PS 1977 was a great year. Much info gotten from WOXY, AMG, and The Trouser Press Guide.
10/21/2003 Elliot Smith commits suicide in his LA home.
09/07/2003 Warren Zevon dies of mesothelioma, an inoperable form of lung cancer.
12/22/2002 Joe Strummer, lead singer of The Clash, dies of a heart attack in his Somerset, England home.
04/15/2001 Joey Ramone, died of lymphatic cancer in a New York hospital at the age of 49.
09/25/1999 The Afghan Whigs play their last show at Bogart's in Cincinnati before they break up.
05/29/1997 Jeff Buckley drowns in the Mississippi River, at the age of 30.
10/21/1995 Shannon Hoon, of Blind Melon, found dead at age 28 of an overdose on a tour bus before a date in New Orleans.
03/28/1995 Wilco releases their debut, A.M.
04/20/1993 Radiohead release their debut album, Pablo Honey.
04/10/1994 Weezer release their first album entitled Weezer.
03/09/1993 Frank Black releases self-titled solo album after Pixie's break up.
00/00/1993 The Afghan Whigs make their major label debut, releasing Gentlemen.
00/00/1992 Frank Black announced that the Pixies were disbanding in an interview on the BBC's Radio 5.
00/00/1991 The Pixies release their final album Trompe le Monde.
00/00/1991 Seattle based Pearl Jam release their debut album Ten.
00/00/1989 The Pixies release their classic album Doolittle.
00/00/1988 Husker Du calls it quits.
00/00/1987 The Pixies release their first ep, Come on Pilgrim.
00/00/1986 Dayton indie rock band Guided By Voices release their first ep Forever Since Breakfast.
12/26/1983 I was born, way to go Bonnie and Ed.
05/13/1983 The Smiths release their first single, "Hand in Glove".
00/00/1983 Sonic Youth release their debut album Confusion is Sex.
00/00/1983 REM release their debut album Murmur on IRS records.
05/11/1981 Bob Marley dies of cancer at the age of 36.
00/00/1981 Husker Du release their debut album Land Speed Record.
00/00/1980 Joy Division singer Ian Curtis commits suicide.
00/00/1980 The Clash release their London Calling album.
00/00/1979 Joy Division release their debut album Unknown Pleasures.
02/02/1979 Sid Viscious dies of a heroin overdose while on bail for murder of Nancy Spungen.
00/00/1978 XTC releases "White Music".
12/19/1977 Elvis Costello appears on Saturday Night Live. He starts playing the song ''Less Than Zero'' but calls it off apologizing to
the audience saying, ''There is no reason to play that song.'' Elvis instead plays ''Radio, Radio'' against NBC's wishes. He is
banned from SNL for 11 years.
05/22/1977 The Jam release their self-titled debut.
00/00/1977 Siouxsie And The Banshees play first show at the Red Deer.
00/00/1977 The Talking Heads release their debut album Talking Heads 77.
00/00/1977 The Sex Pistols release their debut album Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols.
00/00/1977 The Clash release their debut cd on CBS U.K.
00/00/1977 B-52's play first show on Valentine's Day in Athens, GA
00/00/1973 CBGBs opens
01/22/1973 Supreme Court decides that women have the right to choose in Roe vs Wade.
00/00/1972 Lou Reed releases the David Bowie-produced Transformer, featuring the hit song "Walk On the Wild Side."
00/00/1972 David Bowie's Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust is released.
02/03/1959 The day the music died.