Category Archives: Rock History – Cumulus – KQRS-FM

Historic events this week from The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac AUGUST 31, 1973: THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE GOAT’S HEAD SOUP The Rolling Stones’ Goats Head S...

Historic events this week from Huey Lewis and the News, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Oasis and Nirvana AUGUST 24, 1985: “THE POWER OF LOVE” IS #1 Huey Lewis and the News‘ ...

Historic events this week from Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Oasis and The Rolling Stones AUGUST 17, 1991: NIRVANA’S “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” MUSIC VIDEO Nirvana handed out casting call fl...

Historic events this week from Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young and more AUGUST 10, 1993: BILLY JOEL’S RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel‘s 12th album went 5x Platinum and became his fourth and...

Historic events this week from Def Leppard, INXS, Prince, Tom Petty, ZZ Top and KISS AUGUST 3, 1987: DEF LEPPARD RELEASES HYSTERIA All 7 singles from Def Leppard‘s fourth album, Hysteria, went T...

Historic events this week from Stevie Nicks, Bryan Adams, The Smashing Pumpkins, Mick Jagger, Tom Petty and Alice In Chains JULY 27, 1981: STEVIE NICKS’ BELLA DONNA Stevie Nicks‘ solo debu...

Historic events this week from Guns N’ Roses, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, AC/DC and Eagles JULY 21, 1987: GUNS N’ ROSES RELEASE APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Gun...

Historic events from David Bowie, Styx, David Lee Roth, The Police, CCR, Fleetwood Mac and more JULY 6, 1972: BOWIE DEBUTS "ZIGGY" ON TOP OF THE POPS Three weeks after the release of Ziggy Stardu...

Historic events this week from Prince, Stone Temple Pilots, Van Halen and David Bowie JUNE 25, 1984: PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION RELEASE PURPLE RAIN Prince’s groundbreaking Purple Rain seamlessly ...

Historic events this week from Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Rush and more JUNE 8, 1974: "BAND ON THE RUN" IS #1 "Band on the Run" was McCartney's third US #1 non-Beatles single afte...