall of Sound” producer Phil Spector was indicted on murder charges for allegedly killing actress Lana Clarkson on February 3, 2003. Spector would later be found guilty of second degree murder in 2009; >>>> in 2007 Van Halen kicked off their reunion tour with David Lee Roth at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. It was their first tour with Roth in 23 years. The Rock and Roll celebrity birthday persons for September 27th includes: Don Nix, whose varied career including producing albums for Freddie King and Jeff Beck, as well as blowing sax for the Mar-Keys was born in 1941; Randy Bachman-guitarist for The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive born in 1943; Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday) born in 1947; and Greg Ham - saxophone player with Men at Work born in 1953. There you go, how many of you knew Meatloaf’s real name?
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:12:19 +0000
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