Jay J. Madison's This Day in Rock 'n' Roll History
484 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEach day Jay J. Madison looks back over 7 decades of rock 'n' roll to let you know what happened on this date in rock history.
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Episodes
This Day in Rock History October 27th
October 27, 2021 12:45 - 1 minute - 2.74 MBIn 2013, everyone moves up one position in the worldwide coolness ranking when Lou Reed dies.
This Day in Rock History October 26th
October 26, 2021 12:05 - 57 seconds - 2.17 MBThe Fab Four meet Her Maj
This Day in Rock History October 25th
October 25, 2021 11:54 - 59 seconds - 1.34 MBA helicopter crash claims the life of rock's greatest concert promoter
This Day in Rock History October 22nd
October 22, 2021 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.05 MB"My function is not to reassure people. I want to make them uncomfortable." - Ewan MacColl
This Day in Rock History October 21st
October 21, 2021 12:45 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBOver the years, three of the greats lost their lives on this date
This Day in Rock History October 20th
October 20, 2021 11:41 - 1 minute - 1 MBGainesville's favorite son was born on this date in 1950
This Day in Rock History October 19th
October 19, 2021 11:48 - 1 minute - 1.31 MB“I try to write about small things. Paper, animals, a house…love is kind of big. I have written a love song, though. In this film, I sing it to a lamp.” — David Byrne, Stop Making Sense
This Day in Rock History October 18th
October 18, 2021 12:10 - 57 seconds - 792 KBHe could play a guitar just like a-ringin' a bell...and he was born on this date in 1926
This Day in Rock History October 15th
October 15, 2021 12:02 - 1 minute - 833 KBMama said "hit that subscribe button"
This Day in Rock History October 14th
October 14, 2021 12:07 - 1 minute - 908 KBThe hottest band in the world releases a scorching live album in 1977
This Day in Rock History October 13th
October 13, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBCome hear Uncle John's band on this PLATINUM record
This Day in Rock History October 6th
October 06, 2021 12:54 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBWe lost a guitar legend one year ago...
This Day in Rock History October 5th
October 05, 2021 14:03 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBHello yellow brick road.
This Day in Rock History October 4th
October 04, 2021 12:20 - 1 minute - 879 KBThe 27 club claims another member in 1970
This Day in Rock History October 1st
October 01, 2021 13:44 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBIf you knew Peggy Sue, then, you know why I feel blue.
This Day in Rock History September 30th
September 30, 2021 12:45 - 1 minute - 1.01 MBBang a gong birthday boy!
This Day in Rock History September 29th
September 29, 2021 11:48 - 1 minute - 2.7 MBA killer is born
This Day in Rock History September 28th
September 28, 2021 12:25 - 1 minute - 2.23 MBRadio legend, Dewey Phillips, dies at 42
This Day in Rock History September 27th
September 27, 2021 10:53 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBThe world loses a major rager on the four-string motherf*****
This Day in Rock History September 24th
September 24, 2021 11:55 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBYNWA...Go Reds!
This Day in Rock History September 23rd
September 23, 2021 12:29 - 1 minute - 2.74 MBThe original Boss Baby comes out.
This Day in Rock History September 22nd
September 22, 2021 12:55 - 1 minute - 2.32 MBWhite Zombie breaks up
This Day in Rock History September 21st
September 21, 2021 11:45 - 1 minute - 3.62 MBI now pronounce you guitarist and drummer, you may rock and roll.
This Day in Rock History September 20th
September 20, 2021 11:04 - 1 minute - 3.01 MBThanksgiving finally has it's own song thanks to Arlo Guthrie
This Day in Rock History September 17th
September 17, 2021 12:05 - 1 minute - 1020 KBYou don't have to call him Hiram...the whole world calls him Hank.
This Day in Rock History September 16th
September 16, 2021 11:57 - 1 minute - 1.14 MBA King is born
This Day in Rock History September 15th
September 15, 2021 11:55 - 1 minute - 1.2 MB"Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically." - American Psycho
This Day in Rock History September 14th
September 14, 2021 11:02 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBKick out the birthday jams!
This Day in Rock History September 13th
September 13, 2021 12:18 - 52 seconds - 1.18 MBNa na na nananana, nannana
This Day in Rock History September 8th
September 08, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.92 MBThe man who started it all and the man they call Pigpen each celebrate birthdays today.
This Day in Rock History September 7th
September 07, 2021 12:29 - 1 minute - 1.73 MBOh boy! Maybe, baby, you'll remember who was born on this date in 1936.
This Day in Rock September 2nd
September 02, 2021 12:05 - 53 seconds - 1.6 MBRat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb, you know better but I know him Like I told you, what I said, steal your face right off your head
This Day in Rock History September 1st
September 01, 2021 12:23 - 1 minute - 2.26 MBIf you plant ice you're gonna harvest the wind.
This Day in Rock History August 31st
August 31, 2021 11:45 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBDon't tell me this town ain't got no heart...ya just gotta poke around.
This Day in Rock History August 30th
August 30, 2021 11:27 - 1 minute - 1020 KBThe band Earth gets a new name.
This Day in Rock History August 26th
August 26, 2021 11:58 - 59 seconds - 907 KBCouldn't hire twenty-five men To do what the man couldn't do Just the sound of his walkin' Split the whole damn town in two
This Day in Rock History August 24th
August 24, 2021 12:54 - 1 minute - 2.36 MBQueen begin recording a classic
This Day in Rock History August 23rd
August 23, 2021 12:16 - 57 seconds - 882 KBJeff Buckley releases a masterpiece.
This Day in Rock History August 20th
August 20, 2021 13:03 - 1 minute - 1.4 MBLots of rock birthdays today...
This Day in Rock History August 19th
August 19, 2021 11:37 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBA Bob Dylan masterpiece finally goes platinum
This Day in Rock History August 18th
August 18, 2021 11:38 - 1 minute - 1.82 MBWho the F*&% is Erik Francis Schrody?
This Day in Rock History August 17th
August 17, 2021 12:42 - 1 minute - 2.56 MBToledo Jam 2 rocks the Glass City in 1980
This Day in Rock History August 13th
August 13, 2021 11:46 - 1 minute - 1.96 MBIf it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. - William Bell
This Day in Rock History August 12th
August 12, 2021 11:49 - 1 minute - 2.16 MBMetallica leave an indelible mark on pop culture in 1991
This Day in Rock History August 11th
August 11, 2021 12:53 - 46 seconds - 715 KBIt was a big day for Kiss in 1999
This Day in Rock History August 10th
August 10, 2021 12:17 - 1 minute - 2.48 MBThe man who invented rock 'n' roll's primary tool was born on this date in 1909.