DEC 10-16: Historic events this week from Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Ace Frehley, Paul McCartney and Nirvana
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DECEMBER 10, 2007: LED ZEPPELIN REUNION
After a handful of reunion shows over the years, Led Zeppelin’s most successful was a 2007 Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert.
The one-off reunion featured the late John Bonham’s son, Jason Bonham, on drums.
The show was later released as a live album called Celebration Day, and won a Grammy for Best Rock Album.
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DECEMBER 11, 1990: “LED ZEPPELIN IV” CERTIFIED DIAMOND
Led Zeppelin’s untitled fourth album is a masterpiece and one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Featuring “Black Dog”, “Misty Mountain Hop” and “Stairway to Heaven”, the album was certified Diamond (10 million sold) in 1990.
It has since gone 23x Platinum in the US alone.
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DECEMBER 12, 1976: ACE FREHLEY NEARLY ELECTROCUTED
During a KISS show in Florida, Frehley touched an ungrounded metal railing.
He received a shock that caused him to lose feeling in his hand for the rest of the show.
The experience resulted in the KISS classic, “Shock Me.”
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DECEMBER 14, 1999: MCCARTNEY RETURNS TO THE CAVERN CLUB
In the Beatles’ early days, they played The Cavern Club in Liverpool 292 times from 1961-1963.
Paul McCartney returned to the club to promote his ’99 album Run Devil Run.
In addition to The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There”, the set was loaded with covers of songs that influenced the Beatles, including Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up”, Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock”, Chuck Berry’s “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” and more.
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DECEMBER 15, 1974: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN INSPIRES AEROSMITH
Taking a break from recording Toys in the Attic, members of the band went to the movies.
They saw the Mel Brooks classic, Young Frankenstein. A song they were working on was named “Walk This Way” after a gag in the movie.
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DECEMBER 16, 1993: MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
One month after recording their iconic set, Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York aired on MTV.
The set was dominated by album tracks and lesser known covers, with the only Nirvana hit being “Come As You Are.”
The live album was released in November ’94, and earned the band their only Grammy: Best Alternative Music Performance
