On this day in rock (April 19th)
1967 The Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years when The Beatles & Co. partnership is formed. However, the band splits up three years later.
1969 "Rock Me" by Steppenwolf peaks at Number 10 on the pop chart.
1969 "Wishful Sinful" by the Doors peaks at Number 44 on the pop chart.
1969 "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin peaks at Number 80 on the pop chart.
1975 Rock 'N' Roll by John Lennon peaks at Number Six on the album chart.
1978 Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie and Julie Anne Rubens are married.
1980 "I Can't Tell You Why" by the Eagles peaks at Number Eight on the pop chart, where it stays for three weeks.
1980 Singer Brian Johnson joins AC/DC, replacing the late Bon Scott.
1985 Kiss's Animalize Live Uncensored is released on video and attains platinum status.
1995 David Bowie unveils his paintings at a South London Gallery to mixed reviews.
2001 David Lee Roth announces that he had worked with Van Halen in 2000 on "three astonishing tunes," though that music has never been released.
2002 "Joe Fabulous" by Bad Company is released.
2002 In the latest legal go-round over the rights to Nirvana's music, lawyers for former drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic ask in court to have Courtney Love, widow of frontman Kurt Cobain, submit to a psychiatric exam. Love's lawyer objects to the request.
2002 Dave Grohl announces that he is taking a break from recording a new Foo Fighters album so he can play drums on tour with Queens Of The Stone Age.
2002 Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley is found dead from a massive drug overdose in his Seattle-area home. He was 34 years old. Staley actually died April 5th, but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks.
2003 Bon Jovi headlines the Tiger Jam VI benefit concert in Las Vegas, which raises money for children's charities supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation. After the show, the band donates $20,000 to the organization.
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1969 "Rock Me" by Steppenwolf peaks at Number 10 on the pop chart.
1969 "Wishful Sinful" by the Doors peaks at Number 44 on the pop chart.
1969 "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin peaks at Number 80 on the pop chart.
1975 Rock 'N' Roll by John Lennon peaks at Number Six on the album chart.
1978 Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie and Julie Anne Rubens are married.
1980 "I Can't Tell You Why" by the Eagles peaks at Number Eight on the pop chart, where it stays for three weeks.
1980 Singer Brian Johnson joins AC/DC, replacing the late Bon Scott.
1985 Kiss's Animalize Live Uncensored is released on video and attains platinum status.
1995 David Bowie unveils his paintings at a South London Gallery to mixed reviews.
2001 David Lee Roth announces that he had worked with Van Halen in 2000 on "three astonishing tunes," though that music has never been released.
2002 "Joe Fabulous" by Bad Company is released.
2002 In the latest legal go-round over the rights to Nirvana's music, lawyers for former drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic ask in court to have Courtney Love, widow of frontman Kurt Cobain, submit to a psychiatric exam. Love's lawyer objects to the request.
2002 Dave Grohl announces that he is taking a break from recording a new Foo Fighters album so he can play drums on tour with Queens Of The Stone Age.
2002 Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley is found dead from a massive drug overdose in his Seattle-area home. He was 34 years old. Staley actually died April 5th, but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks.
2003 Bon Jovi headlines the Tiger Jam VI benefit concert in Las Vegas, which raises money for children's charities supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation. After the show, the band donates $20,000 to the organization.
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