Rock and Metal History, a day like today April 11

Terry Ollis

1952 - Rock drummer Terry Ollis (of Hawkwind) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.

1961 - Bob Dylan plays for the first time at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, opening forJohn Lee Hooker and performing a new song entitled "Blowin' In The Wind."

Doug Hopkins

- Doug Hopkins (lead guitarist, songwriter for the Gin Blossoms) is born in Seattle, Washington, but will be raised in Tempe, Arizona.

1965 - Bob Dylan's second album,The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, goes to #1 in the UK. It's the first time an artist other than The Beatles or The Rolling Stones has topped the chart since theSummer Holidaysoundtrack on April 28, 1963.

Nigel Pulsford

- Alt rock guitarist Nigel Pulsford (of Bush) is born in Newport, Monmouthshire, England.

- Performing at the New Musical Express poll winners concert, at London's Wembley Empire Pool, England, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, Moody Blues, Them, Cilla Black, The Seekers and Donovan.

1969 - Alt rock singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews (of Catatonia) is born in Swansea, Wales, UK.

1970 - Alt rock bassist

Dylan Keefe

(of Marcy Playground) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

- Peter Green announced that he would be leavingFleetwood Mac.

1979 - Sebastien Grainger Rock drummer and vocalist

(of Death from Above 1979) is born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

1983 - R.E.M.'s first album "Murmur" was released.

- Metallica fired co-founding member Dave Mustaine.

Sebastien Grainger

1992 - Legendary Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson and famed British comedian Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart, with their cover version ofAlice Cooper’ssong classic:Elected. This song was recorded for the UK’s charity organization Comic Relief.

- Pearl Jam made their debut as the musical guest onSaturday Night Live. Pearl Jam performed their classics Alive and Porch.

1994 - Nirvana's album "In Utero" was certified double-platinum.

- Oasis released their first single 'Supersonic' which peaked at No.31 on the UK charts. However, over time it has amassed sales of over 215,000, making it their 13th biggest selling single ever in the UK.

1997 - Savage Garden released their self-titled debut album.

2014 - Nirvana were enlisted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside the likes of Kiss and Beatles manager Brian Epstein.

2015 - The super incredible IRON MAIDEN have their 2008 compilation album, Somewhere Back in Time – The Best of: 1980 – 1989, ranked at#11, on theiTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.