March 18th

2003: Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted became Ozzy Osbourne’s bassist. Newsted would leave before the end of 2003 after fulfilling touring duties.

2002: The Ramones, Talking Heads & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were some of the acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam inducted the Ramones, Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers inducted the Talking Heads & Jakob Dylan inducted Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

2001: John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas died of heart failure in Los Angeles. He was 65 years old.

2000: AC/DC made their first appearance on North American television since 1978 when they were the musical guest on Saturday Night Live where they performed Stiff Upper Lip and You Shook Me All Night Long.

1996: The Sex Pistols announced a reunion tour at the 100 Club in London. Johnny Rotten was quoted as saying “We have found a common cause, and it’s your money” when asked about the reunion.

1978: Over 350,000 people attended California Jam II in Ontario, CA. The acts on the bill included Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Santana, Heart, Foreigner & Dave Mason.

1972: Neil Young reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first and only time with Heart of Gold, where it spent one week on top.

Birthdays:
Wilson Pickett born in 1941
John Hartman-drummer for The Doobie Brothers born in 1950
Grant Hart-drummer for Husker Du born in 1961
Jerry Cantrell-guitarist for Alice in Chains born in 1966