September 25th, 2017, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers play their final concert. They do it at the Hollywood Bowl. The song that wraps up the show, their classic “American Girl.” And then Tom leaves the stage with the final words, “I want to thank you for 40 years of a really great time.” And then within a week, he passes away.
Today in 1990, Dave Grohl replaces Chad Channing to become the 5th and final drummer for Nirvana.
Today in 1980, we lose one of the world’s greatest drummers, John Henry Bonham from Led Zeppelin. He’s only 32 years old. The day before he was found unresponsive, John did consume a lot of alcohol, but despite that, his official cause of death is listed as accidental.
Today in 1973, the Allman Brothers Band released their single, “Ramblin’ Man.” This is a song when Dickey Betts wrote it, he was kind of afraid to play it for the rest of the group because he felt it was too country, but it’s a good thing he got over his fear because it became the band’s biggest hit.
Today in 1968, Led Zeppelin walked into Olympic Studios in London to begin recording their debut album. And as Jason Bonham has pointed it out to me himself, this is the day that the band began, the same day that the band ended 12 years later when John Bonham passes away.
Today in 1967, The Doors released their second album, “Strange Days.” It includes songs like People Are Strange, Love Me Two Times, and When the Music’s Over.
