This Week On The Charts 9/27/1968: The Who peak at number 25 on the Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Magic Bus”. #TheWho #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday Carrie Brownstein, founder and guitarist for Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag, and if that wasn’t enough, she’s half of the genius of IFC’s Portlandia. Born In The Rock 9/27/1974. #CarrieBrownstein #SleaterKinney #Portlandia #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/27/1994: Veruca Salt’s debut LP, ‘American Thighs’ hits record stores. Thanks to the undeniable smash “Seether”, it explodes and propels them from hot Chicago indie band to burgeoning rock stars. #VerucaSalt #NinaGordon #LouisePost #AltRock94 #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/27/2006: The Killers release ‘Sam’s Town’, which hits #2 on the US album chart and sells nearly 5 million copies. #TheKillers #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/27/1980: The Vapors debut at number 86 on the hot 100 with “Turning Japanese”. It will peak at number 36 in November. #TheVapors #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/27/1964: The Beach Boys make their national TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. #BeachBoys #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/27/1979: Blondie releases ‘Eat To The Beat’; it spends a year on the album chart and is certified Platunum. #Blondie #DebbieHarry #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/27/1979: Sting, Stewart and Andy release LP number 2, ‘Reggatta De Blanc’. #ThePolice #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/27/1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival peak at #2 on the Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Green River”. #CCR #Creedence #GreenRiver #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/27/1994: REM release ‘Monster’, their 9th studio album, seen by many fans as their response to grunge, and a return to their harder edged rock roots. #REM #Altrockhonorroll #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/26/1983: Mötley Crüe go from an indy band rockin’ the Sunset Strip to an international metal sensation when they release Shout... Shout... Shout... ‘Shout At The Devil’. #MötleyCrüe #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/26/1991: The original lineup of Jane’s Addiction perform their farewell concert at the Aloha Tower in Honolulu, HI. They will reunite in 2008, and briefly in 2024, but this show was the end of an era. #JanesAddiction #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/26/1967: Pink Floyd play their first ever live dates in the US - starting with the first of three nights at the Fillmore in San Francisco. #PinkFloyd #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/26/1964: Roy Orbison hits #1 for the last time with “Oh, Pretty Woman”. #RoyOrbison #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Chart 9/26/1987: The Grateful Dead peak at number nine on the Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Touch of Grey”, their first and only top ten single. #GratefulDead #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/26/1970: Free’s third studio album, ‘Fire and Water’, enters the Album Chart where it eventually peaks at number seventeen. #Free #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/26/1969: The Beatles release ‘Abbey Road’ in the UK. Worldwide, it’s sold nearly 30 million copies to date. #TheBeatles #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/26/1981: Bruce Dickinson replaces Paul Di’Anno as the singer for Iron Maiden. The classic era starts now. Ask your metal friends. They’ll tell you. #IronMaiden #BruceDickenson #RockHonorRoll

Almost In The Rock 9/25/1965: The Rutles’ cartoon programme premiers on ABC in the states, bringing delight to children of all ages. It also offers a gateway to tea drinking, and frequently, fans attend “tea parties” whilst viewing. #rutles #RockHonorRoll #AlmostInTheRock

In The Rock 9/25/1990: Dave Grohl, then-drummer for Washington DC band Scream auditions for Nirvana - spoiler alert: he gets the gig. #DaveGrohl #Nirvana #RockHonorRoll