Category Archives: Rock History – Cumulus – KQRS-FM

Television, Robert Plant, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Van Halen, Dire Straits, Blondie, Black Sabbath and Bon Jovi FEBRUARY 8, 1977: TELEVISION’S MARQUEE MOON Television pushed the boundaries o...

Historic events this week from Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan and more FEBRUARY 1, 1972: NEIL YOUNG’S HARVEST Moving away from his grittier sound, Neil Young retreated to his...

Historic events this week from Paul McCartney, Alice in Chains, John Lennon, Jonny Lang, The Beatles, David Bowie, Roy Orbison and Billy Joel JANUARY 25, 1991: PAUL McCARTNEY UNPLUGGED Paul McCartney ...

Historic events this week from Pink Floyd, Hsker D, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Bob Dylan, Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Young and Van Halen JANUARY 19, 1980: THE WALL BEGINS 15-WEEEK RUN AT #1 Pink Floyd follo...

Historic events this week from Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Frampton and Eric Clapton. JANUARY 11, 1980: PRETENDERS RELEA...

Historic events this week from The Doors, Elton John, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen JANUARY 4, 1967: THE DOOR’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM The Doors‘ classic debu...

Historic events this week from Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and George Harrison DECEMBER 29, 1982: NEIL YOUNG RELEASES TRANS Neil Young‘s vocoder vocal effect had fans scratching...

Historic events this week from Joe Strummer, Poison, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and John Lennon DECEMBER 22, 2002: JOE STRUMMER DIES Joe Strummer of The Clash died on this date of an undiagnosed congenital h...

Historic events this week from The Clash, Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, John Lennon and The Rolling Stones DECEMBER 14, 1979: THE CLASH’S LONDON CALLING Lond...

Historic events this week from John Lennon, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys and KISS DECEMBER 8, 1980: JOHN LENNON IS MURDERED Two months after turning 40, John Lennon was shot and killed by o...