March 28, 2024

This Day in History: 2024-10-09

ROCKTOBER 9th

The Beatles founder and leader, John Winston (later “Ono”) Lennon enters the world. 1940

Bruce Springsteen peers down the “Tunnel Of Love.” His eighth studio album is later ranked #25 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 greatest albums of the ’80s. 1987

Green Day make a roaring comeback as “American Idiot” tops the Billboard 200.  The album contains the title track, “Holiday,” “Wake Me When September Ends” and “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams.”  2004

“American Idiot” is Green Day’s fifth album but first to top the U.S. chart. It’s also the band’s first release in four years.

Kid Rock releases “Rock N Roll Jesus” with the single, “So Hott.” Co-produced by Rock and Rob Cavallo, the album features Rock’s longtime backing group, the Twisted Brown Trucker Band. 2007

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The Who’s late bassist, John Entwistle, is born. 1944

Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne has a birthday. 1948

Ozzy’s better half (that wouldn’t be difficult), manager and mother of his children, Sharon Osbourne, is born in Brixton (London). She’s daughter of Rock and Roll entrepreneur Don Arden and becomes a co-founder (with Ozzy) of Ozzfest. 1952

BoDeans guitarist, Kurt Neumann, enters the world. 1961

“Hit The Road Jack,” by Ray Charles, is the #1 song in the U.S. for the first of two weeks. 1961

Paul McCartney’s “Yesterday” (though credited to The Beatles) knocks off the McCoys “Hang On Sloppy” to become the #1 song in the U.S. It has a four-week run at the top. 1965

Bridgeport, England has a new resident, Polly Jean (PJ) Harvey. It’s her birthday. 1969

Though he was a one-time model for The Gap, Alexander Greenwald is better known as the frontman for Phantom Planet. It’s his birthday. 1979

On what would have been John Lennon’s 45th birthday his widow, Yoko Ono, opens Strawberry Fields in New York City’s Central Park. Ono donated $1 million to the memorial.  1985

“Seasons In The Abyss” arrives.  The Slayer album peaks at #40 on the Billboard chart, the group’s best showing to date, and goes gold three years later.  1990

Nirvana’s final studio album, “In Utero,” is #1 on the Billboard 200.  The album features “Heart-Shaped Box” and “Dumb.”  1993

Nine Inch Nails third studio album, “The Fragile,” tops the Billboard 200. 1999

Linkin Park’s “In The End” is released.  Lead singer Chester Bennington initially dislikes the song and doesn’t want it included on “Hybrid Theory.”  However, the fourth single from that album goes to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. 2001

Imagine Peace Tower is dedicated in Reykjavik, Iceland. Built in honor of John Lennon, it’s unveiled on what would have been the late Beatle’s 67th birthday. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr attend the ceremony. 2007

George Harrison’s solo catalog is available via iTunes. He’s the last Beatle to have his music go on sale digitally. 2007

Def Leppard perform before the Detroit Red Wings raise their Stanley Cup Championship banner. When the band’s Joe Elliot is handed the Stanley Cup he inadvertently places it upside down on a nearby table. Hockey fans are appalled. 2008

Nine Inch Nails announce they will part ways with drummer Josh Freese following the completion of group’s North American “Lights In The Sky” tour. Freese, who had been with N.I.N. since ’05, leaves for personal reasons. 2008

Rob Felicetti officially quits Ataris following an incident two nights earlier when the drummer was accused of being too drunk to play onstage by frontman Kris Roe. Felicetti admits to having “an off night” but flatly denies he has a drinking problem. “Never have I felt more violated or betrayed,” says Felicetti. 2012

Following the televised debate between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Royal Blood tweet “Donald Trump + Hilary Clinton = Nickelback.” Nickelback responds with “Nickelback jokes are like Royal Blood – they were a lot cooler a couple of years ago. Don’t drink and tweet fellas. Stay safe.”  2016

Lindsey Buckingham, the former Fleetwood Mac singer and guitarist, files a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court.  He claims that being kicked out of the band cost him at least $12 million in tour proceeds and asks unspecified damages, attorney’s fees and interest on money Buckingham claims he’s owed as a legal “partner” of the act. He had been a part of Fleetwood Mac on and off for 33 years.  2018

Audioslave’s “Like A Stone” reaches 1-billion views on YouTube. 2022