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Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 19

1944: American keyboardist Tom Constanten who is best known for playing with the Grateful Dead from 1968 to 1970, was born.

1953: Billy Sheehan was born today, bass guitarist, with American hard rock supergroup Mr. Big.

1946: Paul Atkinson, lead guitarist of the Zombies, was born in Cuffley,

1962: Bob Dylan released his self-titled debut LP.

1975: The movie musical Tommy premiered in New York City.

- America released their fifth album Hearts and the single "Sister Golden Hair".

- Brann Dailor, drummer of Mastodon, was born in Rochester, New York.

- Kiss release their third studio album, Dressed to Kill.

1976: Paul Kossoff, guitarist with Free, died in flight from Los Angeles to New York City of heart failure from using heroin.

1982: Randy Rhoads, elite guitarist with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot, died in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida at age 25.

1988: At the Community World Theater in Tacoma, Washington, Nirvana uses the name Nirvana for the very first time.

1993: Jeff Ward (drummer for several bands, including Low Pop Suicide and Nine Inch Nails) commits suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning at age 30.

2001: Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Queen, Ritchie Valens, Solomon Burke, Steely Dan and The Flamingos are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.