Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 22
- Rock Lab Radio
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min read
1943 - Keith Relf (lead vocalist for The Yardbirds) is born in Richmond, Surrey, England.
1956 - Carl Perkins is injured in a car accident near Dover, Delaware, on his way to perform on NBC-TV's Perry Como Show. This stymies promotion for his single "Blue Suede Shoes," but the song still reaches #2 in May.
1963 - The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me," was released in the U.K.
1965 - Bob Dylan's first electric album "Bring it All Back Home" was released.
1967 - The Who make their US stage debut, performing at the Paramount Theater in New York City.
1971 - John Lennon releases "Power to the People" in the US.
1974 - The Eagles release On The Border.
1975 - Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti album hits #1, where it will stay for six weeks.
1979 - Aaron Wright North, lead guitarist and co-founder of Nine Inch Nails, was born in Los Angeles.
1980 - It was evident that the album The Wall by Pink Floyd was going to be one of The Top 100 Albums of the Rock Era*, spending a 10th week at #1
1985 - Alcatrazz only studio album with Steve Vai, Disturbing the Peace, is released.
1986 - Heart had the first #1 song of their career with "These Dreams"
2006 - Aerosmith cancels the rest of their Rockin' The Joint tour so lead singer Steven Tyler can have throat surgery to treat strained vocal chords.
1982 - Iron Maiden released the album "The Number of the Beast."
2013 - My Chemical Romance announce their breakup after 12 years as a band. They return to action in 2019.
2017 - Original Boston drummer Sib Hashian, who played on their first two albums, dies at age 67 after collapsing during the Legends of Rock Cruise.
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