This Day in History: 2024-02-24
FEBRUARY 24th
Janis Joplin’s “Pearl,” released posthumously, goes gold. 1971
Led Zeppelin release “Physical Graffiti,” a double album with over a half-dozen new songs along with left over tracks from previous albums. The group’s sixth album goes on to sell more than 8-million copies in the U.S. 1975
“First Kiss,” is Kid Rock’s debut release on Warner Brothers Records. The set includes the songs “Johnny Cash,” “Ain’t Enough Whiskey,” “Drinking Beer With Dad” and “One More Song.” It debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 137,000 copies. 2015
Paramore’s Hayley Williams, a Tennessee native, issues a statement via Instagram opposing two pending Tennessee bills that target the LGBTQ+ community. The bills would criminalize drag performers and ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth. “Once again our state has passed two regressive and unfathomably harmful bills,” states Williams. 2023