Category Archives: KQ Rock History

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...

Historic events this week from Talking Heads, Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac and moreOCTOBER 7, 2016: DESERT TRIP 2016The epic Desert Trip 2016 took place over two weekends.The classic rock fes...

Historic events this week from Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty and Elton JohnSEPTEMBER 30, 1982: SPRINGSTEEN’S NEBRASKABruce had intended to follow up The River with another E Stre...

Historic events this week from Tom Petty, Elton John, John Mellencamp and more SEPTEMBER 30, 1982: SPRINGSTEEN’S NEBRASKABruce had intended to follow up The River with another E Street Band reco...

Historic events this week from Huey Lewis and the News, Queen, The Rolling Stones and The Clash SEPTEMBER 15, 1983: HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS’ SPORTSApproaching 10 million records sold, Sports rem...

Historic events this week from The Beatles, John Lennon, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin SEPTEMBER 9, 1968: “HELTER SKELTER” (Take 18)The Beatles recorded 18 takes of “Helter Skelter....

Historic events this week from The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, INXS and Pink Floyd SEPTEMBER 4, 1968: “STREET FIGHTING MAN” IS BANNEDThe Stones classic was released shortly before the v...

Historic events this week from Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits and moreAUGUST 25, 1975: BRUCE RELEASES BORN TO RUNBruce Springsteen‘s breakthrough album, Born to...

Historic events this week from CCR, Eagles, Derek and the Dominos, The Rolling Stones and Huey Lewis & the NewsAUGUST 20, 1970: CCR’s COSMO’S FACTORY #1Creedence Clearwater RevivalR...