This Day In Rock History

This Day In Rock History: October 15th


1942 Don Stevenson (drummer for Moby Grape) is born in Seattle, Washington.

1946 Richard Carpenter (of The Carpenters) is born in New Haven, Connecticut, but would later relocate to Downey, California.

1948 Pop/rock singer Chris de Burgh is born Christopher John Davison in Venado Tuerto, Argentina.

1991 The first day of the Guitar Legends festival is held at Seville, Spain. The 5-day festival features performances by Roger Waters, Joe Satriani and B.B. King.


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This Day In Rock History: October 15th


1967, The first Sacramento Pop Festival took place which featured Spirit, Jefferson Airplane, Nutty Gritty Dirt Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Sunshine Company.

1995, Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV’s The Simpsons in an episode called “Lisa the Vegetarian.” McCartney’s stipulation for appearing was that Lisa’s decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed.


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This Day In Rock History: October 15th


1973: Fleetwood Mac released Mystery to Me, their eighth studio album and last to feature guitarist Bob Weston.

1973: The Grateful Dead released Wake of the Flood, their sixth studio album and first on their own Grateful Dead Records label. It was also their first album without founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan following his death earlier that year, and the first to feature keyboardist Keith Godchaux’s wife Donna Jean Godchaux as a backing vocalist.


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This Day In Rock History: October 15th


1976 - Electric Light Orchestra released their sixth studio album, A New World Record. It features the singles "Livin' Thing," "Do Ya," "Rockaria!," and "Telephone Line."

1978 - Toto released their debut studio album, Toto. It features the singles "Hold the Line," "I'll Supply the Love," "Georgy Porgy," and "Rockmaker."

2014 - Chuck Berry performed for the last time at the St. Louis club Blueberry Hill. The legendary rocker, who died in 2017, played monthly gigs at the venue starting in 1996.


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Music History Today Podcast October 15

This Day In Music History: October 15th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Yes —— Yes ► Prog Rock

1973 ● The Band —— Moondog Matinee ► Folk-Rock

1973 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Mystery To Me ► Pop-Rock

1988 ● Motörhead —— Nö Sleep At All ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Bad Company —— Stories Told & Untold ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Pearl Jam —— Lightning Bolt ► Hard Rock


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This Day In Rock History: October 16th


1938 Rock singer/songwriter Nico is born Christa Päffgen in Cologne, Germany.

1943 C.F. "Fred" Turner (bassist/vocalist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born Charles Frederick Turner in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and co-founder Bob Weir is born in San Francisco, California. The youngest member of the band (just 17 when they form), he anchors them musically and often contributes to vocals and songwriting, including on "One More Saturday Night" and "Truckin'."

1953 Rocker Tony Carey (keyboardist for The Rainbow) is born in Watsonville, California. Also known by the pseudonym Planet P Project.

1962 Flea (bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born Michael Peter Balzary in Melbourne, Australia. His nickname - originally "Mike B the Flea" - comes from his manic energy, as he is always jumping around.


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This Day In Rock History: October 16th


1981 - The Human League released their third studio album, Dare. It features the singles "The Sound of the Crowd," "Love Action (I Believe in Love)," "Open Your Heart," and "Don't You Want Me."

2001 - At his own concert in Bend, Ore., Bob Dylan was not allowed entrance backstage. Dylan had demanded that security be tighter during his post-9/11 "Love And Theft" tour. Two security guards were fired as a result.


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This Day In Rock History: October 16th


2025 Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS passed away at the age of 74. The rocker had suffered a fall at his home three weeks earlier and had been on life support and a ventilator due to brain bleeding. After leaving KISS in 1982, Frehley formed his own group, Frehley's Comet, and released two albums with them. His solo albums were commercially successful, with his 1978 debut LP achieving Platinum status.


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This Day In Rock History: October 16th


1966, Grace Slick performs as a member of Jefferson Airplane for the first time at San Francisco’s Fillmore West after Signe Anderson bows out of the group’s lineup. Slick, who was with fellow San Francisco band Great Society, introduces the band to two new songs, her composition “White Rabbit,” and “Somebody to Love,” written by her then brother-in-law Darby Slick.

2010, Auburn University graduate student Justin Havird named a new species of fish, Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini, because the fish’s pectoral fin reminded him of the double-neck guitar used by Jimmy Page. “I’m a big Led Zeppelin fan, and I was listening to them while I was working on the fish,” Havird said. “The structure that makes this species unique just reminded me of the guitar that Jimmy Page played.”


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