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35 Years Ago: Ronnie Wood Releases ‘Gimme Some Neck’
Ron Wood's third solo album, 'Gimme Some Neck,' was released on April 20, 1979.
Anniversaries
Anniversaries
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16 Years Ago: Robert Plant Opened for Dee Snider
Did Robert Plant once serve as Dee Snider's opening act? It sounds crazy, but it actually happened.
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25 Years Ago: Joe Jackson Releases ‘Blaze of Glory’
Joe Jackson's 1989 album 'Blaze of Glory' found the singer merging his many recent genre-hopping experiments into a cohesive whole.
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40 Years Ago: Blue Oyster Cult Release ‘Secret Treaties’
When Long Island, New York’s Blue Oyster Cult released ‘Secret Treaties,’ on March 15, 1974, their future standing as bona-fide hard rock legends was anything but guaranteed.
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30 Years Ago: Styx Release ‘Caught in the Act’
Styx were on top of the world during the early '80s, with a string of multi-platinum albums and a growing collection of hit singles to their credit -- but it was all about to come to a screeching halt.
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30 Years Ago: Saxon Release ‘Crusader’
British heavy metal pioneers Saxon unleashed their sixth studio album on April 16, 1984.
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40 Years Ago: Queen Play Their First Show in America
On April 16, 1974, Queen played their first show in America, opening for Mott the Hoople in Denver, Colorado.
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45 Years Ago: MC5 Dropped by Elektra Records For Obscene Ad
Subtlety was not part of the MC5's mode of operation, and in April of 1969 their behavior cost them a record deal.
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40 Years Ago: Lynyrd Skynyrd Release ‘Second Helping’
Lynyrd Skynyrd's breakthrough second album, 'Second Helping,' was released on April 15, 1974.
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5 Years Ago: Phil Spector Convicted of Murder
Legendary rock producer Phil Spector was convicted of the murder of Lana Clarkson on April 13, 2009.
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30 Years Ago: Slade Release ‘Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply’
Slade released 'Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply' in April 1984.
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30 Years Ago: Steve Perry Releases ‘Street Talk’
After the back-to-back-to-back Top 10 triumphs of 1980's 'Departure,' 1981's 'Escape,' and 1983's 'Frontiers,' Steve Perry of Journey tried his hand at a solo project.