Join Gunner as he goes over all the important Rock dates in history weekdays at 3:50. Relive all the chart-topping moments, milestones, bad breakups and first times again.

There will be no hall pass today. Here’s what happened today in Rock N’ Roll.

1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan is born. He dies in 1990.

1996 Responding to former lead singer David Lee Roth‘s open letter a day earlier, the remaining members of Van Halen issue a statement: “We parted company with David Lee Roth 11 years ago for many reasons. In his open letter of October 2nd, we were reminded of some of them. The intention all along was to do two new songs with Dave for the Best Of Volume 1 package. He was never led to believe anything but that…Dave was never an ‘unwitting participant.'”

2000 Green Day releases its Warning album.

2000 Radiohead‘s Kid A arrives in stores.

2001 Courtney Love files suit against former Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, as well as the Universal Music Group, over control of the rights to the group fronted by her late husband Kurt Cobain. The suit is settled almost exactly a year later, paving the way for future Nirvana releases.

2003 The Offspring announces that its new drummer will be Atom Willard, formerly of Rocket From The Crypt. He replaces original member Ron Welty.

 

Today’s Birthdays

  • Tommy Lee (drummer, Motley Crue; former husband of Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson) (56)
  • Gwen Stefani (singer, No Doubt) (49)
  • Ashlee Simpson (pop singer; ex-wife of Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz) (34)
  • Lajon Witherspoon (singer, Sevendust) (46)
  • Chubby Checker (singer, “The Twist”) (77)
  • Neve Campbell (actress, Party Of Five, the Scream movies, Wild Things, House Of Cards, Skyscraper) (45)
  • Lena Headey (actress, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 300, The Remains of the Day, Game Of Thrones) (45)
  • Alicia Vikander (actress, The Danish GirlEx MachinaJason BourneTomb Raider) (30)
  • Reverend Al Sharpton (social activist, politician) (64)
  • Seann William Scott (actor, the American Pie movies, Road TripThe RundownThe Dukes Of Hazzard ) (42)
  • Shannyn Sossamon (actress, A Knight’s TaleThe OrderOne Missed Call, Sinister 2, Sleepy Hollow) (40)
  • Clive Owen (actor, CroupierGosford ParkInside Man, Children of Men, The InternationalDuplicityThe Knick) (54)
  • Roy Horn (tiger-mauled half of Siegfried and Roy) (74)

And that’s what happened today in Rock.

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