On This Day in Rock: October 9
19 moments in rock history on October 9.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on October 9, 2026 (9 posts)
This Day In Rock History: October 9th 1940 John Winston Lennon is born in Liverpool, England. The "Winston" comes from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill - John would later add "Ono" to his middle name in honor of Yoko. 1944 John Entwistle (bass player for The Who) is born John Alec Entwistle in London...
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1967
Nico released Chelsea Girl
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- 1970 T. Rex released the single "Ride a White Swan" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1972
Cream released Heavy Cream
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1976
Scorpions released Virgin Killer
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- 1980 John Lennon released the single "(Just Like) Starting Over" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1981
Neil Diamond released On the Way to the Sky
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1986
Ultravox released U-Vox
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1987
Bruce Springsteen released Tunnel of Love
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- 1989 Queen released the single "Scandal" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1989 Venom released Prime Evil Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1990 Mark Knopfler released Neck and Neck Forum threads Wikipedia
Born on this day
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1940
John Lennon of Plastic Ono Band was born
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Photo: Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0
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1944
John Entwistle of The Who was born
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Photo: Center of the Universe, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1948
Jackson Browne was born
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Photo: John Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1952
Dennis Stratton was born
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Photo: Chimera963 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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1957
Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats was born
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Photo: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1969
PJ Harvey was born
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Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
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1975
Sean Lennon was born
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Photo: Flickr user glaurent, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1991
Roy Black died
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Photo: Kungfuman, CC BY-SA 3.0
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