Rock and Metal history, November 11
1945: Chris Dreja (rhythm guitarist, bassist for The Yardbirds) is born in Surbiton, England.
1965: The Beatles finished recording for the Rubber Soul Album at Abbey Road Studios in London.
1971: Led Zeppelin began a tour of Britain at the City Hall in Newcastle. The concert sold out before it was announced when thousands of people turned up at the ticket office early after hearing a rumor of the show. The venue was forced to sell its tickets.
1972: Bassist Berry Oakley (founding members of the Allman Brothers Band) was killed when his cycle crashed into a bus in Macon, Georgia, just three blocks from the place where guitarist Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident just a year previous. Skull fracture for Oakley.
1976: KISS released the album "Rock and Roll Over." This legendary album features the memorable KISS classics: Hard Luck Woman, Calling Dr. Love, I Want You and Makin’ Love. The album cover artwork was created by the prominent artist Michael Doret.
1978: The Rolling Stones peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with “Beast of Burden” which was their second top ten single off of Some Girls.
1986: Pink Floyd issued a press statement stating that they intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and were recording their next album.
1989: The Rolling Stones moved from 79 to 58 with "Rock And A Hard Place".
1997: Metallica played a free concert in Philadelphia, PA, in celebration of the upcoming release of the album "Reload." The same day Metallica single "The Memory Remains" was released.
1997: The Ozzman Cometh is a compilation album by British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It is his third greatest hits collection. Its initial, limited-edition 2-CD pressing contained five previously unreleased songs. Versions released in 2002 and later have only one disc, and the song "Shot in the Dark" is replaced by "Miracle Man".
1997: BBC Sessions is a compilation album featuring studio sessions and a live concert recorded by English rock group Led Zeppelin for the BBC. It was released by Atlantic Records. Disc one consists of material from four different 1969 BBC sessions. Disc two contains most of the 1 April 1971 concert from the Paris Theatre in London. Disc three was only included in a limited run of album releases and features rare interviews from 1969, 1976/1977, and 1990.
2004: Coldplay fan Sarah Sainsbury wrote to the band asking for their autographs so she could sell them to raise funds at her school charity. Coldplay sent her a triple platinum disc worth over £4,000.
2004: Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones and Queen were inducted into the UK's first music Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London.
2008: SixFeetUnder released the album “Death Rituals” This was the last album of original material to feature founding bassist Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall.
2009: Absolute Greatest is a 2009 compilation album by the British rock band Queen. The album contains 20 of their most famous songs, and is available in several formats, including the single CD edition, a 2 CD special edition featuring audio commentaries by Brian May and Roger Taylor, a 52-page hardback book with the 2 CDs, digital download, and an LP edition box set. Each track has been remastered from the original tapes.
2011: Black Sabbath announce they will reunite with their original lineup for a new album and tour in 2012. The press conference is hosted by Henry Rollins.Drummer Bill Wardwould later drop out of the plans due to a contract dispute.
2015: Motorhead drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor died at age 61.
2012: INXS, with Ciaran Gribbin on lead vocals, play their last concert, performing at Perth Arena in Australia as the support act for Matchbox Twenty. The band had re-formed with various lead singers since the death of frontman Michael Hutchence in 1997.
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