Rock and Metal history, September 11
1943: Jack Ely, lead singer and guitarist of the Kingsmen ("Louie Louie") was born in Portland, Oregon; died April 27, 2015 in Redmond, Oregon.
1943: Mickey Hart, drummer of Grateful Dead, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1948: John Martyn (real name Iain David McGeachy), singer, songwriter and guitarist who worked with Eric Clapton and David Gilmour, was born in New Malden, Surrey, England; died January 29, 2009 of double pneumonia in Kilkenny, Irish Republic.
1953: Tommy Shaw, guitarist of Styx, was born in Montgomery, Alabama.
1957: Jon Moss, drummer for Culture Club, was born in Wandsworth, London, England.
1965: The Rolling Stones hit #1 in the U.K. with "Satisfaction".
1967: The single "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles was certified Gold.
1969: Janis Joplin released "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!".It was her first effort after leaving Big Brother and the Holding Company,and the only one released in her lifetime.
1971: Richard Ashcroft, guitarist and vocalist with the Verve, was born in Billinge, Wigan, England.
1975: Aerosmith's self-titled debut album was certified gold.
1976: Peter Frampton hopped up to #1 for the third time on the Album chart with Frampton Comes Alive!
1977: Jon Buckland, guitarist of Coldplay, was born in Islington, London, England.
1982: Chicago scored the second #1 song of their career with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry".
1988: Metallica began their first headlining tour of Europe in Budapest, Hungary.
2001: Dream Theater released the album "Live Scenes From New York". The original artwork was recalled the same day due to the artwork portraying the New York skyline and World Trade Center towers engulfed in flames. The album was re-released with different artwork.
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