In The Rock 4/13/1962: The Beatles begin a 48 day run of shows at The Star Club in Hamburg. A few performances were recorded by Kingsize Taylor and released in the 70’s. #TheBeatles #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday to Rev. Al Green, soul singer, songwriter, RnB, rock and roll - you name it, Al Green sang it. Still amazing to this day. Born in the rock 4/13/1946. #AlGreen #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/13/1973: David Bowie releases ‘Aladdin Sane’, which includes the classic single “The Jean Genie”. #Bowie #AladdinSane #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/13/1996: Rage Against The Machine appear on Saturday Night Live. They’re cut off after their unscripted attempted to hang an inverted American flag from their amps, and then banned for life from the show. #RageAgainstTheMachine #SNL #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/13/1965: The Beatles record the song ‘Help!’ during an evening recording session at Abbey Road in London. #TheBeatles #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/13/1981: Billy Squier’s ‘Don’t Say No’, hits the racks in record stores. It is HUGE. It peaks at #5, goes triple platinum, spends 111 weeks on the album chart & 4 tracks from the record are still played every day on classic rock radio. #BillySquier #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/12/1979: Mickey Thomas leaps from The Elvin Bishop Band to replace Marty Balin as the singer for Jefferson Starship. Thomas records at least 2 classic tracks, “Jane” and Find Your Way Back”, prior to the band morphing into Starship. #MickeyThomas #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/12/1982: R.E.M. release their debut LP ‘Murmur’, on IRS Records. It sets college radio on its ear, establishes the band as the outsider darlings for the 80s. Just 9 years later, it goes gold. #REM #IRSRecords #RockHonorRoll #AltRockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/12/2011: Foo Fighters release ‘Wasting Light’. #FooFighters #Foos #FF #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday Arthur Paul “Art” Alexakis, founder and leader of 90s heavyweights Everclear; I heard he was born wearing big black boots, his crib: an old suitcase. Born In The Rock 4/12/1962: #Everclear. #ArtAlexakis #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday John Kay, singer for #Steppenwolf born in the rock 4/12/1944. Russian, German, Canadian, Rocker. #JohnKay #CanadianContent #rockhonorroll

Happy Birthday Pat Travers, 70s/80s guitar hero, screaming party rock rhythm and blues jam master - one of Canada’s greatest exports, still rocking his way across North America, Born In The Rock 4/12/1954. #PatTravers #PatTraversBand #CanadianContent #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/11/1989: The Cult’s ‘Sonic Temple’, produced by Bob Rock of the Payolas, hits record store racks in states. It will be certified platinum in the USA, and peak at #10 on the album chart, it’s the apex of mainstream rock success for the band. #TheCult #SonicTemple #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/11/1961: Bob Dylan plays his first live gig in New York City at the long lost Gerde’s Folk City, opening for John Lee Hooker. #BobDylan #JohnLeeHooker #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/11/1992: Pearl Jam make their debut on North American television as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live; they perform “Alive” & “Porch”. #PJ #PearlJam #RockHonorRoll #SNL

Born In The Rock 4/11/1959: The late, great Stuart Adamson, Scottish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best remembered for his 80s band Big Country. #BigCountry #StuartAdamson #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/11/1983: Metallica parts ways with original guitarist Dave Mustaine. The always volatile Mustaine, takes his guitar and songwriting brilliance and forms Megadeth. #Metallica #Thrash #Mustaine #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/11/1966: Buffalo Springfield debut at The Troubadour in Hollywood. Formed by coincidence one week earlier, it was the launching pad for Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer and Jim Messina, among others. #BuffaloSpringfield #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/11/1994: Oasis release their first single, “Supersonic” which peaks at No. 31 on the UK charts. It was also the band’s first charting single in the states, where it peaked at No. 11 on the old Modern Rock Tracks chart. #Oasis #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/10/1976: ‘Frampton Come Alive’ hits the #1 slot for the first of 9 weeks. It’s now one of the top 5 selling live records of all time. #PeterFrampton #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/10/1989: The Cult’s ‘Sonic Temple’, produced by Bob Rock, hits the racks in UK record stores. It will be certified platinum in the states, and peak at #10 on the album chart. #TheCult #SonicTemple #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/10/2000: The Hives release ‘Veni Vidi Vicious’; the record pays off on the promise of their first LP, 28 minutes of amped up Swedish garage freakout. And Rock is saved. #TheHives #VeniVidiVicious #RockHonorRoll

The Rock 4/10/1970: During the second show at a Doors concert in Boston, Jim Morrison was dragged offstage by keyboardist Ray Manzarek after Morrison asked the crowd if they wanted to see his junk. #TheDoors #Junk #RockHonorRoll

Happy birthday to Stray Cat & cool daddy rocker #1, Brian Setzer, one man rockabilly revival, born 4/10/1959 in the wilds of Massapequa NY. #BrianSetzer #BSO #StrayCats #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/10/1956: Leo Fender receives a patent for the Stratocaster guitar. Two horns, 3 pickups, no waiting. #LeoFender #Strat #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 4/10/1976: Bad Company peak at #5 with “Run with the Pack”. The following December, “Run with the Pack” becomes their first Platinum album. #BadCompany #rockhonorroll

This Week On The Chart 4/10/1976: Second time’s a charm when Aerosmith’s “Dream On” peaks at number six on the Singles Chart, two and a half years after its initial release, when it only peaked at number 59. #Aerosmith #ToxicTwins #RockHonorRoll

Bummerversary 4/10/1962: Stuart Sutcliffe, maybe the coolest guy who was ever in the Beatles, joins the fab band in the sky. #Beatles #RockHonorRoll #StuartSutcluffe

In The Rock 4/9/1970: Paul quits. The other 3 original Beatles join him in solo careers, leaving Billy Preston as the last remaining Beatle, but no one realized it. #TheBeatles #RockHonorRoll #PaulMcCartney

In The Rock 4/9/1979: Blondie receive their first Gold record, for their third album, ‘Parallel Lines’, which goes on to sell a million copies in the U.S. #Blondie #RockHonorRoll #DebbieHarry