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Today In Rock History

In 1965
The Dave Clark Five's "Catch Us If You Can" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart. (an no one was able to catch them for weeks)

The Yardbirds' "Heart Full of Soul" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart.

The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" peaked at number 13 on the pop singles chart. (it only lasted for a week cause they had to get outta that place)

In 1967
The Beatles recorded the song "Fool on the Hill" at Abbey Road Studios in London.

In 1972
Black Sabbath released "Black Sabbath - Volume 4." (Creative Titles # 4)

In 1974
King Crimson broke up.

In 1976
Black Sabbath released the album "Technical Ecstasy." (Most creative title to date!)

In 1980
Led Zeppelin's John "Bonzo" Bonham was found dead. The 32-year-old drummer had suffocated on his own vomit after a drinking binge on the eve of Zeppelin's upcoming U.S. tour.

In 1981
Genesis released the album "Abacab."

In 1989
David Bowie released the album "Sound + Vision."

In 1990
Drummer Dave Grohl joined Nirvana.

In 1997
Paul McCartney caused a stir when he came out in favor of legalizing marijuana. (Paul is always stirring that Pot)

In 2000
U2's Bono went to Prague, Czech Republic, to discuss ending Third World debt with the World Bank president.

In 2001
Queensryche sponsored a blood drive in Seattle in conjunction with the release of the album "Live Evolution." At the drive the group also accepted donations from fans wanting to contribute to relief efforts following the terrorists attacks earlier in the month.

In 2006
U2, Green Day, the Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Toussaint, and Irma Thomas were among the performers taking part in the New Orleans Saints first home football game since Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. Toussaint and Thomas teamed up for the national anthem at the start of the game, U2 and Green Day performed during halftime, and the Goo Goo Dolls gave an hour-long concert outside the stadium.

In 2007
Los Angeles County Sheriff's officers launched an investigation into a MySpace posting that allegedly threatened the judge in Phil Spector's murder trial. The message was posted on a page billed as the "Official Team Spector" site, and the statement was attributed to "Chelle" -- a nickname for Spector's wife Rachelle. But Mrs. Spector insisted that she had nothing to do with the message, and had no knowledge something like it had even been posted.

Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Elton John, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were among those included on the new CD "Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino," along with Dr. John, Randy Newman, Robert Plant, and Bruce Hornsby. Also arriving in stores was Pearl Jam's DVD "Immagine In Cornice."

In 2008
Paul McCartney made his concert debut in Israel with a show in Tel Aviv.

John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and Willie Nelson sent an open letter to Congressional leaders in response to the 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout plan, encouraging legislators to reconsider the plan and provide funds to farm communities instead