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This Week in Music History: September 23 - 29 -- Rocky Horror & Rock 'n' Roll Horrors Jerry Lee Lewis, Phil Spector
- Posted on Sep 26th 2012 5:30PM by Aaron Brophy
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These are all things the official Rocky Horror Picture Show fan club suggests people should take to screenings of the iconic 1975 film.
They've yet to get back to us on our suggestion that "hungry polar bears" and "pad locked theater doors" also get added to the participatory mix.
To find out why that film, as well as Nirvana, Ray Charles and Phil Spector made music history this week just click to launch the gallery below.
- September 23, 1930: Ray Charles Was Born
- September 24, 1991: Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Album Released in America
- September 25, 1980: Led Zeppelin's John Bonham Died
- September 26, 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Opened in Theaters
- September 27, 2004: Phil Spector Charged With Murder
- September 28, 1991 & 2009: Miles Davis and Adam Goldstein
- September 29, 1976: Jerry Lee Lewis' Whole Lotta Shootin' Birthday
- This Week in Music History: September 16 - 22
- September 16, 1996: Bjork's Suicide Acid Bomber
- September 17, 1998: Hootie, ODB and Terri Clark's Misadventures
- September 18, 2006: Willie Nelson Charged With Drug Possession
- September 19, 1995: P.M. Dawn DJ Doesn't Find State of Bliss + George Michael & James Brown
- September 20, 1970: Jim Morrison's Crawling King Snake + the McCartneys & Charlatans
- September 21, 2007: Snoop Dogg Gets Bat-ted in Court
- September 22, 1992: Def Leppard Suffer From Foolin' & Diana Ross Gets Handsy
- This Week in Music History: September 9 - 15
- September 9, 2008: Oasis' Noel Gallagher Tackled By Drunk Fan at Toronto V Festival
- September 10, 1991: Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Single Released
- September 11, 2001: World Trade Centre Attacks Inspire My Chemical Romance
- September 12, 2003: Johnny Cash Died From Respiratory Failure at 71
- September 13, 1969: John Lennon & Yoko Ono's All-Star Revival
- September 14, 1999: The Strokes Played Their First Show
- September 15, 2004: Johnny Ramone Died From Prostate Cancer at 55
- This Week in Music History: September 2 - 8
- September 2, 2005: Kanye West Cares About Black People
- September 3, 2006: Paris Hilton Gets Art-Punked
- September 4, 2002: Kelly Clarkson Wins American Idol
- September 5, 1986: Dire Straits Get Awards For Nothing
- September 6, 1997: Elton John Redoes "Candle in the Wind" For Princess Diana
- September 7, 1968: Led Zeppelin Plays Their First Show
- September 8, 2002: Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson Gets Really High
- This Week in Music History: August 26 - September 1
- August 26, 2004: Laura Branigan Died
- August 27, 1967 & 1990: Brian Epstein and Stevie Ray Vaughan Died
- August 28, 2005: Suge Knight Gets Shot
- August 29, 1977: Elvis Presley Was Nearly Grave-Robbed
- August 30, 1994: Oasis Release Debut Album 'Definitely Maybe'
- August 31, 2002: Lance Bass Attempts to Become An Astronaut
- September 1, 1983: The Clash Fired Mick Jones
- This Week in Music History: August 19 - 25
- August 19, 2008: Lady Gaga Releases 'The Fame' Album
- August 20, 2003: Nightclub Operators Fined in Great White Fire Deaths
- August 21, 1952: Joe Strummer Was Born
- August 22, 1968: Cynthia Lennon Files For Divorce From John Lennon
- August 23, 1967: Keith Moon's Wild Birthday Party Swim
- August 24, 1990: Judas Priest Don't Cause Suicides
- August 25, 2001: Aaliyah Dies in Plane Crash
- This Week in Music History: August 12-18
- August 12, 1963: Sir Mix-A-Lot Was Born
- August 13, 1994: Oasis and The Verve Break Into Swedish Church Looking For Wine
- August 14, 2000: Rage Against the Machine Fans Riot In Los Angeles
- August 15, 1969: Woodstock Becomes Defining Event of Hippie Era
- August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Died
- August 17, 1979: Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Witch?
- August 18, 2005: Kanye West Calls Out Rap For Being Homophobic
- This Week in Music History: August 5 - 11
- August 5, 1966: The Beatles 'Revolver' Album Was Released
- August 6, 1973: Stevie Wonder Car Accident Leaves Him In Coma
- August 7, 1997: Garth Brooks Attracts More Than a Million to Central Park
- August 8, 1992: Guns N' Roses Cause Riot in Montreal
- August 9, 1995: Jerry Garcia Dies of Heart Attack at Age 53
- August 10, 1959: The Platters Arrested For Fooling Around With White Women
- August 11, 1976: Death Cab For Cutie Singer Ben Gibbard Was Born
- This Week in Music History: July 29 - Aug. 4
- July 29, 1966: Bob Dylan Breaks Neck, Beatles Bigger Than Jesus
- July 30, 2003: 450,000 Risk Getting SARS to Watch Rolling Stones, AC/DC
- July 31, 1994: R. Kelly Secretly Marries 15-Year-Old Aaliyah
- August 1, 1960: Chuck D Brings the Noise For First Time
- August 2, 1991: Rick James Gets Super Freaky in All the Wrong Ways
- August 3, 2007: Queen Guitarist Becomes Doctor of Astrology
- August 4, 1990: New Kids on the Block Robbed in Montreal
- This Week in Music History: July 22 - 28
- July 22, 1969: Aretha Franklin's Driving
- July 23, 2006: George Michael and the Truck Driver
- July 24, 2008: 50 Cent vs Taco Bell
- July 25, 1999: Woodstock Ends in Fires, Rapes, Shame
- July 26, 1943: Mick Jagger Was Born
- July 27, 1976: Tina Turner Gets Divorce From Ike Turner
- July 28, 1973: Watkins Glen Becomes Accidental Woodstock
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Around The Web:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Official Fan Site!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - IMDb
Sweet Transvestite - Rocky Horror Picture Show - YouTube
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Movie Trailer - Dailymotion-Video
TimeWarp - The Virgins Guide to Rocky Horror
