By Keefer
Mar 9, 2021
1969 - Wiggen sisters Dorothy, Helen, Betty, and Rachel record Philosophy of the World as The Shaggs. Numerous music critics and historians consider it the worst album ever recorded, but years later both Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain call it one of their favorites ever made. The original 100 pressings become some of the most coveted albums in the world among collectors.
1970 - Having recently changed their name from Earth to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward made their concert debut at The Roundhouse, London.
1981 - Robert Plant played a secret gig at Keele University, England with his new band, The Honey Drippers. Deriving their name from Roosevelt Sykes, a blues singer also known as Honeydripper , Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having a heavy rhythm and blues rock band.