Category Archives: KQ Rock History

DEC 22-28: Historic events this week from Poison, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, John Lennon and more DECEMBER 22, 2002: JOE STRUMMER DIESThe Clash leader died of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.He was 5...

DEC 15-21: Historic events this week from The Who, Aerosmith, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and more DECEMBER 15, 1967: THE WHO SELL OUTContaining the hit “I Can See for Miles”, T...

DEC 8-14: Historic events this week from John Lennon, Metallica, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, KISS and Paul McCartney DECEMBER 8, 1980: JOHN LENNON IS MURDEREDTwo months after turning 40, Lennon was ...

DEC 1-7: Historic events this week from Scott Weiland, Deep Purple, The Rolling Stones and Jackson BrowneDECEMBER 3, 2015: SCOTT WEILAND DIESThe Stone Temple Pilots / Velvet Revolver singer was beginn...

NOV 24-30: Historic events this week from The Band, AC/DC, George Harrison, Metallica and Pink Floyd NOVEMBER 24, 1998: GARAGE INC.Metallica followed up Load and Reload with a double album set of cove...

NOV 17-23: Historic events this week from Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Elton John, REO Speedwagon and more NOVEMBER 17, 1994: BOB DYLAN’S UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCEDylan’s MTV Unplugged appearance oc...

NOV 10-16: Historic events this week from Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Janis Joplin and Rush NOVEMBER 11, 1970: TARANTULA: DYLAN’S FIRST BOOKDepending on whom you ask, Dylan’s Tarantula is eith...

OCT 27-NOV 2: Historic events this week from Neil Young, KISS, Lou Reed & Metallica, CCR and more OCTOBER 28, 1977: NEIL YOUNG’S 3LP DECADE COMPILATIONNeil Young’s comprehensive 3LP co...

OCT 20-26: Historic events this week from Bob Dylan, Meat Loaf, Paul McCartney, Elton John and more OCTOBER 20, 1979: DYLAN’S ONLY SNL APPEARANCEIn Saturday Night Live‘s history, Bob Dylan...

Historic events this week from Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart and moreOCTOBER 13, 2016: BOB DYLAN WINS NOBEL PRIZEBob Dylan made history by becoming the first songwriter to win t...