Autographed Promo Photo From My Collection
Gary Numan, a highly influential musician in the field of modern electronic music, was born on this day, March 8th, in 1958. Additional Trivia: Gary Numan does not like cheese. Happy Birthday, Gary!
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Alice Cooper Release Killer
On This Date, November 1st in in 1971: The Band called Alice Cooper released their fourth album, Killer, which went on to reach number 21 on the Billboard 200 album chart and sold one million copies in the US, initially. By now, the album has gone Platinum. Killer was the first Alice Cooper band album to not have a photo of the group on its cover. The snake featured on the cover of Killer is Kachina, a boa constrictor owned by drummer Neal Smith.
Led Zeppelin Performs First Concert
On This Date, October 15th in 1968: Led Zeppelin performed their first concert as a band (after changing their name from The New Yardbirds) at Surrey University in the UK.
Paul McCartney Admits to Taking LSD
On This Date, June 19th in 1967: Paul McCartney was the first British pop star to publicly admit using LSD, in chatting with a reporter who had inquired about it. Paul’s LSD quote appeared in Queen, a UK-based magazine at the time. The quote was also then reprinted by Life magazine in their June 1967 feature, ‘The New Far-Out Beatles: They’re grown men now and creating extraordinary musical sounds’ by Thomas Thompson. Continue reading Paul McCartney Admits to Taking LSD
The Beatles Get MBE Status
On This Day, June 12th in 1965: It was announced that The Beatles would be included in Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honors List where each member would be become a Member of the British Empire.