May 9th
1998: Jimmy Page appears on Saturday Night
Live with Sean “Puffy” Combs to perform Come With Me, which samples the
guitar riff of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir.
1992: Bruce Springsteen made his North American network television debut on Saturday Night Live.
1978: Tubes singer Fee Waybill breaks his leg after falling off stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
1974: Bruce Springsteen’s performance in Boston, MA inspires Rolling Stone critic & future manager Jon Landau to write “I have seen rock & roll’s future and his name is Bruce Springsteen”.
1970: The Guess Who become the first Canadian rock group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with American Woman. The song would stay on top for three weeks.
Birthdays:
Nokie Edwards-guitarist of The Ventures born in 1939
Billy Joel born in 1949
Tom Petersson-bassist of Cheap Trick born in 1950
Dave Gahan-singer of Depeche Mode born in 1962
1992: Bruce Springsteen made his North American network television debut on Saturday Night Live.
1978: Tubes singer Fee Waybill breaks his leg after falling off stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
1974: Bruce Springsteen’s performance in Boston, MA inspires Rolling Stone critic & future manager Jon Landau to write “I have seen rock & roll’s future and his name is Bruce Springsteen”.
1970: The Guess Who become the first Canadian rock group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with American Woman. The song would stay on top for three weeks.
Birthdays:
Nokie Edwards-guitarist of The Ventures born in 1939
Billy Joel born in 1949
Tom Petersson-bassist of Cheap Trick born in 1950
Dave Gahan-singer of Depeche Mode born in 1962
