thebuzzr Independent Music Coverage

October 22, 1976 

Bob Seger releases Night Moves, his first studio album to make an impact outside of Michigan.

October 23, 1976 

Led Zeppelin, who avoid TV appearances because of sound problems, appear on American television for the first time when they play Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert.

October 24, 2017 

Fats Domino passes away at age 89 in his home in Harvey, Louisiana.

October 25, 1993 

Time magazine puts Eddie Vedder on the cover with the headline “All The Rage.” Both Vedder and Kurt Cobain refused to speak with the magazine for the story, but they run it anyway in an attempt to explain why young people are listening to such angry music.

October 26, 1976 

The Mothership, a lander that descends to the stage when the band play “Mothership Connection,” appears for the first time during P-Funk’s show at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.

October 27, 2007 

Led by the “Werewolves Of London”/”Sweet Home Alabama” mashup “All Summer Long,” Kid Rock’s Rock N Roll Jesus hits #1 in America, giving him his first chart-topping album.

October 28, 2016 

The BBC Radio show Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round ends after 36 years when the host retires at age 90.

October 29, 1983 

“Islands in the Stream,” written by the Bee Gees and intended for Marvin Gaye, goes to #1 in the US as a duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.