Today in rock history 6th March

1945 – Hugh Grundy (Zombies) is born. 1947 – David Gilmour of “Pink Floyd” is born today in 1947. 1965 – Rolling Stones are in Liverpool tracking a new record, “Got Live if You Want It”. 1967 – The Beatles recorded sound effects onto the song ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at Abbey Road studios in London. 1970 – The Beatles release “Let it Be” as a single in the UK. 1970 – Charles Manson releases his own LP, “Lie.” 1973 – Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’. 1975 -Led Zeppelin ‘s “Physical Graffiti” goes gold! 1989 – Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and wife give birth to Chelsea Anna Tyler. 2004 – David Crosby is arrested for leaving a bag of Marijuana, a knife and a loaded .45 gun in a hotel room in New York. 2005 – Metal DJ “Tommy Vance” dies from a stroke. His claim to fame is a a Rock show played on Friday nights for the BBC. 2005 – Welsh trio The Stereophonics top the U.K. singles chart with “Dakota.”

Today in rock history 5th March

1965 – The Mannish Boys released their debut single ‘I Pity The Fool’, featuring a young David Bowie. 1965 – Rolling Stones begin tour of UK, supported by the Hollies, Goldie and Gingerbreads. 1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono check into the London Clinic. Later in the month the couple begin a primal-scream course. 1971 – Led Zeppelin perform “Stairway to Heaven” in concert for the first time at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1971 – UK band Badfinger kicked off their first US tour appearing in Toledo, Ohio. 1973 –The former US manager of Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jeffrey was one of 68 people killed in a plane crash in France. Jeffery was en-route to a court appearance in London related to Hendrix. 1982 – John Belushi (Blues Brothers and SNL) dies. 1985 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” REO Speedwagon. 1992 – R.E.M. cleaned up in The Rolling Stone Music Awards winning Album of the year, for ‘Out Of Time’, Artist of the year, Best single for ‘Losing My Religion’, Best video for ‘Losing My Religion’ and Best band, Best guitarist and Best songwriter awards. 1994 – Grace Slick is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police at her Tiburon, Calif., home. The former Jefferson Starship lead singer later says she has been under stress 1995 – Bonzo Dog Band songwriter Vivian Stanshall dies in a fire at his home in Muswell Hill, England. 2001 – KISS frontman Paul Stanley is served divorce papers from his wife of nine years. Pamela Bowen Stanley cites irreconcilable differences. 2002 – The first episode of ‘The Osbournes’ TV show was aired on MTV in the US. 2005 – Guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, who left Korn after finding God, is baptised in Israel’s Jordan River along with 20 other members of his church, the Valley Bible Fellowship. 2007 – Records by the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon were chosen for preservation by the US Library of Congress.

Timesweep 5th March

To hear the finest classic rock show in the world bar none, go to the website and choose a station. www.dominicforbes.co.nr/ Part 1 1. Motley Crue - Shout at the devil 2. Iron Maiden - 666 the number of the beast 3. Charlie Daniels Band - The devil went down to Georgia 4. Van Halen - Running with the devil 5. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the devil Part 2 1. ACDC - Highway to hell 2. INXS - Devil inside 3. Tenacious D - Tribute 4. The Cult - 'Lil devil 5. Alice Cooper - Devil's food 6. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jackie blue Part 3 1. Led Zeppelin - Communication breakdown 2. Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning wheel 3. David Bowie - Space oddity Part 4 1. Three Dog Night - Mama told me not to come 2. The Eagles - Take it to the limit 3. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer 4. Boston - Peace of mind Part 5 1. Pearl Jam - Jeremy 2. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - Circle 3. Vanilla Fudge - You keep me hanging on 4. Badfinger - Come and get it 5. Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name Part 6 1. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood nights 2. Graham Bonnet - Night games 3. Paul McCartney - Every night 4. Moody Blues - Night in white satin Part 7 1. Small Faces - Tin soldier 2. Bad Company - Bad Company 3. The Clash - Should I stay or should I go Part 8 1. John Lennon - Stand by me 2. Huey Lewis & The News - Jacob's ladder 3. Jethro Tull - Aqualung 4. Sex Pistols - Holidays in the sun Part 9 1. Motorhead - Ace of spades 2. Saxon - Wheels of steel 3. Iron Maiden - Running free 4. Rush - Spirit of radio 5. Pete Townshend - Let my love open the door Part 10 1. The Scorpions - The zoo 2. The Ramones - Do you remember rock & roll radio 3. Journey - Any way you want it Part 11 1. The Pretenders - Talk of the town 2. Dire Straits - Tunnel of love 3. The Jam - Start 4. REM - Stand

Brit Rock 5th March

To hear the finest mainstream rock show in the world bar none, go to the website and choose a station. www.dominicforbes.co.nr/ 1. Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 2. Pink Floyd - Time 3. The Quireboys - 7 o' clock 4. The Who - 5.15 5. Deep Purple - Highway star 6. Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown traffic 7. Golden Earring - Radar love 8. Queen - I'm in love with my car 9. Bruce Springsteen - Cadillac ranch 10. Tom Cochrane - Life is a highway 11. Terraplane - I can't live without your love 12. Thunder - Dirty love Hour two and I'm joined by Biff Byford from Saxon. 13. Saxon - Live to rock 14. Saxon - Solid ball of rock 15. Saxon - Battering ram 16. Saxon - Denim and leather 17. Saxon - Wheels of steel 18. Saxon - Princess of the night 19. Saxon - If I was you 20. Saxon - And the bands played on 21. Saxon - 747 strangers in the night 22. Girlschool - Race with the devil 23. Diamond Head - In the heat of the night Hour three is an hour of glam rock 1. The Sweet - Ballroom blitz 2. Slade - Cum on feel the noize 3. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 4. T-Rex - Jeepster 5. Roxy Music - Do the strand 6. Suzi Quatro - If you can't give me love 7. Hanoi Rocks - Up around the bend 8. The Darkness - Friday night 9. Alice Cooper - School's out 10. Geordie - I can do it 11. Alvin Stardust - Jealous mind 12. Wizzard - Angel fingers 13. Sparks - The number one song in heaven 14. Mott The Hoople - All the way from Memphis 15. David Essex - Rock on

Today in rock history 4th March

1948 – Chris Squire (Yes) is born. 1950 – Billy Gibbons of ‘ZZ Top’ is born! 1963 – Jason Newstead (Bassist for Metallica) is Born. 1966 – John Lennon, in an interview in the London Evening Standard, creates international controversy with his remark that the Beatles “are probably bigger than Jesus right now.” 1970 – In Tampa, Fla., Janis Joplin is fined $200 for using obscene language during a November 1969 concert there. 1977 – The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the El Mocambo a small club in Toronto, Canada. 1982 – Rolling Stone announces that Moon Unit Zappa and Dweezil Zappa have united to form Fred Zeppelin. Their first single, they say, will be called “My Mother Is a Space Cadet.” 1986 – The Band’s pianist, Richard Manuel, commits suicide by hanging himself. 2003 – At a show in Jacksonville, Fla., Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band play Hank Ballard’s “Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go,” in honor of the songwriter, who died on March 2. 2011 -Courtney Love settle her lawsuit with Dawn Simorangkir, fashion designer, who claimed that Love defamed her in a series of messages on Twitter last year.

Today in rock history 3rd March

1966 – Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles. 1967 – Jeff Beck Group, featuring Ron Wood and Aynsley Dunbar, makes its stage debut in London (at Finsbury Park Astoria). 1967 – After a promoter refuses to pay the Animals an advance for their concert in Ottawa, the band decides not to play. The audience riots and causes $5,000 in damages. 1968 – The Grateful Dead celebrate their move from Haight-Ashbury to Marin County with a special farewell concert in San Francisco. 1969 – Led Zeppelin recorded their first BBC Radio 1 ‘Top Gear’ session during the afternoon at the Playhouse Theatre in London, England. 1973 – Slade: Cum on Feel the Noize UK 45 No. 1 Chart Topper. 1978 – Van Halen opens its first tour at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The group’s contract specifies that M&Ms be provided to the group during the stint with the brown candies removed. 1983 – A member of Hell’s Angels testifies to a Senate judiciary panel. He says the infamous motorcycle gang’s California chapter has had a murder contract out on Mick Jagger for the past 14 years and has tried to kill him twice. 1986 – Metallica released their highly influential album, Master of Puppets, considered by many in the metal community to be the best metal album of all time. 1994 – The Smashing Pumpkins were banned from appearing on BBC TV’s ‘Top Of The Pops’, due to the content of the songs lyrics. The bands single ‘Disarm’ was this weeks highest new entry. 1999 – US music professor Peter Jeffrey went to court to sue The Smashing Pumpkins, their promoters and a company who make ear plugs after claiming his hearing was damaged at a concert in Connecticut. 2003 – Ray Jackson who found fame with Lindisfarne took out legal action against Rod Stewart over his 1970s hit song ‘Maggie May.’ Jackson claimed he came up with the worldwide hit’s classic mandolin melody and claimed he may have lost at least £1m because he was not credited for the track’s distinctive “hook.” 2009 – To celebrate the release of U2’s twelfth studio album and their appearance every night for a week on The Late Show with David Letterman, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg temporarily renamed part of 53rd street in Midtown Manhattan U2 Way. 2012 – Guitarist extraordinaire, Ronnie Montrose passed away

Today in rock history 2nd March

1942 – Lou Reed (Louis Firbank) is born in Freeport, N.Y. 1947 – Keyboardist Josef Chirowski, who has played with Alice Cooper and Peter Gabriel, is born in Germany. 1949 – Rory Gallagher is born in Ballyshannon. 1956 – Mark Evans (AC/DC) is born. 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) is born. 1964 – Beatles begin work on their first movie Hard Day’s Night in London, with director Richard Lester. 1964 – George Harrison meets his (and Eric Clapton’s) future spouse Pattie Boyd. 1968 – Blue Cheer give birth to heavy metal when their interpretation of “Summertime Blues” is released. The single goes to No. 14. 1975 – Linda McCartney is arrested on charges of marijuana possession after Los Angeles police pull the McCartneys over for allegedly running a red light and smell a familiar musk emerging from their Lincoln Continental. Driver Paul is not charged. 1983 – Compact disc launched. 1985 – Bryan Adams’ Reckless hits UK LP chart. 1991 – 21 years after it’s first release ‘All Right Now’, by Free made No.2 in the UK singles chart after being re-issued to coincide with its use in a Wrigleys Chewing gum TV ad. 1999 – Neil Young launches a solo tour in Vancouver, B.C. It is his first completely solo outing in more than 25 years. 1999 – The Las Vegas House of Blues opens with a performance by Bob Dylan. U2’s Bono joins him to sing “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” 2007 – Jimi Hendrix was crowned the ‘wildest guitar hero’ of all-time in a poll of music fans for Classic Rock magazine. 2008 – Canadian guitarist, singer, Jeff Healey, died of cancer. 2010 – At a Ozzy Osbourne book signing at a Florida Barnes & Noble turned dramatic when the bomb squad was called in, due to a fan with some marijuana and homemade fireworks.