Itâs April 17th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:
In 1998, Paul McCartneyâs wife and one-time member of Wings, Linda McCartney, died at the age of 56 after a three-year-long battle with breast cancer.
In 2008, longtime E Street Band keyboardist Danny Federici died from cancer at age 58. Federici worked with Bruce Springsteen for over four decades, starting in the early Springsteen bands Steel Mill and Child.
In 1995, Courtney Love and her band, Hole, performed for the sixth season premiere of MTVâs Unplugged.
In 1971, Three Dog Night started a six-week run at number one on the singles chart with âJoy To The World.âÂ
In 1995, following Bill Berryâs operation for a brain aneurysm that caused him to collapse onstage during a show, R.E.M.announced they would resume their worldwide Monster tour. Even though Berry recovered and rejoined the band, he left in 1997 for good.Â
In 2006, in a VH1 poll, a line from U2âs 1992 hit âOneâ was voted Viewersâ Favorite Song Lyric. The lyric is âOne life, with each other, sisters, brothers.âÂ
And in 1991, Nirvana performed at Seattleâs OK Hotel. They played a new song live for the first time ever. It was called âSmells Like Teen Spirit.â
And thatâs what happened today in rock history.
(H/T: This Day in Music)