Historic events this week from Rod Stewart, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, AC/DC and Meat Loaf
OCTOBER 18, 1969: ROD STEWART JOINS FACES
After the Small Faces disbanded in 1969; Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones carried on as Faces.
They added Rod Stewart on vocals and Ronnie Wood on guitar, and quickly got to work on their debut album, First Step.
The Small Faces & The Faces were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2021, the three surviving original members (Kenney Jones, Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart) reunited and have begun working on a new album.
OCTOBER 19, 1979: DAMN THE TORPEDOES
Damn the Torpedoes was the breakthrough album that catapulted Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to superstardom.
Fueled by Petty’s defiance during a legal battle with his record label and featuring hit singles like “Refugee” and “Don’t Do Me Like That,” the album is widely regarded as one of the band’s finest and most energetic works.
OCTOBER 20, 1979: BOB DYLAN ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
In Saturday Night Live‘s history, Bob Dylan has been a musical guest only once.
He appeared on the program to promote his 19th studio album, Slow Train Coming.
He performed “When You Gonna Wake Up”, “I Believe in You”, and the Grammy-winning “Gotta Serve Somebody.”
OCTOBER 21, 1977: BAT OUT OF HELL
Meat Loaf‘s Todd Rundgren-produced debut album has sold 43 million worldwide thanks to top 40 hits “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”
After Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon and Fleetwood Mac‘s Rumours, Bat Out of Hell is the 3rd longest charting studio album in the UK, having spent 522 total weeks on the UK charts.
OCTOBER 23, 1990: BLACK IN BLACK CERTIFIED DIAMOND
AC/DC‘s first album with Brian Johnson was released 5 months after Bon Scott died.
Back in Black was certified Diamond (10 million sold) this week in 1990.
It has since gone Double Diamond with 27 million sold in the US.
