On this day in rock (April 18th)
1981 Yes breaks up. Drummer Alan White and bassist Chris Squire go into rehearsals with former Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page for a new group called XYZ -- as in ex-Yes & Zep -- but nothing ever happens.
1987 "Midnight Blue," the first solo hit from Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, peaks at Number Five on the pop chart.
1992 Adrenalize by Def Leppard enters the album chart at Number One, where it stays for five weeks.
1992 Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen enters the album chart at its peak position of Number Two, where it stays for two weeks, while Lucky Town enters the album chart at its peak of Number Three.
1993 David Lee Roth is arrested in New York City for purchasing $10 worth of marijuana.
2002 Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and Billy Joel/Rainbow keyboardist David Rosenthal are inducted into the John P. Stevens High School Hall Of Honor in Edison, New Jersey. Bryan is a 1980 graduate, and Rosenthal is a 1977 graduate.
2002 U2 singer Bono and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin back international agency Oxfam's Big Noise campaign to point out corruption in trade agreements with Third World nations.
2003 Fleetwood Mac is featured on both the Today show and Dateline NBC.
2005 Queens Of The Stone Age ends their first North American tour of 2005 in Los Angeles with returning singer Mark Lanegan and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons joining the band onstage.
2005 Searching For The Sound: My Life With The Grateful Dead by bassist Phil Lesh is published.
2006 The Birth Of A Band: Isle Of Wight Festival, Saturday August 29th, 1970 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer is released.
2006 Gillan's Inn by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is released.
1987 "Midnight Blue," the first solo hit from Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, peaks at Number Five on the pop chart.
1992 Adrenalize by Def Leppard enters the album chart at Number One, where it stays for five weeks.
1992 Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen enters the album chart at its peak position of Number Two, where it stays for two weeks, while Lucky Town enters the album chart at its peak of Number Three.
1993 David Lee Roth is arrested in New York City for purchasing $10 worth of marijuana.
2002 Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and Billy Joel/Rainbow keyboardist David Rosenthal are inducted into the John P. Stevens High School Hall Of Honor in Edison, New Jersey. Bryan is a 1980 graduate, and Rosenthal is a 1977 graduate.
2002 U2 singer Bono and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin back international agency Oxfam's Big Noise campaign to point out corruption in trade agreements with Third World nations.
2003 Fleetwood Mac is featured on both the Today show and Dateline NBC.
2005 Queens Of The Stone Age ends their first North American tour of 2005 in Los Angeles with returning singer Mark Lanegan and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons joining the band onstage.
2005 Searching For The Sound: My Life With The Grateful Dead by bassist Phil Lesh is published.
2006 The Birth Of A Band: Isle Of Wight Festival, Saturday August 29th, 1970 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer is released.
2006 Gillan's Inn by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is released.
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