March 30, 1964
Former Beatles drummer Pete Best appears on US TV's I've Got A Secret. It only took a handful of questions before the panel guessed his former occupation.
#RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand
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March 28, 2000
Jimmy Page won an undisclosed amount in a lawsuit against the British publication, "Ministry Magazine", which had claimed that the guitarist watched his drummer, John Bonham. Bonham had choked on his own vomit while sleeping and the magazine alleged that Page stood close by and cast a death spell while dressed in Satanic robes.
#RockHistory #LedZeppelin @ROAtheBand
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March 27, 1973
Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead is arrested for speeding on the New Jersey turnpike, but the $15 speeding ticket turns into $2,000 bail when the police find a wide variety of drugs in Garcia's car. He spends three hours in jail.
#RockHistory #TheGratefulDead @ROAtheBand
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March 26, 1985
Radio stations in South Africa banned all of Stevie Wonder's records after he dedicated the Oscar he had won the night before at The Academy Awards to Nelson Mandela.
#RockHistory #StevieWonder @ROAtheBand
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March 24, 1965
The Rolling Stones' bass player Bill Wyman is knocked unconscious by an electrical shock from a microphone stand in Odense, Denmark.
#RockHistory #TheRollingStones @ROAtheBand
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March 23, 1968
Blue Cheer enter the charts for the first and only time with their Heavy Metal version of Eddie Cochran's, "Summertime Blues". Jim Morrison of The Doors called the trio "The single most powerful band I've ever seen."
#RockHistory #BluCheer @ROAtheBand
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March 22, 1984
Queen filmed the video for ‘I Want To Break Free’ with the band members dressed in drag. Guitarist Brian May later said the video ruined the band in America, and was initially banned by MTV in the US.
#RockHistory #Queen @ROAtheBand
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March 20, 1968
Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Richie Furay and Jim Mesina are arrested at Stephen Stills' house in Los Angeles for "being at a place where it is suspected marijuana is being used." It's a misdemeanor for which Clapton will be found innocent while the others paid small fines.
#RockHistory #marijuana @ROAtheBand
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March 19, 1982
Ozzy Osbourne's rhythm guitarist, 25-year-old Randy Rhoads, was killed when the small plane he was riding in crashed into a house. It has often been written that the plane tried to buzz the tour bus, but some of those closest to the band deny that story.
#RockHistory #RandyRhodes @ROAtheBand
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March 18, 1959
Britain's EMI Records announces that it has now stopped all production of 78 rpm discs.
#RockHistory #EMI @ROAtheBand
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 30, 1964 Former Beatles drummer Pete Best appears on US TV's I've Got A Secret. It only took a handful of questions before the panel guessed his former occupation. #RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 28, 2000 Jimmy Page won an undisclosed amount in a lawsuit against the British publication, "Ministry Magazine", which had claimed that the guitarist watched his drummer, John Bonham. Bonham had choked on his own vomit while sleeping and the magazine alleged that Page stood close by and cast a death spell while dressed in Satanic robes. #RockHistory #LedZeppelin @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 27, 1973 Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead is arrested for speeding on the New Jersey turnpike, but the $15 speeding ticket turns into $2,000 bail when the police find a wide variety of drugs in Garcia's car. He spends three hours in jail. #RockHistory #TheGratefulDead @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 26, 1985 Radio stations in South Africa banned all of Stevie Wonder's records after he dedicated the Oscar he had won the night before at The Academy Awards to Nelson Mandela. #RockHistory #StevieWonder @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 24, 1965 The Rolling Stones' bass player Bill Wyman is knocked unconscious by an electrical shock from a microphone stand in Odense, Denmark. #RockHistory #TheRollingStones @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 23, 1968 Blue Cheer enter the charts for the first and only time with their Heavy Metal version of Eddie Cochran's, "Summertime Blues". Jim Morrison of The Doors called the trio "The single most powerful band I've ever seen." #RockHistory #BluCheer @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 22, 1984 Queen filmed the video for ‘I Want To Break Free’ with the band members dressed in drag. Guitarist Brian May later said the video ruined the band in America, and was initially banned by MTV in the US. #RockHistory #Queen @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 20, 1968 Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Richie Furay and Jim Mesina are arrested at Stephen Stills' house in Los Angeles for "being at a place where it is suspected marijuana is being used." It's a misdemeanor for which Clapton will be found innocent while the others paid small fines. #RockHistory #marijuana @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 19, 1982 Ozzy Osbourne's rhythm guitarist, 25-year-old Randy Rhoads, was killed when the small plane he was riding in crashed into a house. It has often been written that the plane tried to buzz the tour bus, but some of those closest to the band deny that story. #RockHistory #RandyRhodes @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 18, 1959 Britain's EMI Records announces that it has now stopped all production of 78 rpm discs. #RockHistory #EMI @ROAtheBand
Reply