The Rock History Report for
October 29th, 2009

1957 - Buddy Holly & the Crickets released "Oh Boy!"

1963 - The Hollies began recording their debut album.

1971 - Duane Allman was killed when he was involved in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia.

1975 - Joan Baez joined up with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue.

1977 - Meat Loaf  released Bat Out Of Hell.

1990 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted The Byrds, LaVern Baker, John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed and Ike & Tina Turner into its ranks.

1991 - Three members of Pink Floyd were injured in a Mexican auto race.

1996 - A judge in Pasadena, California dropped drug possession charges against Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland after concluding that he had taken great strides toward recovery in rehab.

1998 - Steven Adler gave himself up to authorities and began serving a sentence of 150 days for two counts of battery and violation of probation.

Birthdays:

1944 Denny Laine of the Moody Blues/Wings
1946 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
1955 Roger O'Donnell of the Cure
1962 Einar Orn Benediktsson of the Sugarcubes
1965 Pete Timmins of Cowboy Junkies