Friday 26 June 2015

Tody in rock history 27th June

Saturday 27th June
1970 – The English band Smile decide to change their name to Queen.
1970 – Pink Floyd perform “Atom Heart Mother” live for the first time at the Bath Festival
1970 – Led Zeppelin, The Byrds and Jefferson Airplane all appeared at The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England, tickets £1.10s.
1971 – The Fillmore East concert hall in New York City closes with performances by J. Geils Band, Beach Boys, Allman Brothers and Mountain.
1976 – After much legal wrangling, John Lennon finally receives his green card. He’s now an American citizen.
1978 – Kansas becomes the first group chosen as UNICEF’s deputy ambassadors of goodwill.
1980 – John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin collapsed on stage during a gig in Nuremberg, West Germany.
1989 – The Who perform their rock opera Tommy at Radio City Music Hall in New York to benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a children’s charity.
1991 – Carlos Santana is arrested in Houston on charges of marijuana possession.
1993 – In concert, Don Henley dedicates his cover of “It’s Not Easy Being Green” to President Clinton.
1994 – Aerosmith became the first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet.
1995 – Godfather of grunge Neil Young and godchildren of grunge Pearl Jam release their collaborative album Mirror Ball. It peaks at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.
2000 – Canadian punk brats Sum 41 release their debut album Half Hour of Power on Big Rig Records.
2002 – One day before the scheduled first show of The Who’s 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died aged 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Entwistle had gone to bed that night with a stripper, who woke at 10am to find Entwistle cold
2004, Beastie Boys were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘To The 5 Boroughs.’
2006 – Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose is arrested in after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg outside his hotel.

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