Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s March 5th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting the day with releases, we got Kinda Kinks from the Kinks in 1965, Reptile by Eric Clapton in 2001, and both Neon Bible by Arcade Fire and Korn’s MTV Unplugged album in 2007.
Moving into birthdays, we have Alan Clark of Dire Straits and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
We lost the last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, guitarist Gary Rossington, in 2023 at the age of 71.
We also lost the great John Belushi in 1982 at the age of 33 from a drug overdose. His tombstone reads “I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on.”
In 1971, Led Zeppelin played Stairway to Heaven (along with other greats from Zeppelin IV) for the first time live in Belfast, Northern Ireland as a part of their Thank You tour.
In 1969, Creem magazine is published for the first time
In 2013, in a Czech court, Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe is acquitted of manslaughter after Blythe pushed a fan to his death at a 2010 concert, where the 19 year old fan sustained head injuries which lead to a coma and death. The trial was documented in the film As the Palaces Burn.
In 1992, Soundgarden appeared at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle for the first night of two shows. Both concerts were filmed with several songs appearing on the band’s Motorvision VHS, and additional tracks would appear on the 25th anniversary release of Badmotorfinger in 2016.
And finally in 2002, The Osbournes debuted on MTV. Focusing on the Ozzman and his family, it followed them as they bickered, cursed and hung out backstage at Ozzy shows. The show lasted until 2005.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
