March 7, 2006
A US federal judge ordered Rod Stewart to pay Harrah's casino in Las Vegas more than $3 million for a canceled show in December 2000.
#RockHistory #RodStewart @ROAtheBand
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March 6, 2000
Eric Clapton was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, after receiving previous honors as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.
#RockHistory #Slowhand @ROAtheBand
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March 5, 1963
Patsy Cline was killed when her private plane crashed near Camden, Tennessee. Most often remembered for her hits, "Crazy", "Walkin' After Midnight", "I Fall To Pieces" and "She's Got You", Cline's Greatest Hits L.P. has sold over eight million copies.
#RockHistory #PatsyCline @ROAtheBand
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March 5, 1994
Grace Slick is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her Tiburon, CA home. In June, she would be sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three month's worth of Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings.
#RockHistory #GraceSlick @ROAtheBand
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March 3, 1983
A member of a motorcycle gang tells a US Senate Judiciary hearing that his friends have a contract out on The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and that two assassination attempts have already failed.
#RockHistory #MickJagger @ROAtheBand
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March 2, 1975
Los Angeles Police pull over Paul McCartney's Lincoln Continental for allegedly running a red light. They detect the smell of marijuana and arrest Linda McCartney for having six to eight ounces of the drug in her pocketbook. Paul was driving but is not charged with anything.
#RockHistory #PaulMcCartney @ROAtheBand
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March 1, 1955
Sam Phillips launches Sun Records by releasing "Drivin' Slow" by 16-year-old saxophonist Johnny London.
#RockHistory #SamPhillips @ROAtheBand
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February 29, 1968
At the 10th Grammy Awards, The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is named Album Of The Year. It is considered to be one of the most influential and most famous Rock album of all time.
#RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand
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February 28, 1976
The theme from the ABC-TV program S.W.A.T. became the first television theme song to top the Billboard Hot 100. Before that, the theme from the original Hawaii 5-0 had made it to number 4.
#RockHistory #S.W.A.T. #Hawaii5-0 @ROAtheBand
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February 27, 1970
Jefferson Airplane is fined $1,000 for onstage profanity in Oklahoma City.
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 7, 2006 A US federal judge ordered Rod Stewart to pay Harrah's casino in Las Vegas more than $3 million for a canceled show in December 2000. #RockHistory #RodStewart @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 6, 2000 Eric Clapton was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, after receiving previous honors as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. #RockHistory #Slowhand @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 5, 1963 Patsy Cline was killed when her private plane crashed near Camden, Tennessee. Most often remembered for her hits, "Crazy", "Walkin' After Midnight", "I Fall To Pieces" and "She's Got You", Cline's Greatest Hits L.P. has sold over eight million copies. #RockHistory #PatsyCline @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 5, 1994 Grace Slick is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her Tiburon, CA home. In June, she would be sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three month's worth of Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings. #RockHistory #GraceSlick @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 3, 1983 A member of a motorcycle gang tells a US Senate Judiciary hearing that his friends have a contract out on The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and that two assassination attempts have already failed. #RockHistory #MickJagger @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 2, 1975 Los Angeles Police pull over Paul McCartney's Lincoln Continental for allegedly running a red light. They detect the smell of marijuana and arrest Linda McCartney for having six to eight ounces of the drug in her pocketbook. Paul was driving but is not charged with anything. #RockHistory #PaulMcCartney @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
March 1, 1955 Sam Phillips launches Sun Records by releasing "Drivin' Slow" by 16-year-old saxophonist Johnny London. #RockHistory #SamPhillips @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 29, 1968 At the 10th Grammy Awards, The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is named Album Of The Year. It is considered to be one of the most influential and most famous Rock album of all time. #RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 28, 1976 The theme from the ABC-TV program S.W.A.T. became the first television theme song to top the Billboard Hot 100. Before that, the theme from the original Hawaii 5-0 had made it to number 4. #RockHistory #S.W.A.T. #Hawaii5-0 @ROAtheBand
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 27, 1970 Jefferson Airplane is fined $1,000 for onstage profanity in Oklahoma City. #RockHistory #JeffersonAirplane @ROAtheBand
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