Today in Rock October Nineteenth Featured Artist Eric Clapton Eric Claptons two-disc DVD covering the Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas is available. The show features Joe Walsh, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy and B. B. King. The three day summer event is also featured on a PBS’ Great Performances. The proceeds go to the Crossroads Centre (on Antigua), a treatment center for the chemically addicted, which was founded by Clapton in 97. 1940s Doobie Brothers guitarist/vocalist, Patrick Simmons, is born. 1945 1950s Elvis Presley gets his draft notice. His military service begins the following year. 1957 1960s With dual lead guitarists Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, the Yardbirds land in New York to begin their U.S. tour. After a couple shows Beck falls ill leaving Page as the sole guitarist. 1966 Peter Frampton performs with the Small Faces at a London concert. A short time later Small Faces’ guitarist/singer Steve Marriott and Frampton launch Humble Pie. 1968 Hour Glass, with Duane and Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band), open for Eric Burdon & The Animals at San Francisco’s Fillmore West Auditorium. 1967 1970s David Bowie The Band’s Stage Fright album goes gold. 1970 David Bowie releases an album of covers called “Pin Ups.” 1973 Chevelle’s lead guitarist and vocalist, Pete Loeffler, is born in Grayslake, IL. 1976 Journey’s “Evolution” LP goes platinum. 1979 1980s U2 U2 opens for Slade at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. 1980 Meanwhile, AC/DC begin their first U.K. tour since the death of singer Bon Scott. Brian Johnson, whose vocals had impressed Scott, is onboard. 1980 Still angry over the previous night’s less than stellar Guns N’ Roses performance in L.A. (opening for the Rolling Stones), vocalist Axl Rose states “these will be the last Guns N’ Roses shows you’ll ever f***ing see” if band members don’t clean up their act. 1989 1990s Bonnie Raitt’s “Something To Talk About” peaks at #5 on the singles chart. 1991 Pearl Jam’s “Vs” album arrives in stores. 1993 U2 (w/o Larry Mullen) launch an Amnesty International campaign in Dublin. 1998 2000s Korn KoRn release their Greatest Hits - Volume One. The set includes their version of the Funk hit Word Up and Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall.” There’s also a remix of “Freak On A Leash.” Beats coming up with new stuff. Also, Linkin Parks Mike Shinoda releases his version of Enjoy The Silence. The track appears on “Depeche Mode Remixes 81-04. 2004 “Words & Music: John Mellenccamp’s Greatest Hits” is out. The set covers Mellencamp’s career from 1979 - 2004, with two new songs, Walk Tall and Thank You (both produced by Mellencamp and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds). 2004 Artemis Records issues a tribute to the late Warren Zevon, Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs Of Warren Zevon. The album features Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Don Henley and The Pixies. Studebaker is performed by Zevons son, Jordan and Jakob Dylan. 2004 Following a DNA test, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale confirms that he is the father of 15-year-old British model Daisy Lowe. The admission is particularly difficult for Rossdale’s wife, Gwen Stefani, who is reportedly devastated by the news. Also, it’s announced that Melissa Etheridge is at home in California recovering from two operations to treat breast cancer. A tumor and lymph nodes were removed. Earlier, Etheridge canceled tour dates to undergo treatment. 2004 On the political front, Nirvana. Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters) and Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) perform at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in Las Vegas. Blink-182 singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge also attends. 2004 Guitarist Slash (Guns N’ Roses & Velvet Revolver) picks his ultimate compilation guitar CD for the November issue of Q magazine. Among the songs selected are, “Machine Gun” and “All Along The Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter,” “I Ain’t Superstitious” from Jeff Beck, Derek & the Dominoes’ “Layla,” “The Thrill Is Gone” by B.B. King, Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” and “Burn” from Deep Purple. Ol’ Slash has pretty good taste. 2004 Carlos Santanas wife, Deborah, initiates divorce proceedings against the guitarist, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple, married for 34 years, had three children together. A representative for Carlos says the split is a private matter. 2007 Alice Cooper receives the Rock Immortal honor at the Scream Awards (Spike TVs celebration of horror, sci-fi, comics and fantasy) in L.A. Cooper performs, accompanied by ex-Guns N Roses guitarist Slash and Rob Zombie. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards nabs the Best Cameo Award (for Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End). The show also features Avenged Sevenfold and Ozzy Osbourne. Its broadcast four days later. 2007 New Yorks Empire State Building is adorned with psychedelic lights to give it a tie-dye appearance in honor of the Grateful Dead. The light show precedes The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New York Historical Society exhibit. The display features an array of original art and documents related to the band, its members, performances, and productions. 2009 2010s Kings Of Leon release “Come Around Sundown” featuring the single “Radioactive.” It’s their follow-up to 08s “Only By The Night,” which sold 6.5 million copies. 2010 “The Union,” the first studio collaboration by Elton John and Leon Russell, is out. 2010 Bob Dylan issues the ninth volume of his “Bootleg Series.” It’s the first official collection of the Witmark Demos, 47 songs that Dylan recorded between ‘62 and ‘64 for his first two music publishers. 2010 Queen guitarist Brian May is recognized by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for his support of the Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue Center in Camberley, U.K., and for launching the Save Me campaign to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place. Fighting for the welfare of our wild animals is not a task that any of us want to have to do, says May of the award. We do it because these magnificent animals live, breathe, see, hear, and feel pleasure and pain like we do, but they do not speak our language, so in the world of humans, they have no voice. 2010 ‘We Win,” a song by Loaded, the group led by the Velvet Revolver/ex-Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan, is used by ESPN and Major League Baseball for their coverage of the American League Championship Series, National League Championship Series and World Series games. 2010 Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine goes on Twitter to demand that Fox News stop playing his groups music. Dear Fox News, dont play our music on your evil f***ing channel ever again,” he tweets. No specific reason is given for the outburst. Television networks are obligated to pay royalties every time a song is used in a broadcast. 2011 Brandon Flowers, frontman for The Killers, appears in web ads promoting the Mormon religion. He says he has ‘a fire burning for his Mormon faith. 2011 Poison are sued by Kid Rocker, an obscure, long-gone Rock band, who claim their songs were plagiarized over 20 years earlier. According to Kid Rocker’s Billy McCarthy and James Stonich, Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille acquired a tape of the bands songs when he tried out for their group in ‘84. 2011 A Washington State Superior Court judge rules that former Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate is allowed to perform under the Queensryche name until the lawsuit between him and his former bandmates is resolved. 2012 Green Day songs are heard in an episode of the TV crime drama, CSI: NY. “Stop When The Red Lights Flash, Amy, Night Life, Kill The DJ and The Forgotten are the soundtrack for action sequences with no dialogue. 2012
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