Today in rock history 12th July

1943 - Christine McVie-keyboardist and singer for Fleetwood Mac is born 1950 - Eric Carr-drummer for Kiss is born 1952 – Bassist Phil Kramer of Iron Butterfly is born in Youngstown, Ohio. 1954 – Elvis Presley signs his first recording contract (Sun Records) and quits his job as a truck driver. 1962 – The Rolling Stones make their performing debut at the Marquee Club in London. 1969 – Blind Faith makes its live debut in the United States at Madison Square Garden in New York. 1970 – A solo Janis Joplin plays her first gig backed by the Full Tilt Boogie Band in Louisville, Ky. 1979 – Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice joins Whitesnake 1992 – Police arrest Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose at New York’s Kennedy Airport on charges related to a 1991 incident at a concert in St. Louis. The singer is said to have started a melee by diving into a crowd during the Guns N’ Roses concert. 1999 – Limp Bizkit frontman and Interscope senior executive Fred Durst is arrested in St. Paul, Minn. after allegedly kicking a local security guard in the head during the band’s show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. 2000 -A statue honoring John Lennon is unveiled in London. The sculpture is of a handgun with a knotted barrel. 2003 –Rob Halford announces he’s rejoining Judas Priest for a new album and tour – their first together in 13 years. 2005 – Veteran rock group INXS emerges from the land down under with a new record deal and a very public search for a new singer. The band launches their reality show, Rock Star: INXS, to replace late frontman Michael Hutchence, who committed suicide in 1997. 2012 – The Rolling Stones release “The Rolling Stones: 50″ Photo album 2012 – Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, quits‘American Idol’ for the following season,saying he wants to dedicate himself to his band. “I strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I’m back,”

Today in rock history 11th July

1960 – Richie Sambora, guitar god with Bon Jovi and owner of a great set of teeth, is born in New Jersey. 1969 – Led Zeppelin play at Laurel Pop Festival 1969 – David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” album is released 1979 – Los Angeles’ Bruin Theatre hosts the premiere of Rust Never Sleeps, a concert film directed by Neil Young. 1987 – Heart are at the top the American singles charts with their ballad, “Alone.” 1995 – R.E.M.’s Mike Mills becomes yet another rock casualty on the ill-fated Monster tour. He undergoes abdominal surgery while the band is in Germany. 1998 – MTV airs “Beastiography,” a special profiling the Beastie Boys. 1999 – Limp Bizkit started a three week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Significant Other’ the bands first US No.1. 2002 – The funeral of The Who’s bass player John Entwistle took place at a church in The Cotswolds. More than 200 mourners filed into the 12th century church of St Edward in Stow-on-the-wold 2004 – Lenny Kravitz, Avril Lavigne, Jamelia, Alanis Morisette, Nelly Furtado, The Corrs and Lionel Richie all play the Prince’s Trust concert held in London’s Hyde Park. 2013 – Sammy Hagar’s new album has such great talent as, Neal Schon, Joe Satriani, Nancy Wilson

Today in rock history 10th July

1949 – Ronnie James Dio is born in Portsmouth, N.H. 1952 – Memphis producer and Sun Studios owner Sam Phillips records the last of five sessions with bluesman Howlin’ Wolf. 1954 – Memphis’ WHBQ plays Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right (Mama)” for the first time. 1964 – An estimated 200,000 people lines the route the Beatles take to a civic reception in Liverpool, England, where their film A Hard Day’s Night has its premiere in the North of England. 1965 – The Rolling Stones have their first American No. 1 with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” 1966 – On The Ed Sullivan Show tonight, Ed plays host to those naughty Rolling Stones. 1968 – After they burn an American flag onstage, the Nice (“America”) are banned from London’s Royal Albert Hall. 1969 – Rolling Stone Brian Jones is buried in the Priory Road Cemetery in Cheltenham, England, following a funeral attended by the Rolling Stones minus Mick Jagger, who is in Australia filming Ned Kelly. 1972 – Harry Nilsson releases his Son of Schmilsson album, featuring contributions from George Harrison and Ringo Starr. 1975 – Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman a mere 10 days after they were married. 1979 – Chuck Berry is sentenced to four months in jail for income tax evasion. 1984 – Huey Lewis & the News sing the national anthem at the All-Star baseball game In San Francisco. 1986 – Jerry Garcia slips into a diabetic coma. 1993 – Bob Seger marries Juanita Doricott. 1994 – Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax marries Debbie Leavitt. 1997 – Chrissie Hynde marries Lucho Brieva, an artist from Colombia who is 14 years her junior.

Today in rock history 9th July

1946 – Bon (Ronald Belford) Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, is born in Kirriemuir, Scotland. 1966 – The Troggs’ “Wild Thing” enters the top 40. 1971 – Jim Morrison is buried in Paris’ Pere Lachaise Cemetery, his family having disowned him. The often-vandalized grave becomes a shrine for fans. 1972 – Paul McCartney’s Wings makes its concert debut in Chateauvillon, France. It is McCartney’s first live performance since the breakup of the Beatles. 1978 – The Rolling Stones drop in on Chicago’s Quiet Knight club to jam with hero Muddy Waters. 1990 – After complaining of an inflamed finger at a Glasgow, Scotland, concert, Keith Richards discovers the digit has gone septic. 1996 – For the first time, Deep Purple play “Smoke on the Water” in the Swiss city that inspired the tune. The band wrote “Smoke on the Water” after surviving a nightclub fire in Montreux. 1998 – Scott Weiland misses his second court date, stemming from drug possession charges earlier in the year. 1999 – The marriage between Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is annulled in an English court. 2001 – James Hetfield, lead singer and guitarist of hard rock act Metallica, checks himself into an undisclosed rehab facility “to undergo treatment for alcoholism and other addictions.” 2003 – The White Stripes guitarist/singer Jack White is in a car accident in his native Detroit, leaving him with a compound fracture to his left index finger. 2004 – Courtney Love is rushed to hospital in New York with what her lawyer calls “a gynecological medical condition.” 2006 – A plaque is stolen from Bon Scott’s grave in Western Australia on what would have been the late AC/DC frontman’s 60th birthday. 2010 – Slash featuring Myles Kennedy with special guest Fergie to perform at Sunset Strip Music Festival

Today in rock history 8th July

1944 - Jaimoe Johanson,drummer for The Allman Brothers Band born 1954 – Producer Sam Phillips took an acetate recording of Elvis Presley singing ‘That’s All Right’ to Memphis radio station WHBQ DJ Dewey Phillips. 1956 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock,” Bill Haley & His Comets. The song is the opening theme for the film “The Blackboard Jungle,” starring Glenn Ford and inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982. 1969: Marianne Faithfull collapsed due to a barbiturate overdose on the set of Ned Kelly after Mick Jagger told her their relationship was over and was sent to a Sydney hospital. She was later dropped from the movie. 1970 – Beck Hansen born today 1971: A mini riot broke out during a Mott the Hoople concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall, which caused the venue to temporarily ban rock concerts. 1984 – At Wembley Stadium, Bob Dylan is joined by U2’s Bono and Van Morrison. All three unite for a spin through “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.” 2000 – Halfway into the first song of the band’s encore for their Mannheim, Germany show, Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers falls losing his footing and plunges 10-feet off the front of the stage and into the photographers’ pit. 2003 – A tooth and lock of hair reputedly belonging to Elvis Presley turns up for sale on eBay. 2003 – Canadian rockers Nickelback film the video to “Someday” with director Nigel Dick in their Vancouver hometown. 2003 – Upon the release of the 2003 UN Human Development report, U2 singer and campaigner Bono says he’s “about to bang a lot of dustbin lids” if the problem of global poverty is not addressed soon. 2003 – David Lee Roth releases Diamond Dave during the course of which he butchers – I mean, covers – The Doors’ “Soul Kitchen,” Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 was 9″ and The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows.” 2004 – Scott Weiland, formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and lately of the chart-topping Velvet Revolver, is given three years probation after being found guilty of DUI in a Los Angeles court. 2004 – Mark Purseglove known as the world’s ‘biggest bootlegger’ was sentenced to 3 years 6 months jail by Blackfriars Crown Court. Purseglove had built up a £15 million pirate CD empire by bootlegging live concerts of some of the world’s biggest stars including The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd. 2010 – Bret Michaels’ doctors deny rumours that singer faked medical emergencies 2010 – Ozzy Osbourne has said he was against the idea of replacing Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake’s work on his first two solo albums.

Timesweep 9th July

All details and stations can be found at dominicforbes.org Part 1 Back to 1967 1. Spencer David Group - I'm a man 2. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy lady 3. Love - Alone again or 4. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's 5. Loving Spoonful - Darling be home soon 6. Moody Blues - Nights in white satin Part 2 Cover versions 1. Van Halen - You really got me 2. Black Crowes - Hard to handle 3. Metallica - Whiskey in the jar 4. Saxon - Ride like the wind 5. Nirvana - The man who sold the world Part 3 Hard liquor 1. George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers - One bourbon, one scotch, one beer 2. ZZ Top - Whiskey and women 3. Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar Part 4 This week in rock history 1. Steppenwolf - Born to be wild 2. Steve Miller Band - Rockin' me 3. Pink Floyd - Learning to fly Part 5 1. Guns 'N' Roses - Civil war 2. Kiss - Calling doctor love 3. Peter Gabriel - Games without frontiers Part 6 More songs about hard drinking 1. The Doors - Alabama song (whiskey bar) 2. Kiss - Cold gin 3. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Whiskey rock-a-roller Part 7 This week rocking birthday 1. ACDC - Touch too much 2. Dio - Rainbow in the dark 3. Bon Jovi - Bad medicine 4. The Byrds - My back pages 5. Spencer Davis Group - Gimme some lovin' Part 8 1. Yes - Owner of a lonely heart 2. New York Dolls - Personality crisis 3. Joe Satriani - Sleeping with the enemy 4. Eric Clapton - Behind the mask Part 9 And it's back to 1983 1. Talking Heads - Burning down the house 2. Def Leppard - Photograph 3. Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus 4. Meatloaf - Midnight at the lost and found Part 10 1. Journey - Seperate ways 2. Bryan Adams - Cuts like a knife 3. Mark Knopfler - Theme from Local Hero Part 11 1. ZZ Top - Gimme all your loving 2. Big Country - Chance 3. U2 - Two hearts beat as one 4. Billy Idol - White wedding 5. The Clash - Should I stay or should I go

Brit Rock 9th July

All details and stations can be found at dominicforbes.org 1. James Gang - Crusin' down the highway 2. Family - Burlesque 3. World War Me - War zone 4. Radiohead - Just 5. Biters - City ain't the same 6. ACDC - Thunderstruck 7. Skunk Anansie - Hedonism (just because you feel good) 8. Guns 'N' Roses - Better 9. Rainbow - Can't happen here 10. Aerosmith - Cryin' 11. Iron Maiden - Transylvania 12. Van Halen - Eruption 13. T-Rex - Jeepster 14. Curved Air - Back street luv 15. Santana - Black magic woman 16. Badfinger - Day after day 17. Jethro Tull - Aqualung 18. Black Sabbath - Iron man 19. David Bowie - Oh you pretty things 20. Redbone - Witch queen on New Orleans 21. Janis Joplin - Mercedes benz 22. CCS - Walking 23. The Who - Won't get fooled again It's an hour of the rocking blues for hour three 1. Gary Moore - Walking by myself 2. George Thoroughgood - Ride on Josephine 3. Brian Seltzer - Everybody's up to something 4. Aerosmith - Never loved a girl 5. Walter Trout - Maybe a fool 6. Eric Clapton - Before you accuse me 7. Whitesnake - Trouble 8. ZZ Top - La grange 9. The Doors - Roadhouse blues 10. Rolling Stones - Little red rooster 11. The Animals - I'm cryin' 12. Canned Heat - On the road again 13. Tinsley Ellis - Highway man 14. Joe Bonamassa - Stop