Today in rock history June 18th

1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool

1942 - Carl Radle-bassist for Derek and the Dominos is born

1959 – R&B legend Fats Domino records “I Want to Walk You Home” in New Orleans.

1967 – After an argument between Jimi Hendrix and the Who over who’s going to close the Monterey festival, Hendrix plays an incendiary set that sees him light his guitar on fire.

1968 – London’s National Theatre premieres In His Own Write, an adaptation of the writings of John Lennon.

1977 – Boston earned their third top 40 single in the U.S. when “Peace of Mind” peaked at number 38

1977 – Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook are stabbed by a gang who, safe to say, are not Sex Pistols fans.

1977 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers supported by The Boomtown Rats appeared at Friars, Aylesbury,

1984 – At New York’s Madison Square Garden, nutty Judas Priest fans tear up hundreds of seats as their idol performs.

1987 – A concertgoer sues Motley Crue, claiming that she went deaf because their PA was turned up too loud.

1996 – Beck’s fourth full-length album, “Odelay,” is released.

1997 – During a North American tour U2 played the first of two nights at Oakland Coliseum, San Francisco supported by Oasis.

1998 – Heart embarks on a U.S. in Chicago. Other tour stops include Detroit and Los Angeles.

2002 – U2 lost a bid to prevent the demolition of Hanover Quay studio in Dublin.

2011 - Clarence Clemons dies at the age of 69.

Today in rock history June 17th

1930 – Born on this day, Cliff Gallup, guitarist, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps,

1947 – Born on this day, Greg Rolie, Santana,

1963 – The Rolling Stones released their first UK single, ‘Come On’, it peaked at No.21 on the UK chart.

1965 – Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles completed work on the new Paul McCartney song ‘Yesterday’ with the overdubbing of an additional vocal track by McCartney and a string quartet.

1966 - Guitarist Peter Green joined John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

1972 -  The Grateful Dead played for the last time with founding member, organist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

1972 – The Rolling Stones album ‘Exile On Main Street’ started a four-week run at the top of the US charts

1978 -  Jefferson Starship cancelled their appearance at Germany’s Lorelei Festival due to Grace Slick being too inebriated to perform.

1980 -  Van Halen kicked off a 6-date UK tour at Newcastle City Hall.

1980 - Led Zeppelin kicked off their Tour Over Europe at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. This would be their final tour.

1991 – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (Van Halen) is released this day

1999 – A teenage girl was crushed to death during a gig by Hole at the Hultsfred Festival, Sweden.

2005 – Karl Mueller, bassist and founding member of the Minneapolis-based rock act Soul Asylum, dies at his home. He was 41.

2006 - The Rolling Stones announced that Ron Wood entered rehab for alcohol dependency. He did rejoin their A Bigger Bang tour when it resumed in July.

2007 – The Traveling Wilburys went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Collection.’

2015 - In an interview with Forbes magazine, former Cream drummer Ginger Baker had some unkind words for Led Zeppelin. "Jimmy's [Page] a good player, I don't think Led Zeppelin filled the void that Cream left, but they made a lot of money."

2017 - After a nearly three year delay, a 2.5 acre piece of land called Jimi Hendrix Park opened in Seattle's Central district.

Today in rock history June 16th

1953 - Ian Mosley-drummer for Marillion born today

1966 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (featuring guitarist Eric Clapton), appeared at The Marquee Club, London

1967 – Canned Heat performs at the Monterey (Calif.) Pop Festival, leading to a contract with Liberty Records.

1967 - Pink Floyd released their second single “See Emily Play”. Syd Barrett wrote the song about seeing a girl named Emily sleeping in the woods after taking a psychedelic drug.

1969 – Free appeared at Friars, Aylesbury

1973 – Suzi Quatro had her first UK No.1 single with the Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman song ‘Can The Can’

1979 – The Electric Light Orchestra started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Discovery’ their first No.1 LP,

1982 – Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott dies following a period of cocaine and heroin addiction.

1982 – Donny Vanzant of 38 Special was arrested on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma, (a dry town) for drinking alcohol in a public place.

1994 – Kristen Pfaff is found dead in her bathtub with syringes and other suspected drug paraphernalia nearby. The 26-year-old was the bass player for Hole, the band of Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love.

1995 -  Pearl Jam kicked off their first American tour without the involvement of Ticketmaster in Casper, WY. The band accused them of monopolizing the ticket industry.

1996 – Metallica went to No.1 on the UK album charts with their album ‘Load’.

1996 – Rage Against The Machine, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Fugees, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Lee Hooker, Beck, Sonic Youth, Yoko Ono, De La Soul and Richie Havens all appeared at the two-day Tibetan Freedom Concert, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco:

1999 – Screaming Lord Sutch was found dead after hanging himself. The singer turned politician was 58.

2004 – Velvet Revolver, the rock group made up of Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland and ex-members of Guns N’ Roses, top the U.S. album charts with their debut, Contraband.

2006 – Deep Purple perform a concert to inspire the Croatian soccer squad after their 1-0 defeat to Brazil in the World Cup.

2006 - Def Leppard was the first group inducted to the Sheffield Legends, a walk of fame in their hometown of Sheffield, U.K.

2007 -  Rod Stewart married his girlfriend of seven years, Penny Lancaster on the Italian Riviera.

2013 - Black Sabbath established a new UK chart record for the longest gap between #1 albums when their new release, "13" debuted at the top, 42 years and 8 months after their second album "Paranoid" reached the peak.

2016 - Meat Loaf was hospitalized after collapsing during a concert in Edmonton, Alberta. The singer, whose real name is Marvin Lee Aday, was later listed in "stable and in good condition" and was expected to make a full recovery.

Today in rock history 15th June

1941 – Singer Nilsson (Harry Edward Nelson III) is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.

1943 – Muff Winwood of The Spencer Davis Group is born

1946 - Noddy Holder-singer for Slade born today in Staffordshire

1949 – Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply is born in Melbourne, Australia.

1951 – Born on this day, Steve Walsh, Kansas

1964 – The Beatles touring Australia played two sets at the Festival Hall, Melbourne

1964 – The Rolling Stones paid £1,500 ($2,500) in return air fares from America back to the UK to honour a booking made a year earlier for £100 ($170) at Magdalen College Oxford.

1965 – Bob Dylan recorded what would be his first ‘electric’ hit, ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ which peaked at No.2 in the US and No.4 on the UK singles chart.

1965 – The Rolling Stones kicked off an 8-date mini-European tour at The Odeon Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, supported by The Hollies.

1967 – Guitarist Peter Green quit the John Mayall Band. Green went on to form Fleetwood Mac.

1969 – During a UK tour Led Zeppelin appeared at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester

1970 – Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac married Jenny Boyd

1976 – The Sex Pistols recorded their first demos in Clapham’s Majestic studios followed by a gig that night at The 100 Club, London.

1977 – Alice Cooper’s boa constrictor, a mainstay of his stage act, dies after being bitten by a rat.

1977 – The Sex Pistols held a party on a boat as it sailed down The River Thames in London. The Pistols performed ‘Anarchy In The UK’ outside The Houses Of Parliament resulting in members from the party being arrested when the boat docked later that day.

1985 – Dire Straits started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with, ‘Brothers In Arms’.

1986 – U2 and Sting headlined a concert in New Jersey celebrating 25 years of Amnesty International.

1988 – During Bruce Springsteen’s stay in Rome during a world tour a photographer took a shot of Bruce in his underpants sharing an intimate moment with his backing singer Patti Scialfa. The picture confirmed the rumours that Bruce and Patti were having an affair.

1989 – Nirvana’s debut album ‘Bleach’ was released in the US. The title for the album came from a poster ‘Bleach Your Works’ urging drug users to bleach their needles.

1999 – “No Boundaries,” a compilation album created for the benefit of the refugees of Kosovo, is released by Epic Records. The 16-track set features rare, live and previously unreleased special versions of songs by an array of musicians, including Pearl Jam, Alanis Morissette, Neil Young, Rage Against the Machine, Oasis, Korn, and others.

2002 – A rare autographed copy of The Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at auction for £34,000 ($57,800), more than five times the estimated price.

2003 – Metallica were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘St Anger’, the bands fourth US No.1, a No.3 hit in the UK.

2008 – Liverpool was voted England’s most musical city in a national campaign set up by the Arts Council.

2012 – Asia announce the release of their new album ‘XXX’

Today in rock history 14th June

1945 – Born on this day, Rod Argent, keyboards, The Zombies

1949 – Born on this day, Jim Lea, bass, piano, violin, Slade

1949 – Born on this day, Alan White, drummer, Plastic Ono Band and Yes

1963 – Born on this day, Chris Degarmo, Queensryche

1964 – Touring Australia, The Beatles arrived in Melbourne and were greeted at the airport by over 5,000 fans.

1968 – Pink Floyd appeared at the Midsummer Ball, University College London, Bloomsbury

1969 – Mick Taylor is introduced to the media as the new guitarist in the Rolling Stones during a photo call in London’s Hyde Park.

1970 – Derek and the Dominoes played their first gig when they appeared at London’s Lyceum.

1980 – Peter Gabriel scored his first UK No.1 album with his third solo release ‘Peter Gabriel’.

1982 – The Pretenders fire bass player Pete Farndon. Two days later the band’s guitar player, James Honeyman-Scott, dies. Farndon dies of a drug overdose in 1983.

1986 – Three fans died during an Ozzy Osbourne gig at Long Beach Arena, California after falling from a balcony.

1986 – Queen scored their 5th UK No.1 album with ‘A Kind Of Magic’, featuring the single ‘One Vision’.

1995 - Police in Columbus, OH received 20 complaints of noise that a Ted Nugent concert was too loud. Nugent didn’t turn down the volume because he was within the legal noise limits.

1995 – Irish rock great Rory Gallagher dies at age 47 in London from complications following a liver transplant.

2001 – Charlie Daniels opens the Charlie Daniels Museum in downtown Nashville.

2002 – Mick Jagger became a Sir when he was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

2003 – Bryan Adams, Iggy Pop and Paul Weller all appeared at a weekend festival at The Isle Of Wight.

2016 - Henry McCullough, who played guitar for Paul McCartney's band, Wings, passed away at the age of 72.

2017 - The National Music Publishers Association announced at their annual meeting in New York that from here on, Yoko Ono would receive song writing credit on John Lennon's "Imagine".

Today in rock history 13th June

1949 – Born on this day, Dennis Locorriere, guitar, Dr Hook

1951 – Born on this day, Howard Lees, Heart

1963 – Born on this day, Robbie Merrill, bassist, Godsmack

1969 – The Rolling Stones held a photo call in Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor.

1970 – Rivers Cuomo, Weezer’s lead singer is born

1975 – John Lennon makes his last TV appearance to sing “Imagine.” He retires soon after to become a house husband and raise his son Sean.

1980 – Roadie the movie opened this week in the U.S. Meat Loaf starred as a road manager for rock groups, trying to solve all problems thrown his way by spoiled rock stars.

1984 – The Jacksons’ “State of Shock,” with Mick Jagger doing guest vocals, is released.

1987 -  Whitesnake peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with their self-titled album which went on to sell eight million copies in the U.S.

1995 – Alanis Morissette released ‘Jagged Little Pill’. The album went on to sell over 30 million copies world-wide making Morissette the first female Canadian to score a US No.1 album.

2003 – The elder statesman of music were rewarded in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their services to music. Sting was awarded a CBE, Gerry Marsden an MBE, Errol Brown an MBE and Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour a CBE.

2003 – The Arctic Monkeys made their live debut at The Grapes pub in Sheffield, England. They received £27 from ticket sales.

2005 – Canada’s largest specialist music retailer HMV Canada pulls all of Alanis Morissette’s products from its shelves in protest to a North American deal that gives Starbucks six-weeks exclusive rights to sell Morissette

2011 – Clarence Clemmons, known for his work in the E Street band with Bruce Springsteen, suffered a stroke.

2017 - Anita Pallenberg, an actress and model who had three children with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, passed away at the age of 73.

Today in rock history 12th June

1951 - Bun E. Carlos-drummer for Cheap Trick born today

1951 - Brad Delp-singer for Boston is born in Boston

1965 – All four of the Beatles are named to receive MBE’s in Queen Elizabeth’s Birthdays Honours List.

1966 - The Dave Clark Five made their record breaking twelfth appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The band later made six more appearances, a record for a British band.

1970 - The Guess Who performed at the White House for an audience which included Prince Charles and the Nixons. Mrs. Nixon requested that they drop “American Woman” from the set.

1972: John Lennon released his third post-Beatles album Some Time in New York City his fourth album with Yoko Ono.

1977 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Dreams,” Fleetwood Mac.

1982 -  Jackson Browne, Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen & James Taylor were among the 750,000 in attendance for the Rally for Nuclear Disarmament at Central Park in New York City, the largest political rally in U.S. history.

1993 -  Rod Stewart entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at number two with Unplugged…and Seated which was Stewart’s second live album. It contained his first performance with Ronnie Wood in nearly 20 years & went on to sell three million copies in the U.S.

1998 – John Fogerty cancels the first date of his U.S. tour because it conflicts with Game 5 of the NBA Finals, in which the Chicago Bulls face the Utah Jazz.

2005 – Pink Floyd announced they would reunite with former bassist Roger Waters, who left the band in 1985, on July 2 for the Live 8 London concert. This would be the first time the band had played together as a quartet since The Wall tour in 1981.

2006 – Korn are forced to cancel their European tour after singer Jonathan Davis is hospitalized to treat a blood disorder.

2012: Pearl Jam’s former chief financial officer Rickey Goodrich was charged with thirty-three counts of theft for allegedly stealing $380,000 from the band’s management company & spending the money on lavish vacations, spa treatments, life insurance & pricey California wines.