Def Leppard’s Phil Collen says in a new interview that he believes Motley Crue have signed on to expand their upcoming Stadium Tour beyond North America. He sees the Stadium Tour expanding to Europe, South America, Australia, and Japan.
In the History of Rock in 1967 – The Doors 'Light My Fire' was released in the US, where it went on to be number 1 on the singles chart two months later. When The Doors were booked to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show they were asked to change the line “girl, we couldn’t get much higher”, as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drug-taking. The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics; however, during the live performance, lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original lyric, after which they were informed, they would never appear on the Ed Sullivan show again.
In 1970 – The Kinks Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word ‘Coca- Cola’ to ‘Cherry Cola’ on the bands forthcoming single ‘Lola’ due to an advertising ban at BBC Radio.
And in 1982 – Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion is opened to the public for the first time. It has since become the second most-visited private home in America with over 600,000 visitors a year. Only the White House has more.