Rock and Metal History, a day like today April 13
1965: The Beatles recorded "Help!" at EMI Studios in London. 1966: Without any prior rehearsal, the Beatles began recording "Paperback Writer", developing the song over 6 1/2 hours at EMI Studios in London. Overdubs were completed the following day.)
1967: The Rolling Stones appeared in concert behind the old Iron Curtain with two shows at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland.
1970: Genesis appeared at Friars in Aylesbury, England. 1970: Led Zeppelin became the first act to sell out the Montreal Forum.
1991: PANTERA performed at The Ritz in Roseville, Michigan, USA.
2001: Midnight Oil backed out of a proposed tour with INXS and Men At Work.
2015: PANTERA’s sixth studio album, Vulgar Display Of Power, is ranked at #50 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.Features the timeless Metal songs: Walk, Hollow and Fucking Hostile. The album was released back in February of 1992.
Born This Day:
1944: Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane)
1954: Jimmy Destri, the keyboardist with Blondie, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1962: Hillel Slovak, original guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, was born in Haifa, Israel; died from heroin in Los Angeles on June 25th, 1988.
1966: Marc Ford, lead guitarist of the Black Crowes, was born in Los Angeles.
Source: Retro rebirth,Inside the rock Era, This day in music
