Category Archives: KQ Rock History

Historic events this week from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger and Roky Erickson MAY 26, 1967: BEATLES RELEASE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANDDeriving inspiration from The Beach Boys' Pet Soun...

Historic events this week from R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, The Wallflowers, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie MAY 18, 1991: R.E.M.’s OUT OF TIME IS #1R.E.M.'s first #1 album, Out of Time, spent two ...

Historic events this week from George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, Fleetwood Mac and Dire Straits MAY 11, 1981: HARRISON RELEASES "ALL THOSE YEARS AGO"Although George Harri...

Historic events this week from Tom Petty, Weezer, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger. MAY 5, 1978: BOB SEGER’S STRANGER IN TOWN LPBob Seger’s second album with the Silver Bull...

Historic events this week from Bruce Springsteen, Paul Westerberg, Led Zeppelin, The Cure and more APRIL 29, 1976: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN INVADES GRACELANDAfter performing a show in Memphis, Springsteen de...

Historic events this week from Queen, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, U2 and Van Halen APRIL 20, 1992: QUEEN’S STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTE TO FREDDIEOn Easter Sunday, 5 months after the passi...

Historic events this week from Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Temple of the Dog and Cheap Trick APRIL 13, 1987: FLEETWOOD MAC'S TANGO IN THE NIGHTFleetwood Mac's Tango in the Night was originally conceiv...

Historic events this week from Bob Dylan, Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses APRIL 7, 2008: BOB DYLAN WINS PULITZER PRIZEHaving won Grammys, a Golden Globe, an Oscar & a Dove award; Bob Dylan becam...

Historic events this week from The Beatles, Faces, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC and Nirvana MARCH 30, 1967: SGT. PEPPER’S COVER SHOOTThe Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band al...

Historic events this week from John Fogerty, The Beatles, Deep Purple, Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, Soundgarden, Alice Cooper and Led Zeppelin MARCH 23, 1985: JOHN FOGERTY’S CENTERFIELD IS #1John Foger...