This Week On The Charts 9/12/1992: U2′s “Even Better Than The Real Thing” flirts with the top 40, and then backs away. #U2 #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/12/1987: Accounts vary, but acccording to NME, a month of so after Johnny Marr quits, Moz dissolves The Smiths to pursue his solo career. #TheSmiths #Moz #Morrissey #NME #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/11/1965: The Rolling Stones hit #1 with “(Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. #TheStones #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/11/1965: Bob Dylan hits #2 on Cashbox with “Like A Rolling Stone”. #BobDylan #alkooper #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/11/1979: Foreigner release their third album ‘Head Games’, which went on to reach #5 on the Top 200 Album Chart and sell five million copies in the U.S. #Foreigner #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/11/1973: Springsteen releases ‘The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle’, which contains longtime fav “Rosalita”. It’s sold over 3 million copies. #BruceSpringsteen #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/10/1991: The Smithereens release ‘Blow Up’, the band’s fourth studio album. It’s a more polished, trad pop sound for the band, and it stalls at #150 on the chart, a victim of timing: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ explodes about a week later, shattering the old paradigm. #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/10/1988: GnR hit the top spot in the singles chart for the only time with “Sweet Child O’ Mine”. #GnR #GunsNRoses #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday to Joe Perry, founder and real life guitar hero in Aerosmith, born in Boston General Hospital, 9/10/1950. #JoePerry #Aerosmith #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/10/1979: The Who perform their first American concert with new drummer, Kenney Jones, in Passaic NJ. #TheWho #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/10/1991: Nirvana release “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and rewrite what it means to have a hit alternative rock record. Almost overnight, doc martens, flannel shirts and shredded jeans become the official uniform of the cool kid underdogs, and the average teen. #Nirvana #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/10/1973: The BBC bans “Star Star” by The Stones due to its extremely graphic content, the flip side, “Do Do Do (Heartbreaker)” is still an FM radio staple. Happy 10 years in the biz, lads! #TheStones #BannedOnTheBeeb #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/10/1996: R.E.M. release their 10th studio LP, ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’. #REM #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/10/1975: Kiss release their first live album, ‘Kiss Alive!’, It clicks with fans, and becomes their first top ten LP in the U.S. #Kiss #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/9/1978: Foreigner peak at #3 in the US with “Hot Blooded”, a sample of which later takes Tone Loc to #1. #Foreigner #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/9/1956: The Johnny Burnette Trio appear on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour TV show. They win the first of 3 weekly competitions, and earn tour dates that help launch Burnette’s career. #JohnnyBurnette #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/9/1965: The Hollywood reporter runs the following advertisement: ‘Madness - folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys’. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job. #Monkees #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/9/1990: Neil Young and Crazy Horse drop LP number six, ‘Ragged Glory’. Finally, the masses can enjoy their blistering take on the garage classic “Farmer John”. #NeilYoung #CrazyHorse #ThePremiers #KosherPickleHarry #RockHonorRoll #LSUG

In The Rock 9/9/1967: Sam And Dave release "Soul Man" on Stax. It peaks at #4 in November. #SamAndDave #StaxRecords #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/9/1982: Rush release ‘Signals’, which was simultaneously certified Gold & Platinum & contained their only top forty hit “New World Man”. #Rush #CanadianContent #RockHonorRoll