Rock and Metal history,September 12
1952: Neil Peart is born near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1974, he joins Rush, becoming both their drummer and lyricist.
1952: Gerry Beckley, guitarist and founding member of America, was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
1963: The Beatles reached #1 in the U.K. with "She Loves You".
1968: The first world tour of Led Zeppelin took them to Stora Scenen in Stockholm, Sweden (They were still being billed as the Yardbirds.)
1969: The Rolling Stones release Through The Past, Darkly.
1975: Pink Floyd release the album Wish You Were Here.
1989: Aerosmith released the album Pump.
1995: Lenny Kravitz releases his fourth studio album, Circus. The lead single, "Rock and Roll Is Dead," is nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
2000: Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Christmas Time Again, their first Christmas album.
2003: Johnny Cash, who crossed over to the rock charts several times, died of respiratory failure at the age of 71 in Nashville, Tennessee.
2004: Kenny Buttrey, drummer on the albums Tapestry by Carole King, Harvest by Neil Young and Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline and who also worked with Elvis Presley, George Harrison, Dan Fogelberg and Donovan, died of cancer in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 59.
2008: Metallica release Death Magnetic, their ninth studio album produced by Rick Rubin. Death Magnetic made Metallica the first band to achieve five consecutive number-one studio albums on the U.S. Billboard 200.
