rock

1974
Bad Company The band’s 1974 debut album, Bad Company , was recorded at Headley

The band’s 1974 debut album, Bad Company , was recorded at Headley Grange , Hampshire, in Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio . The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, and number 3 in the UK Albums Chart , spending 25 weeks in the UK charts. The…
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Genesis (band) reached No. 39

reached No. 39 in the UK in 1974.

Queen (band) played Sunbury Pop Festival

In January 1974, Queen played the Sunbury Pop Festival in Australia.

Mink DeVille was formed in 1974 when singer Willy DeVille (then

Mink DeVille was formed in 1974 when singer Willy DeVille (then called Billy Borsay) met drummer Thomas R. “Manfred” Allen Jr. and bassist Rubén Sigüenza in San Francisco . Said DeVille, “I met Manfred at a party; he’d been playing with John Lee Hooker and a lot of blues people…
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The Beatles unreleased jam session

Other than an unreleased jam session in 1974, later bootlegged as A Toot and a Snore in ’74 , Lennon and McCartney never recorded together again.

Blackfoot (band) By 1974, the band had returned their base of operations to the

By 1974, the band had returned their base of operations to the Northeast (Northern New Jersey) and Medlocke developed nodes on his vocal cords and temporarily lost his voice. Another singer, Patrick Jude, was brought into the band. But after a brief time, Medlocke was able to sing again and…
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Genesis (band) Counting Out Time

“Counting Out Time” and ” The Carpet Crawlers ” were released as singles in 1974 and 1975, respectively.

Queen (band) Sheer Heart Attack released

Released in 1974, Sheer Heart Attack reached number two in the UK, sold well throughout Europe, and went gold in the US.

1973
AC/DC first official gig

AC/DC’s first official gig was at Chequers nightclub in Sydney on 31 December 1973.

Kiss (band) official industry premiere

On December 31, the band had its official industry premiere at the Academy of Music in New York City, opening for Blue Öyster Cult .