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Posted: 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013

Today in Rock - Jan 12

Rob Zombie of White Zombie is born (1966).

The Steve Miller Band hit #1 on the US singles chart with “The Joker” (1974).

Led Zeppelin’s debut album is released in the UK(1969).

KISS’ Alive! Album and the Sex Pistols Never mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols album are donated to the Library of Congress by the Recording Industry Association of America along with Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde album (1981).

Van Morrison fails to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction dinner, making him the first living inductee not to appear (1993).

AC/DC perform the first date on their Ballbreaker World Tour in Greensboro, North Carolina (1996).

The Police have their first rehearsal, held at Stewart Copeland’s London apartment. Henri Padovani is on guitar (1977).

Mӧtley Crüe perform at Madison Square Garden as the open to their first US tour (1984).

 
 
 

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