Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 11
1948: George Kooymans (vocalist, guitarist for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.
1955: German punk rocker Nina Hagen is born in Berlin.
1964: Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul is born in Abilene, Texas.
1967: "Yesterday" by the Beatles became the most covered version in history with 446 versions since the Fab Four released it in 1965.
1968: Three months after his death in a plane crash, the single "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding was certified Gold.
1969: Rami Jaffee, keyboardist of the Wallflowers ("One Headlight") who has also worked with Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters and Soul Asylum, was born in Los Angeles.
1970: The Jean Luc Godard movie One Plus One, starring the Rolling Stones, opened in theaters in the United States.
1972: Neil Young's Harvest album made a nice 12-1 move to the top of the Album chart.
1972: Black Sabbath had their timeless song, Iron Man, sitting at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles
1974: Chicago released their sixth studio album Chicago VII.
1983: The third studio album, Metal Health, from QUIET RIOT was released. Metal Health is the first heavy metal album ever to reach the top spot on the Billboard 200, replacing the Police's Synchronicity at number one in November 1983.
1985: Tears for Fears released the single "Everybody Wants To Rule The World".
1989: Mike & the Mechanics had the top AC song for a third week with "The Living Years".
1991: Pearl Jam begin recording their debut album, Ten, at London Bridge Studios in Seattle.
1993: Oasis began recording their first demoes at Liverpool’s Real People’s Studio. Among the tunes they worked on were “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” “Columbia” and “Fade Away.”
1995: Van Halen began a tour at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida.
1997: Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
2000: KISS began their "Farewell Tour."
2009: People tried to gate crash an Iron Maiden concert in Bogota on This Day in Rock! Colombian police arrested more than 100 people after stones were thrown hours before the group were due to perform. In a statement posted on the band’s website, Rod Smallwood said: “We abhor the inane behaviour of a small minority of people outside.” Riot police fired tear gas canisters at those who tried to enter the concert without tickets.
2010: Joan Baez was honored with the Order of Letters and Arts from the government of Spain.
2020: Led Zeppelin won a major copyright battle on Monday over claims that parts of their signature song “Stairway to Heaven” were stolen. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict that found that “Stairway to Heaven” did not infringe on the 1968 song “Taurus” by the rock band Spirit.
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