#garagerocktober Sons of Adam, “Take My Hand” - formed in Baltimore, moved to L.A. in 1966, Randy Holden Joe Kooken, Mike, Port, and Michael Stewart cut their teeth on the sunset strip alongside The Byrds and The Doors, signed to Decca, dropped a string of singles and dissolved into rock history.
In The Rock 10/11/1994: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s ‘Orange’ hits the racks at all the cool record shops. Lead single “Bellbottoms” is THE freakout soundtrack for autumn ‘94.
In The Rock 10/11/1994: The Cramps release album number 6, ‘Flamejob’. #GarageRockTober
In The Rock 10/11/1975: Saturday Night Live makes its debut on NBC with host George Carlin. The Not Ready For Prime Time Players are joined by musical guests Janis Ian, Billy Preston & bandleader Paul Shaffer. And Muppets. #SNL #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/11/1981: The Rolling Stones perform at the LA Memorial Coliseum, one stop of a 50-date North American tour.
In The Rock 10/11/1990: Drummer Dave Grohl drums his first gig with Nirvana at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia. #DaveGrohl #Nirvana #RockHonorRoll
This Week On The Charts 10/11/1969: The Stones hit #2 with their second hits collection. #RollingStones #RockHonorRoll
Happy Birthday to Daryl Franklin Hohl, better known as Mr. Blue Eyed Philly Soul, Daryl Hall, the taller half of Hall & Oates, born 10/11/1946. #DarylHall #HallAndOates #RockHonorRoll #HollandOats
This Week On The Charts 10/11/1980: The Police hit No.1 in the U.K. with ‘Zenyatta Mondatta’. #ThePolice #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/11/1955: Abilene, Texas plays host to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash & a cavalcade of stars as they kick off an 11 Date tour of the southern US. #Elvis #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/11/1967: The Doors appear at Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut. Before the show the audience was told not to leave their seats during the performance or they would be escorted out of the venue. #Fun #TheDoors #RockHonorRoll
#GarageRockTober In The Rock 10/10/1989: Thee Headcoats release ‘The Earls of Suavedom’, somehow currently ranked the 52,312th best selling LP of all time. No, seriously. Billy Childish and co. brought their brand of garage rock to world, straight outta Chatham, Kent.
#Garagerocktober The Luv’d Ones, Niles, MI 1966, “I’m Leaving You,” Char Vinnedge formed The Tremolons with sister Chris, Mary Gallagher and Faith Orem, released 2 singles in 1965, including Char’s original “Please Let Me Know.” They signed to Dunwich, became The Luv’d Ones and entered rock history.
In The Rock 10/10/1980: Gen X release their final single, “Dancing With Myself”, Tony James and Billy Idol are joined by Steve Jones, Danny Kustow and Steve New on lead guitar. Idol later rereleases the track as a solo single, with a bombastic video, and stakes his claim to 80s domination.
In The Rock 10/10/1966: The Beach Boys release Brian Wilson’s early teenage symphony to god, “Good Vibrations”. #BeachBoys #BrianWilson #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/10/1978: ‘Infinity’, Journey’s first Steve Perry era album, goes platinum. #Journey #StevePerry #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/10/1988: U2 release the live/studio double album ‘Rattle And Hum’. It was a pretty big deal - sold 14 million copies. #U2 #RattleAndHum #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/10/1978: At an Aerosmith concert in Philadelphia, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry were injured when a cherry bomb is thrown onstage during their performance. For the rest of the tour, Aerosmith performed behind a safety fence. #Aerosmith #ToxicTwins #RockHonorRoll
Happy Birthday to Diamond Dave, DLR, David Lee Roth, El Roth, born to lead a rock and roll band 10/10/1954 in Blomington, Indiana. #DLR #DavidLeeRoth #RockHonorRoll
In The Rock 10/10/1970: Pink Floyd release their fifth studio album, ‘Atom Heart Mother’, which goes Gold in the U.S. #PinkFloyd #RockHonorRoll
