Classic Rock Features
The Rock History Report for
October 21st, 2009
1957 - Elvis Presley’s film, Jailhouse Rock, premiered.
1958 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "True Love Ways," "Moondreams," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," and "Raining in my Heart" for his last studio session.
1961 - Bob Dylan recorded his first album, a self-titled effort. The songwriting legend was just 20 years old, and production costs were $400.
1965 - The Dave Clark Five and the Kingsmen both appeared on the television show "Shindig!"
1966 - The Who performed on Britain's "Ready Steady Go!"
1971 - Mick and Bianca Jagger welcomed a daughter, Jade, in Paris.
1975 - Elton John was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
1992 - Elton John filed a $35 Million suit against a “Hard Copy” reporter, on the grounds that he falsely stated that John moved to Atlanta to be close to an AIDS treatment center.
1995 - Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon died at the age of 28 of a cocaine overdose.
1998 - Alice Cooper sued Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick of KISS, claiming their song "Dreamin'" sounded too similar to his hit "Eighteen."
Birthdays:
1940 Manfred Mann
1941 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MGs
1946 Lee Loughnane of Chicago
1947 Tetsyu Yamauchi of Free, the Faces
1953 Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's
1955 Eric Faulkner of the Bay City Rollers
1957 Steve Lukather of Toto
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