September 30th, 2011, Pearl Jam wrap up a week-long tribute to Pink Floyd on the Jimmy Fallon Show, and they do it by performing the song “Mother” off the album “The Wall.”
Today in 1998, an episode of the Drew Carey Show airs entitled “In Ramada da Vida.” The storyline is Drew’s band gets a gig at the Ramada Inn. They just need a lead guitarist. So they audition Slash, Lisa Loeb, Dusty Hill from ZZ Top, Jonny Lang, Dave Mustaine, Joey Ramone, Joe Walsh, and Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick. Ultimately, the gig goes to Joe Walsh.
Today in 1989, Neil Young performs on Saturday Night Live, and he does his now classic, “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
Today in 1982, Bruce Springsteen releases his acoustic album, “Nebraska.” Now originally, this was recorded just to be demos. Bruce actually recorded them onto a cassette in a bedroom of a home he was renting in Colts Neck, New Jersey. And then that cassette ended up being what they made the album from. At the time, they tried to do some electric versions of the songs and Bruce wasn’t really happy with them, but he was also dealing with some mental health issues. And if you ever watch the movie, “Deliver Me from Nowhere”, That is all based upon the making of this album.
And then we take a look at the rock calendar to find a rock birthday on it. Born today in 1955, actor James Dean. Now yes, he’s not a songwriter or a singer, but there is a very good song by The Eagles that is entitled “James Dean.” So I figured why not include him?