Rock and Metal History, September 4
1951: Martin Chambers, the drummer for the Pretenders was born in Hereford, England.
1959: "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin was banned by a radio station in New York City.
1960: Kim Thayil was born.( Soundgarden, Guitar)1994 UK No.12 single 'Black Hole Sun').
1968: "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones was banned by several Chicago radio stations in Chicago, IL. Authorities feared it might incite public disorder.
The Beatles play to a live audience for the first time in two years when they record promotional films for "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" at Twickenham Studios in front of an audience of about 100. It goes so well, they decide to make a documentary, which becomes Let It Be.
1970: "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" was released by the Rolling Stones, their second live album
1995: Jethro Tull released Roots to Branches. It carries characteristics of Tull's classic 1970s progressi
ve rock and folk rock roots alongside jazz and Arabic and Indian influences. All songs were written by Ian Anderson and recorded at his home studio. This is the last Tull album to feature Dave Pegg on the bass, and the first to feature keyboardist Andrew Giddings as an official band member, although he had contributed to Catfish Rising (1991) on a sessional basis. It was also the final Tull album to be released through long-time label Chrysalis Records.
2007: The Bob Dylan "biographical" movie, I'm Not There: Suppositions On A Film Concerning Dylan, premieres at the Venice (Italy) Film Festival.
