Rock History

December 26th 1963 Capitol Records (U.S.) release “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” Capitol who had passed on The Beatles, finally jumps on the bandwagon Until “Hey Jude” it’s The Beatles best-selling single.  1981 AC/DC close out the year at #1 on the Billboard 200 with “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You).” MORE…

December 25th 1959 Ringo Starr gets a set of drums for Christmas. After a spell with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, he lands with The Beatles. 1996 The film “The People Vs Larry Flint,” starring the ever-charming Courtney Love (Hole), premieres. 2003 The film “Cold Mountain” opens in theaters. Jack White (White Stripes) has a…

December 24th 1988 Poison’s epic ballad, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” is the #1 song in the U.S. 1994 Pearl Jam’s “Vitalogy” is #1 on the Billboard 200. PJ’s third studio album has “Better Man” and “Spin The Black Circle.”  MORE TODAY IN ROCK… 1945 Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, the lead vocalist, bassist, and principal songwriter…

December 23rd 1964 Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder (front and center) is born in Evanston, IL. His birth name is Edward Louis Severson III. 2009 Metallica’s self-titled ‘91 album (“The Black Album”) is named the top seller of the Nielsen SoundScan era (since ’91). Their fifth studio album, which includes “Enter Sandman” and “The Unforgiven,” surpasses…