It’s May 20th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:
- In 1966, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey got tired of waiting for their bandmates John Entwistle and Keith Moon to show up for a gig so they took the stage with the bassist and drummer from the local band who opened for them. When Entwistle and Moon showed, there was a fight in which Townshend hit Moon on the head with his guitar. Entwistle and Moon quit the band, but rejoined a week later.
- In 1997, the Foo Fighters released their second album, The Colour and the Shape.
- In 1995, Don Henley of The Eagles married Sharon Summerall. At the ceremony, Henley’s famous friends Tony Bennett, Billy Joel, Sting and Bruce Springsteen performed.
- In 1997, U2 caused traffic chaos in Kansas City, Missouri after they paid for traffic control to close down five lanes of a highway so they could shoot their video for “Last Night on Earth.” During filmed, a passing Cadillac crashed into a plate glass window while trying to avoid a cameraman.
- In 2006, Tool had the number one album with 10,000 Days.
- In 1978, Paul McCartney and Wings’ “With A Little Luck” was the top song in the country. It was the former Beatle’s sixth solo No. 1.
- In 1998, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was taken to a hospital following a heart attack he suffered during a band rehearsal.
- In 2012, Bee Gee Robin Gibb died from cancer at age 62.
- And in 2013, Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died at age 74 from cancer.
And that’s what happened today in rock history.
Original article by Dave Basner at iHeartRadio