Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s June 3rd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting off with releases, we have Like Clockwork from Queens of the Stone Age and Indestructible from Disturbed!
It’s Kerry King’s birthday today!
Other birthdays include Mike Gordon of Phish and Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd
We lost Ralph J Gleason in 1975. Gleason was a co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, alongside Jann Wenner. Gleason worked as the editor of the magazine until his death.
In 1983, Jim Gordon, a session drummer who worked with many artists including Frank Zappa and cowrote Eric Clapton’s Layla, murdered his mother during a psychotic episode. Gordon was diagnosed schizophrenic during his trial a year later and was sentenced to 16 years-to-life.
While campaigning for the office of US President, Arkansas governor Bill Clinton appears on The Arsenio Hall Show and does this:
It’s viewed as THE moment Clinton won over the youth of America and locked the election. And the ladies loved it
And finally in 2006, Metallica performed at the Rock am Ring Festival in Germany. While there, they play the entirety of their Master of Puppets album for the first time.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
