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Noteworthy Then

3/8/1977 Foreigner releases debut album

 

 

The group comprised of 3 Brits and 3 Americans dropped it's debut album on this date in 1977. Across the Pond members Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth), Ian McDonald (King Crimson) and Dennis Elliott were united with US musicians Lou Gramm (Black Sheep), Ed Gagliardi and Al Greenwood. The perfect name for the outfit; Foreigner.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on March 8 include...

 

1947 Randy Meisner of the Eagles is born.

1949 Dave Lambert of is Strawbs born.

1958 Gary Numan is born Gary Webb.

1968 Fillmore East opens in New York with concert by Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company.  

1969 Steve Marriott leaves the Small Faces.

1973 Paul McCartney gets fined $170 for growing marijuana.

1973 Ron ‘Pig Pen’ McKernan of the Grateful Dead dies from a gastro intestinal hemorrhage at 27.

1974 Bad Company opens its first UK tour with a concert in Newcastle.

1987 Bob Seger does his last Detroit concert for a 9 year period.

1993 Beavis & Butthead premiers on MTV.

2003 Mark Knopfler sustains minor injuries in a motorcycle crash.

2011 Mike Starr of Alice In Chanis dies of a suspected prescription drug overdose.

2011 Phil Collins announces his live performing retirement.

2015 Beatles producer George Martin dies at 90.

2016 AC/DC suspends US tour because of Brain Johnson's hearing problems.