Rock and Metal History, a day like today April 9

Gene Parsons

1944 - Gene Parsons, singer-songwriter and drummer of the Byrds, was born in Morongo Valley in the Mojave Desert, California. 

1965 - The Rolling Stones made their first live performance on the British TV showReady Steady Go!

1966 - Jeff Beck collapses on stage at a Yardbirds concert in France. Said their drummerJim McCarty: "You never really quite knew what was going to happen with him."

1967 - The Doors and Jefferson Airplane appeared in concert at the Cheetah on the Santa Monica Pier in Venice, California.

1969 - King Crimsonmake their debut performance with a show at the Speakeasy in London.

Gerard Way

1977 - Alt rock singer-songwriter Gerard Way (of My Chemical Romance) is born in Summit, New Jersey.

- Guitarist Jimmy Page collapsed onstage an hour into Led Zeppelin's concert at Chicago Stadium in Illinois from food poisoning.  

Reckoning

1979 - Supertramp's Breakfast In America is certified Gold.

1984 - R.E.M. released their second album Reckoning in the U.K.  The album was released on April 17 in the United States.

1985 - Bryan Adams released the single "Heaven".

1990 - Billy Idol released the single "Cradle Of Love".

1994 - Bruce Springsteen had one of his only Top 10 songs not on the Born in the U.S.A. album, "Streets Of Philadelphia", which moved in on this date.

1997 - Amidst personal tensions between its band members,Soundgardenannounce their breakup, which lasts for 13 years.