Sammy Hagar’s 75th birthday will be celebrated with a 24-hour marathon on AXS TV. The special Red Rocker salute will kick off 5 p.m. on October 12th, and the network has shared this promo clip.
In the History of Rock in 1964 – The Animals’ self-titled album enters the Billboard LP chart. It contains their #1 hit, “House Of The Rising Sun”.
In 1978 – The members of Aerosmith bailed thirty fans out of jail after they had been arrested for smoking pot during an Aerosmith concert at the Fort Wayne Coliseum.
And in 1991 – Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, “Stevie Ray Vaughan Day” and planned an annual motorcycle ride and concert to benefit the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund.