Almanac

Rock 'n' Roll Almanac for Wednesday, October 22, 2025

82 years ago 1943Bobby Fuller, guitarist and vocalist for the Bobby Fuller Four, is born.
80 years ago 1945Leslie West, guitarist and vocalist for Mountain, is born.
61 years ago 1964The Who, then known as the High Numbers, fail an audition with EMI.
60 years ago 1965The Rolling Stones' Get Off My Cloud is released in the U.K. Less than two weeks later it hits #1 on the U.K. pop chart.
59 years ago 1966The Beach Boys release Good Vibrations on Capitol. The song, featuring inspired use of the sci-fi movie sound-effects instrument the theremin, is the most expensive production for a single up to this time.
56 years ago 1969Led Zeppelin II is released.
51 years ago 1974Kiss' Hotter Than Hell LP is released.
49 years ago 1976Keith Moon plays his last show with The Who.
47 years ago 1978Funk-fusion band Earth, Wind & Fire kick off a 75-date U.S. tour in Louisville, Kentucky.
43 years ago 1982Worchester, Massachusetts Mayor Sara Robertson declares today Van Halen today after local fans collect 25,000 signatures on a petition requesting that the band add another show to their tour.
33 years ago 1992Members of Boyz II Men receive awards for having the longest running #1 song of the rock era. End Of the Road broke Elvis' record of 11 weeks, previously held by Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog.
27 years ago 1998Bob Dylan plays in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota for the first time since the '60s. The show had sold out in five hours.

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