In The Rock 9/21/1971: ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ debuts on BBC TV. The programme became a touchstone for great live music during its 26 year run, and lives on in glory via YouTube. #OldGreyWhistleTest #BBC #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/2011: Athens, GA’s R.E.M. call it quits after 31 years as America’s indy darlings turned pop superstars. #REM #IRSRecords #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1985: Dire Straits reach the top of the Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only time with “Money for Nothing”, which spends three weeks in the #1 slot. #DireStraits #MTV #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience release their cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”, which hits number twenty on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, making it Hendrix’s only top forty single in the U.S. #JimiHendrix #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1981: Adam And The Ants hit No.1 on the UK singles chart for the second time with “Prince Charming”. #AdamAnt #princecharming #AntMusic #RockHonorRoll

Born In The Rock 9/21/1954: The late, great Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, drummer for Motörhead. #PhilthyAnimal #Motörhead #Lemmy #PhilTaylor #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/1979: Cheap Trick release ‘Dream Police’ on Epic Records. #CheapTrick #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1968: Jeannie C Riley hits No. 1 on the Hot Country and Hot 100 singles chart with “Harper Valley PTA”, one of the most unlikely but undeniable crossover hits off all time. #JeannieCRiley #TomTHall #CocaineAndRhinestones #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1968: Deep Purple hit #4 on the US Charts with their debut single “Hush”. #DeepPurple #Hush #RockHonorRoll

Happy birthday to Patrick Pentland, best known as songwriter/singer/guitarist/bass player/drummer in Sloan, proud Middle Sackville transplant, born in the rock 9/20/1969 in Newtonards, Northern Ireland. #Sloan #PatrickPentland #CanadianContent #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/1/1977: Cheap Trick release ‘In Color…’ which peaks at #72, and goes platinum in 2001. A modest mover in the states at the time, it’s a massive hit in Japan. Setting the stage for their live appearance at Budokan. #CheapTrick #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday Don Felder, co-lead guitarist for The Eagles, co-writer of “Hotel California”, Gainesville FLA native, hung with Duane Allman and Bernie Leadon & gave guitar lessons to Tom Petty. Seriously. Born 9/21/1947. #DonFelder #HotelCalifornia #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/12/1980: ‘Blizzard of Oz’ hits record racks in the IK. With the brilliant guitar work of Randy Rhoads, Ozzy Osbourne finds his career relaunched, and together they redefine metal and hard rock for the 80s. #Ozzy #RandyRhoads #RockHonorRoll US 3/27/1981

This Week On The Charts 9/20/1980: Queen reached #1 on the Top 200 Album Chart for the first and only time with ‘The Game’ which spends five weeks on top. #queen #TheGame #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/20/1975: David Bowie reached #1 on the Hot 100 Chart for the first time with “Fame”, wsg John Lennon co-writing & on backing vox. #Bowie #Lennon #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/20/1978: The Clash are appearing at NYC’s Paladium. Paul Simonon is not pleased with the crowd’s being seated, and drops the word with his bass. photog Penny Smith was on hand to capture this historic shot. #TheClash #PaulSimonon #PennySmith #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/20/1957: Buddy Holly releases “Peggy Sue” on Coral Records. It hits #3 on the hot 100 chart, and Jerry Allison’s best girl is impressed. #BuddyHolly #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/20/1971: Peter Frampton departs Humble Pie to start an eventually successful solo career. #frampton #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/20/1977: Cheap Trick release ‘In Color…’ which peaks at #72, and goes platinum in 2001. A modest mover in the states at the time, it’s a massive hit in Japan. Setting the stage for their live appearance at Budokan. #CheapTrick #RockHonorRoll

Born In The Rock 9/20/1948: Styx rhythm section John and Chuck Panozzo begin their preparation to start rockin the paradise. #Styx #Panozzo #RockHonorRoll