Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 18th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
In the late morning of September 18th, 1970 the world lost one of it’s greatest guitar heroes, the legendary Jimi Hendrix at the age of 27. Although he had been in the rock spotlight for only 4 years, Hendrix left a mark that continues to inspire so many musicians around the world.
In 1983, KISS appeared without their make-up for the very first time in an interview with MTV to help promote the releases of their new album Lick It Up.
And speaking of KISS, the band’s four Solo albums, named after each member of the band, were released in 1978! Guitarist Ace Frehley’s record garnered the biggest hit out of the four: a cover of Hello’s New York Groove.
Other releases include: Abacab from Genesis in 1981, The Killers’ Battle Born in 2012, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco in 2001, Chris Cornell’s Higher Truth in 2015 and Paranoid by Black Sabbath in 1970
The fantastic coming-of-age teen drama Singles was released in 1992. It would help introduce the world to the Pacific Northwest grunge scene and the amazing bands that came from it like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. Hell, Chris Cornell even had a small part in the flick too!
It’s Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones’ birthday today!
And finally in 2011, while performing at the Austin City Limits festival, Awolnation singer Aaron Bruno begins crowd surfing. Why does that matter? Well he surfs the crowd on a boogie board before the band begins playing the aptly named hit Sail. Bruno performs the stuff a couple more times before the stunt becomes dangerous, as fans got a little too frisky.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
