Category Archives: KQ Rock History

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...

Historic events this week from U2, Lenny Kravitz, Quiet Riot, R.E.M. and more MARCH 9, 1987: U2 RELEASES THE JOSHUA TREEContaining the US #1 singles “With or Without You” and “I Stil...

FEB 2-8: Historic events this week from Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Bob Dylan and Robert Plant FEBRUARY 4, 1977: FLEETWOOD MAC’S RUMOURSWith over 40 million sold, Rumours is the #5 best-selling studi...

JAN 25-FEB 1: Historic events this week from John Lennon, David Bowie, Roy Orbison, Alice Cooper and more JANUARY 27, 1970: INSTANT KARMA! COMPLETED IN A DAY“Instant Karma!”, John Lennon&#...

JAN 19-25: Historic events this week from Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Young, Van Halen and more JANUARY 19, 1980: THE WALL‘S 15-WEEK RUN AT #1Pink Floyd followed up t...