Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s December 4th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting the day with birthdays, we have Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Jelly Roll.
We got Limp Bizkit’s New Old Songs in 2001!
In 1980, Led Zeppelin disbands just two months after the death of drummer John Bonham.
We lost Frank Zappa in 1993 at the age of 52 from prostate cancer.
And finally, speaking of Zappa, in 1971, at the Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, during a Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention show, a member of the audience fired a flare gun directly into the wooden ceiling. The casino would burn to the ground with everyone escaping safely. Deep Purple (who were in the audience by the way) were planning to begin recording their new album Machine Head at the casino after Zappa’s set. This event inspired one of rock’s most iconic songs and guitar riffs
This has been Today in Rock History! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
