Join Gunner has 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.
1968, Jimi Hendrix is profiled in Life magazine, which calls him “the most spectacular guitarist in the world.”
1994 The Alice In Chains acoustic mini-album Jar Of Flies is certified platinum.
1999 Shock rocker Marilyn Manson is injured after slipping and falling during a show at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, which cuts the concert short.
2001 Aerosmith‘s Just Push Play sells over 240,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at Number Two on the Billboard 200.
2004 A Perfect Circle are the featured musical guests on NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
2005 The lineup of the 10th-anniversary edition of Ozzfest is revealed, with Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, and Black Label Society appearing on the main stage, and Rob Zombie headlining the second stage
2005 Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan leaves the band’s Subliminal Verses tour to care for his ailing wife, who reportedly suffers from Crohn’s disease.
2007 The documentary Kurt Cobain: About A Son is screened in Austin, Texas, as part of the South By Southwest music and film conference.