On This Day
We take you back into classic rock’s history and legacy to note important events that happened on this date as well as celebrate the birthdays of major musical artists and mourn their passing.
Oct 16, 1966: Grace Slick Makes Airplane Debut
A heartthrob for men and role model for women within the 1960s counterculture, she sang the band’s two biggest hits: “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit”
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Oct 15, 2020: Dave Munden, Original Member of British Pop Group the Tremeloes, Dies
The group famously was selected, instead of the Beatles, by Decca Records in an audition. They earned eleven Top 10 singles in the U.K. including two #1s
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October 15, 1966: Monkees Record ‘I’m A Believer’
The song was written by a now-well known songwriter, who performed on the recording. Monkees-mania was in full swing as the single had orders of over 1 million copies
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October 15, 1988: UB40’s Unusual Path to #1
20 years after Neil Diamond’s single of “Red Red Wine” was issued and five years after UB40 first released it as a single, the song finally went #1
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The Story Behind the Drifters’ ‘Save the Last Dance For Me’
Doc Pomus wrote the lyrics from his wheelchair about watching his bride dance at their wedding. Dick Clark discovered the song’s huge potential
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Oct 12, 1969: Paul McCartney Death Rumors Begin
A Detroit DJ takes a call from a listener who tells him that when “Strawberry Fields Forever” is played backwards, a voice says, “Turn me on, dead man.” Then more clues surface
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Oct 12, 2021: Paddy Moloney, Leader of the Chieftains—Obituary
He founded the traditional Irish band nearly 6 decades ago, helping to popularize the music around the world, often collaborating with music’s biggest stars
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October 11, 2016: Rod Stewart is Knighted
Sir Roderick joins classic rockers Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Tom Jones and Van Morrison as a British knight
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Oct 11, 1990: Dave Grohl Plays First Nirvana Concert
Even before Grohl auditioned for Nirvana in September 1990, Kurt Cobain had seen him with the band Scream and noted, “That’s the kind of drummer we need”
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October 10, 2000: Dennis DeYoung Sues Styx
Long term creative and personal differences came to a head when the band went on tour without their singer, songwriter and keyboard player. So he sued
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