Rock and Metal History, a day like today April 21
- Rock Lab Radio
- Apr 21, 2016
- 2 min read
1963: Beatles and Rolling Stones meet for the first time during a Rolling Stones performance at Crawdaddy Club. ‘We got all nervous’, says Bill Wyman, ‘but then we had a chat with them afterwards and stayed up all night rapping and became really good mates.’
1967: The Beatles completed recording for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. They recorded a short section of noise that would follow "A Day In The Life".
1969: Janis Joplin makes her first London concert appearance at Royal Albert Hall, a performance considered one of the best of her career.Yes also appeared at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
1971: Rolling Stones release Sticky Fingers LP
1973: Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper moved into the #1 slot on the Album chart. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd moved up to #3 in its third week in the Top 10
1976: Women Against Violence Against Women called for a boycott of all Warner Communications albums because of the promotional campaign for The Rolling Stones' new album Black and Blue. The album was being promoted with a controversial advertising campaign that depicted the model Anita Russell, bruised and bound, under the phrase ‘I'm Black and Blue from the Rolling Stones - and I love it!’
1984: Phil Collins started a three week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with the theme from 'Against All Odds'. It was Phil's first US No.1, a No. 2 in the UK.
1987 Τestament released debut album "The Legacy"
1998 Corpse released the album "Gallery Of Suicide"
2001: R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck was charged by police at Heathrow airport with being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting British Airways crew. Buck was taken into custody after landing on a flight from Seattle and questioned by police for 12 hours.
2002: Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hindu Times', the bands sixth UK No.1 and the first single to be released from their fifth album Heathen Chemistry.
2005 Epica released their second album "Consign To Oblivion"
2009: IronMaiden's first feature-length film, "Flight 666" was released in theaters around the world!!
2009:Zakk Wylde released the compilation album "Skullage"
2015: Phil Rudd, drummer of AC/DC, changed his plea to guilty on a charge of a threat to kill, in a court in Tauranga, New Zealand. The court heard Rudd was unhappy about his album's launch party and asked for a former employee to be "taken out". He had previously denied the charge. He also pleaded guilty to cannabis and methamphetamine possession. The court heard that he had fired a number of employees last August after the launch of his solo album, Head Job.
Born on this day
1947: Iggy Pop (James Osterberg)
1947: Born on this day, John Weider, guitar, Family, (1971 UK No.4 single 'In My Own Time'), also member of The New Animals.
1959: Born on this day, Robert Smith, guitar, vocals, The Cure, (1989 US No.2 single 'Love Song', 1992 UK No.6 single 'Friday I'm In Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
1963 Johnny McElhone (Texas)
