July 27th has historically been a good day to have gone to a record store. On this date in 1973, Genesis Live got and the New York Dolls debut album got their releases. Terrapin Station by the Grateful Dead arrived on track 2 on 7/27/1977. Two years later, AC/DC's first million seller Highway To Hell and John Mellencamp's self-titled 1979 lp hit the shelves. Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna made its debut on this day in 1981.  Neil Young was out with Everybody's Rockin' in 1983, and Ride The Lightning from Metallica got unleashed on 7/27/1984.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on July 27 include...

 

1949 Firefall singer and multi-instrumentalist Dave Muse born.

1973 The New York Dolls release self-titled album

1976 Bruce Springsteen sues manager Mike Appel, dispute sidelines the Boss for more than a year. 

1976 John Lennon issued a green card by the US, ending a 4 year ordeal.

1979 Alice Cooper's Indian art store in Scottsdale, AZ firebombed.   

1986 Queen becomes the first Rock band to play eastern Europe with a concert in Budapes, Hungary.

1986 Heart's Nancy Wilson marries Rock writer and producer Cameron Crowe.

2001 Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkeson dies in his ssleep at 49 in Ponte Vedra, Florida hotel. 
2006 Axl Rose faces charges in Stockholm after being accused of punching a security guard and biting his leg. 

1993 Smashing Pumpkins release Siamese Dream.   
2009 Protesters over disruptions caused by 2 day set-up and tear-down of U2 stage in Dublin block tour trucks causing them to miss ferry to get the stage to Stockholm concert site…