On September 12th in Rock and Roll history: in 1948 a 13 year old Elvis Presley moves with his parents to Memphis, Tenn; >>>> in 1970 Chicago peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “25 or 6 to 4” which was their second top ten single in the U.S.; >>>> also in 1970 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, a tribute concert to Woody Guthrie was held starring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie; >>>> in 1975 Pink Floyd released their seventh studio album Wish You Were Here which went on to reach number one on the Billboard 200 album chart & sell six million copies in the U.S. alone; >>>> in 1984 Metallica signed with Elektra Records which would shortly re-release their first two albums Kill ‘Em All & Ride the Lightning; >>>> in 1989 Aerosmith released their tenth studio album Pump which went on to reach number five on the Billboard 200 Album Chart & sell seven million copies in the U.S.; >>>> in 1990 Stevie Nicks & Christine McVie announced that they would be leaving Fleetwood Mac upon completion of their tour in support of Behind the Mask. McVie would re-join in 1995 & Nicks re-joined in 1997; >>>> in 1999 Graham Nash broke both of his legs in Hawaii after his boat was hit by a large wave while he was sailing; >>>> in 2002 The house that Nirvana singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain lived in as from age 11 to 15 was put up for sale on eBay and eventually sold for $210,000. In 2000 the house was valued at $52,660; >>>> and in 2007 the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced that they will reform for a one-off concert in London to raise money for the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund. The Rock and Roll celebrity birthday persons for September 12th includes: Barry White – soul singer/talker was born in 1944; Neil Peart-drummer for Rush born in 1952; Gerry Beckley – singer with America was also born in 1952; and Brian Robertson – guitarist with Thin Lizzy was born in 1956.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:29:11 +0000
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