Week of October 16th

Take a look back at this week in Rock & Roll History

Episode Transcript

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What happened this week in rock androll history? Let's find out. It's
the rock Omanac on iHeartRadio. What'sgoing on, rock and roll lovers,
It's Andy West. Let's get itstarted. We kick it off. This
week in nineteen seventy three, theRolling Stones ballad Angie hits number one in
America. This week in nineteen seventyfive, Bruce Springsteen begins a series of

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shows at the Roxy in La wherehe earns adelation from many celebrities and a
glowing review in the La Times.This leads to cover stories on Springsteen in
both Time and Newsweek. This weekin nineteen seventy nine, Prince releases his
sophomore album, Prints, containing thenumber one R and B hit I Want
to Be Your Lover in the originalversion of I Feel for You Later,

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a hit for Shaka Khan. It'shis first album certified platinum for sales over
one million. This week in nineteeneighty You Two released their debut album Boy,
produced by Steve Lillywhite. It doesn'tyield any chart hits, but this
song I Will Follow becomes one oftheir most popular songs among their fans.

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This week in nineteen eighty nine,Billy Joel releases the album Stormfront, which
contains the smash hit we Didn't Startthe Fire. This Week in nineteen ninety
one, read Hot Chili Pepper Iskick off their Blood Sex Magic Tour with
a show in Madison, Wisconsin.Their opening acts are Smashing Pumpkins and a
new band called Pearl Jam. AndThis Week in two thousand and one,
raising money for victims of the Septembereleventh attacks, Paul McCartney leads the concert

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for New York in Madison Square Garden. Elton, John, Billy Joel,
David Bowie, The Who, andEric Clapton all participate. And That's what
went down. You're rock Omanac oniHeartRadio