October 23, 1979 “Weird Al” Yankovic is born Alfred Matthew Yankovic in Downey, California, and raised in Lynwood. October 24, 1962 In the thick of the Cuban Missile Crisis, James Brown records his electrifying stage show for the album Live at the Apollo. October 25, 1993 Time magazine puts Eddie Vedder on the cover with…
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October 16, 1976 Disc jockey Rick Dees hits #1 in the US with “Disco Duck,” a goofy number that envisions Donald Duck enjoying the spoils of the disco era. It is the last novelty song to top the Hot 100. October 17, 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd release Street Survivors, the last album with frontman Ronnie Van…
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October 7, 2016 The Rolling Stones play the first night of the Desert Trip festival, which also features Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and the Who. The six-day (split over two weekends) event rakes in $160 million, making it the highest-earning music festival ever. October 8, 1990 Eddie Vedder flies from his…
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October 2, 2017 Tom Petty, 66, goes into cardiac arrest at his Malibu home. He is taken to UCLA medical center, but cannot be revived. Later that night, after his friends and family gather, he is taken off life support. October 3, 2003 School of Rock opens in theaters, starring Jack Black as a musician…
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September 25 2017 At the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers play their last concert, as Petty dies a week later. The show is the last stop on their 40th Anniversary tour. 1980 Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham dies at age 32 of asphyxiation from vomiting after a night of heavy drinking….
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