Today in Rock and Roll History

Check in daily and discover what happened on this day in rock!

Today in the History of Rock.......

1948
Jeremy Spencer was born.

1960
Duane Eddy and the Rebels hit #4 with "Because They're Young," the title song from the movie of the same name.

1961
Tossin' and Turnin' (Bobby Lewis) was a hit.

1972
David Bowie's "Starman" hits #10 in the UK and #65 in the US.

1974
Steely Dan perform at the Santa Monica Center. Guitarist Jeff Baxter thereupon leaves to join the Doobie Brothers and drummer Jim Hodder quits as well. Following this tour, the group does not perform again under the Steely Dan rubric until 1993.

1976
On the very day of the U.S. bicentennial, the Ramones kick off their first British tour at London’s Roundhouse, lighting a fire under the nascent punk movement by inspiring groups like the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks and the Clash. It is a seminal moment in punk-rock history.

1977
Brick hits #3 with "Dazz".

1998
Brandy, a pop and R&B star and star of the popular TV show 'Moesha', hits #2 in the US with 'Never S-A-Y Never'.