Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 25

1947 - SirElton John (Reginald Dwight) was born in Pinner, Middlesex, England. 

1960 - Roy Orbison recorded "Only the Lonely."

1963- Johnny Cash records one of his biggest Pop hits, "Ring Of Fire", which will climb to #17 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Country Chart. The song was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore and was originally recorded by June's sister, Anita Carter.

1965 - Bobby Vee, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, Heinz and The Zombies all appeared at The Odeon Cinema, Stockton, Cleveland.

The Doors

1967 - The Doors debut album, featuring "Light My Fire" enters the Billboard Hot 200.

- The Who and Cream made its U.S. concert debut in New York.

- TheRolling Stones kicked off a three-week European tour in Orebro, Sweden.

- Pink Floyd played three gigs in 24 hours. The appeared at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor, England, then the New Yorker Discotheque in Swindon and then played at the Shoreline Club in Bognor Regis

1972 - The self-titled America album took over at #1 from Harvest by Neil Young.

The Doors

1975 - The Jimi Hendrix live album "Band of Gypsys" was released.

1979 - Van Halen began their first world tour as a headline group at the Selland Arena in Reno, Nevada.

2003 - Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, through Warner Bros.

2016 - The Rolling Stones played their first concert in Cuba.