Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 30
- Rock Lab Radio
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min read
1942 - Graeme Edge, drummer for the Moody Blues, was born in Rochester, Staffordshire, England.
1945 - Eric Clapton (real name Eric Clapp) was born in Ripley, Surrey, England.
1959 - "Venus" was her name, but it was also the name of the #1 song that Frankie Avalon had for the fourth week.
1968 - The Yardbirds performed and recorded "Live Yardbirds" at the Anderson Theater.
- "Lady Madonna" hit #1 in the U.K.
1970 - Chicago released the single "Make Me Smile".
1974 - The Ramones performed in front of an audience for the first time.
1976 - In London, the Sex Pistols played their first show at The 100 Club.
- Mark McClelland, founder and bass guitarist of Snow Patrol, was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1982 - U2 played at the San Francisco Civic Center.
1984 - Greg Lake left the group Asia, and was replaced by original guitarist John Wetton, the bassist Lake originally replaced.
1994 - The Division Bell Tour was the final concert tour by the English rock band Pink Floyd . Pink Floyd released the album The Division Bell, at March 28. It was the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band.
1999 -KISS cancelled three concert dates in Russia due to anti-American sentiment over the U.N. bombing of Yugoslavia.
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