On This Day in Rock: October 27
25 moments in rock history on October 27.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on October 27, 2025 (5 posts)
This Day In Rock History: October 27th 1980 Steve Took, original percussionist of T. Rex, dies in New Kensington, London, at age 31. Although he had taken drugs, his official cause of death was asphyxiation after inhaling a cocktail cherry. 1982 - Prince released his fifth album, 1999. It was a breakthrough...
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1967
Ten Years After released Ten Years After
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1979
Motörhead released Bomber
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- 1980 Motörhead released the single "Ace of Spades" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1980
Hawkwind released Levitation
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1982
Prince released 1999
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- 1982 George Harrison released the single "Wake Up My Love" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1984 Van Halen released the single "Hot for Teacher" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1986 Paul McCartney released the single "Pretty Little Head" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1987
Robbie Robertson released Robbie Robertson
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1992
AC/DC released AC/DC Live
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1992
Frank Zappa released Playground Psychotics
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1992
Neil Young released Harvest Moon
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1998
R.E.M. released Up
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1998
Bryan Adams released On a Day Like Today
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1998
Dream Theater released Once in a LIVEtime
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Born on this day
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1949
Garry Tallent of E Street Band was born
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Photo: Martin Olbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1951
K. K. Downing of Judas Priest was born
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1958
Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran was born
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Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
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1958
Manu Katché was born
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Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1963
Farin Urlaub of Die Ärzte was born
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Photo: Jörg Steinmetz / Hot Action Records, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1967
Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver was born
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Photo: C Maranon, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1970
Attila Dorn of Powerwolf was born
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Photo: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0
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2013
Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground died
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Photo: Man Alive!, CC BY 2.0
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