Today in rock history 20th January

1947 – Born on this day in Rock, George Grantham, drums, Poco,. 1948 – Drummer Mel Pritchard of English prog rock group Barclay James Harvest is born. 1951 – Born on this day, Ian Hill, bass, Judas Priest. 1952 – Paul Stanley, the guitarist with KISS who was once described as “the world’s most passionate man,” is born in Queens, N.Y. 1958 – KWK, a radio station in St. Louis, wraps up their “Record Breaking Week”. After the station manager Robert Convey decided rock ‘n’ roll should be banned from their airwaves, DJs were allowed to play every rock record in their library once on air and then smash it to pieces. 1964 – Meet the Beatles is released in the United States. 1965 – Alan Freed, the disc jockey who coined the term “rock `n’ roll,” dies. 1965 – The Rolling Stones appear on the season premiere of Shindig! They invite Howlin’ Wolf to be their guest on the show, then sit at his feet while the bluesman performs. 1967 – Filming begins at The UFO Club in London for a TV documentary about the famous psychedelic venue, featuring up and coming band Pink Floyd. 1967 – Paul McCartney records his vocal for the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life”. 1969 – Shooting for the Beatles documentary Let It Be moves to the basement of 3 Saville Row, where Apple have their headquarters. 1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono both cut their hair off in Denmark and declare it to be Year One. 1973 – Bob Dylan begins recording in Mexico City the soundtrack to Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, a Western starring Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn and himself. 1979 – Born on this day in rock, Rob Bourdon, drums, Linkin Park. 1982 – During a Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the audience threw an unconscious bat onto the stage. Thinking it was one of his rubber fakes, Ozzy picked it up and bit off its head. The singer was taken to hospital to be given a rabies injection. 1985 – Foreigner had their only UK No.1 single with ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’. 1988 – The Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Drifters, Bob Dylan and the Supremes are among those inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mike Love of The Beach Boys gave a speech where he insulted The Beatles, Mick Jagger, & Bruce Springsteen. 1997 – Ben and Jerry’s introduced ‘Phish food’, a new flavor of ice cream named after the rock group Phish. 1999 – Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, on probation for a 1997 heroin case, is arrested and faces a hearing for failing to provide a urine sample to his live-in drug treatment center. 2004 – Cold singer Scooter Ward denies the hard rockers have broken up after guitarist Terry Balsamo defects to join Evanescence.

Today in rock history 19th January

1943 – Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas. 1947 - Rod Evans, original singer for Deep Purple is born 1949 – Singer Robert Palmer is born in Batley, England. 1957 – Johnny Cash makes his first network TV appearance, on CBS’ “Jackie Gleason Show.” 1967 – Pink Floyd and Marmalade played at The Marquee Club, London. 1971 – The Beatles White Album was played in the courtroom at the Sharon Tate murder trial to find out if any songs could have influenced Charles Manson and his followers to commit murder. 1978 – Johnny Rotten was fired from The Sex Pistols for ‘not being weird enough anymore.’ 1980 – Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’, started a 15-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. 1988 – Bon Jovi’s and Motley Crue manager Doc McGhee pleaded guilty to importing more than 40,000lb of marijuana into the US. 1993 – A pre-inaugural gala in Landover, Md., toasting incoming president Bill Clinton features a reunion of Fleetwood Mac performing “Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow),” the unofficial campaign song for Clinton and his running mate, Al Gore. 1998 - Carl Perkins died of throat cancer after suffering multiple strokes at Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson, TN. He was 65 years old. 2000 – Tourism chiefs in Liverpool were banned from putting up motorway signs saying ‘Liverpool, the Birthplace Of The Beatles’, because the Highways Agency thought the signs would distract motorists. 2001 – It was reported that Paul McCartney was set to become the world’s first pop star billionaire. 2011 – Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler said on Tuesday the band would start work on its first new studio album in a decade, and promised that his new gig as a judge on “American Idol” would not get in the way. 2011 – Rockers Motley Crue have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming the band’s ‘Too Fast For Love’ album cover was used on merchandise. Live Nation and the band are being sued by Ron Toma, who claims he owns the rights to the photograph, presumably taken by Michael Pinter in 1981. Showing a close-up of a man wearing a belt and leather trousers.

Rock Talk - Ian Anderson

Part 1 1. Jethro Tull - Sweet dream 2. Jethro Tull - Steel monkey 3. Jethro Tull - Locomotive breath 4. Jethro Tull - Aqualung 5. Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick Part 2 1. Jethro Tull - Life is a long song 2. Jethro Tull - Too old to rock 'n' roll 3. Jethro Tull - Living in the past 4. Jethro Tull - Cross eyed Mary 5. Jethro Tull - Serenade to a cuckoo

Timesweep 21st January

Part 1 Timesweep looks at time 1. Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 2. Pink Floyd - Time 3. Quireboys - 7 'o' clock 4. The Who - 5.15 5. Peter Gabriel - Big time Part 2 A look at 1975 and 1972 1. Bachman Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet 2. Status Quo - Roll over lay down 3. Piglario - Loving you ain't easy 4. Python Lee Jackson - In a broken dream 5. Dr Hook - Sylvia's mother Part 3 Fools and foolishness 1. Robert Plant - Ship of fools 2. Whitesnake - Fool for your lovin' 3. The Beatles - Fool on the hill Part 4 This week in rock history 1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary 2. John Lennon - Instant karma 3. Tom Petty - Don't come around here no more 4. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Part 5 1. The Beatles - Get back 2. Elton John - Tiny dancer 3. Peter Gabriel - Steam Part 6 This week's birthdays 1. Mountain - Nantucket sleighride 2. Steve Miller Band - Jet airliner 3. Van Halen - Panama 4. Pink Floyd - Another brick in the wall part 2 5. Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight Part 7 1. Faith No More - Epic 2. Uriah Heep - Easy living 3. Small Faces -Afterglow of your love 4. Genesis - No son of mine Part 8 1. Jo Jo Gunne - Run run run 2. Whitesnake - In the still of the night 3. P.I.L. - Rise Part 9 Memories 1. Simple Minds - Don't you forget about me 2. Cream - Badge 3. The Who - Who are you 4. The Motors - Forget about you Part 10 1. Free - Remember 2. The Ramones - Do you remember rock and roll radio 3. Phil Collins - In the air tonight 4. The Byrds - Going back Part 11 1. Brice Springsteen - Glory days 2. Marillion - Kayleigh 3. Skid Row - I remember you 4. Cat Stevens - Remember the days of the old school yard

Brit Rock 21st January

1. White Stripes - Dead leaves and the dirty ground 2. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The zephyr song 3. Chad Kroger - Hero 4. Avril Lavigne - Complicated 5. Linkin Park - In the end 6. Sum 41 - In too deep 7. Status Quo - Jam side down 8. Alien Ant Farm - Movies 9. Nightwish - Phantom of the opera 10. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird 11. Free - A little bit of love 12. Frankie Miller - Be good to yourself 13. Janis Joplin - Mercedes benz 14. Fleetwood Mac - Oh well 15. Rare Bird - Sympathy 16. Paul McCartney - No other baby 17. Weezer - Beverley Hills 18. Oasis - Lyla 19. Rob Thomas - Lonely no more 20. Coldplay - Fix you 21. White Stripes - My doorbell 22. Deep Purple - Raptures of the deep 23. Thin Lizzy - Still in love with you 24. Aerosmith - What it takes 25. Gary Moore - Still got the blues 26. Johnny Winter - Walking by myself Hour three looks back to the first generation of rock. The 1960's and the 1970's 1. Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love 2. The Yardbirds - Shapes of things 3. Free - My brother Jake 4. The Beatles - While my guitar gently weeps 5. Cream - I feel free 6. Small Faces - Afterglow of your love 7. Badfinger - No matter what 8. The Doors - Love me two times 9. Juicy Lucy - Who do you love 10. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th street 11. T-Rex - Telegram Sam 12. Rod Stewart - Hot legs 13. Stephen Stills - Love the one you're with 14. Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Our house 15. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary 16. Buffalo Springfield - For what its worth

Today in rock history 18th January

1965 – The Rolling Stones recorded ‘The Last Time’ and ‘Play With Fire’ at the RCA studio in Hollywood, California. Phil Spector played acoustic guitar on ‘Play With Fire.’ 1967 – Jimi Hendrix recorded an appearance on UK TV show Top Of The Pops and also played a show at the Seven and a Half Club in Mayfair, London. 1974 – Former members from Free, (Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople, (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson, (Boz Burrell), formed Bad Company. 1975 – Status Quo were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Down Down’, the groups only UK No.1 from 50 Top 40 hits. 1980 – Capricorn Records, home of prominent Southern rock acts of the 1970s, files for bankruptcy. 1981 – Wendy O’Williams of The Plasmatics was arrested on stage at Milwaukee and was charged with the offence of simulating sex with a sledgehammer. 1989 – Dion, the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding and Stevie Wonder are among those inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1991 – During an AC/DC North American tour three fans were killed during a crush in a crowd at a gig in Salt Lake City. 1995 – Jerry Garcia crashes a rented BMW into a guardrail near Mill Valley, Calif. He emerges unscathed. 2000 – Loud-mouthed Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker earns a new opponent, the members of ’80s heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Rocker, who had come under fire from virtually every segment of American society for his remarks about immigrants and New Yorkers in a Sports Illustrated interview, had been known to make use of Twisted Sister’s “I Wanna Rock” to signal his insertion into a game. The band issues a statement insisting that the Atlanta Braves organization halt the practice.

Today in rock history 17th January

1948 – Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 left in 1974. 1963 – Appearing at The Marquee Club, London were the Cyril Davies All Stars, The Velvets and, bottom of the bill, The Rolling Stones. 1963 – The Beatles played at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and in the evening played at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. At the Majestic, every ticket had been sold in advance, leaving 500 disappointed fans waiting outside. 1964 – The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included, ‘You Better Move On’, ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘Bye Bye Johnny’ and ‘Money’. It peaked at No.15 on the UK charts. 1967 – The Daily Mail ran the story about a local council survey finding 4,000 holes in the road in Lancashire inspiring John Lennon’s contribution to The Beatles song "A day in the life". 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for Radio Luxembourg’s Ready Steady Radio. The band ran up a bar bill of £2.5 shillings, ($6.21), which they were unable to pay. 1970 – Appearing at the Felt Forum New York City, The Doors. The show was recorded for the bands forthcoming ‘Absolutely Live’ album. 1971 – Born on this day, Kid Rock. 1975 - Bob Dylan released Blood on the Tracks, an album which has gone on to be recognized as one of Dylan’s best albums. 1984 – No. 1 US Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” Yes. 1996 – In a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, N.Y., Pink Floyd are officially inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame. 2002 – Metallica’s James Hetfield and his wife Francesca welcome the birth of their third child, a baby girl named Marcella. 2005 – Tenacious D drafts a formidable roster of guests to lend a hand at its benefit for Asian tsunami relief at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theatre. The show features solo sets from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Queens of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, and Beck, all of whom stick around for a show-closing jam. 2008 – The Police played the first nine dates in Australian and New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on their 152-date Reunion tour. 2011 – Don Kirshner,who’s guiding light led some of POP’s biggest stars from the 1950s thru the 1970s, died today of Heart failure in his home in Boca Raton, Fla at the age of 77. An early promoter of Pop/Rock music, he propelled the many careers of bands an