Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 27

Andy Bown

1946 - Andy Bown (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Status Quo) is born in Beckenham, London, England.

1950 - Tony Banks, keyboardist of Genesis, was born in East Hoathly, Sussex, England.

1953 - Wally Stocker , lead guitarist of the Babys, who also toured with Rod Stewart and Air Supply, was born in London.

1959 - Andrew Farriss, keyboardist of INXS, was born in Perth, Australia. 

1965 - Jeff Beck joins The Yardbirds as a replacement for Eric Clapton.

1966 -  On a tour of the U.K., Roy Orbison fell off a motorcycle, fracturing his foot.  Orbison had to play the remaining dates while sitting on a stool.

1967 -  A new British act first appeared on the radio.  The Who debuted with their first single 'I Can't Explain".

 - Jefferson Airplane released the single "Somebody To Love". 

1968 - The Beatles had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Lady Madonna", their 14th #1 song.

1971 - Bruce Springsteen & Friendly Enemies opened for the Allman Brothers Band in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Tickets were $4.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

1981 - AC/DC released the album

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in the United States.

1982 - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts had reached #1 and they weren't letting go with "I Love Rock 'N Roll".

1987 - Borrowing a page from the Beatles, U2 performed from the roof of a store in downtown Los Angeles to shoot the video "Where The Streets Have No Name". Traffic came to a standstill and thousands of spectators stopped to watch. The police had to stop the video to bring normalcy.

2003 -The Rolling Stones had to postpone their Hong Kong concerts over fears of the spread of the killer Asian flu, a severe acute respiratory virus.