Rock and Metal History, a day like today May 31
1976: The Who perform loudest concert ever at Charlton Athletic football ground, using 76,000-watt PA system.
1968: Working on what will become The White Album, The Beatles added overdubs of bass and vocals on Revolution. After numerous overdubs have been added, the final six minutes of the song evolved into chaotic, jamming, with Lennon repeatedly shouting "alright" and Yoko Ono speaking random phrases. The jam becomes the basis for Revolution 9, and this session is the first that Yoko attends.
1969: During their Montreal bed-in, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded “Give Peace a Chance.”
The Rolling Stones recorded "Honky Tonk Women".
1975: During a press conference held at the 5th Avenue Hotel in New York City to announce The Rolling Stones forthcoming American tour, the Stones themselves came down the street playing live from the back of a flat-bed truck. Stones drummer Charlie Watts came up with the idea, after the practise of New Orleans jazz musicians, who would play walking down the street.
1975: Alice Cooper’s first solo album Welcome to My Nightmare was certified Gold by the RIAA.
BAD COMPANY had their hit single, Good Lovin’ Gone Bad, ranked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
1976: The Who gave themselves a place in the Guinness book of Records as the loudest performance of a rock band at 120 decibels, when they played at Charlton Athletic Football ground.
1977: The BBC announced a ban on the new Sex Pistols single 'God Save The Queen' saying it's, "in gross bad taste". And the IBA issued a warning to all radio stations saying the playing the single would be in breach of Section 4:1:A of the Broadcasting act. The single reached No.2 on the UK chart.
The Police performed at the Railway Hotel in Putney, London.
1980: Whitesnake released the album "Ready An' Willing", their third studio album
1982: The Rolling Stones played at the 100 Club, Oxford St, London, to a sold out crowd of 400 people.
R.E.M. signed a five-album deal with I.R.S. Records, an independent label based in California.
1989: First International Rock Awards ceremony was held , where Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was given a Living Legend Award
1992: The Black Crowes debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion which spent one week on top of the chart.
1993: Helloween eleased the album "Chameleon", their fifth studio album. It is their most musically adventurous release, but also their least commercially successful, and last studio album to feature singer Michael Kiske and original drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg.
1999: In Flames released the album "Colony"
2006: Few hundred lucky fans packed into New York’s Avalon to witness Pearl Jam tape an episode of Vh1’s Storytellers.
2010: Los Angeles City Council officially declared May 30th "Ronnie James Dio Day"
2016: Iron Maiden performed at the Waldbühne (amphitheater), in Berlin
Lacuna Coil have their newly released studio album, Delirium, ranked #1 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.
Born on this day
1944: Mick Ralphs, guitarist and songwriter and founder of both Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, was born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
1948: John Bonham drummer with Led Zeppelin who had the 1969 US No.4 single Whole Lotta Love. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven, has sold over 37 million copies. Bonham died on September 25th 1980 after choking on his own vomit.
1963: Scotti Hill guitarist with Skid Row was born
1968: Jorn Lande former singer with Masterplan
