December 3

 

Grunge lost one of its most troubled voices today in 2015 when Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died of a drug-induced cardiac arrest on his tour bus at 49, ending the career of the charismatic singer whose decades-long battle with addiction had overshadowed his considerable talent…

 

Rock tragedy reached horrifying proportions on this day in 1979 when 11 fans were trampled to death in a stampede before a Who concert in Cincinnati, the festival seating disaster that would change concert safety regulations nationwide while haunting Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey forever…

 

British rock lost one of its greatest supporting players on this day in 2014 when Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan died from stroke complications at 69, ending the life of the musician whose boogie-woogie piano had supported Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones while earning him universal respect…

 

Heavy metal's prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne was born today in 1948. The former Black Sabbath frontman whose solo career and reality TV show proved that the Madman could survive decades of substance abuse to become rock's most unlikely family man until his death earlier this year…

 

Surrealism met rock on this day in 1976 when a 40-foot inflatable pig being photographed for Pink Floyd's 'Animals' album broke its moorings and floated above London, prompting the CAA to issue warnings about the runaway prop in one of rock's most absurd moments…

 

Rock's dirtiest classic was born on this day in 1969 when The Rolling Stones recorded "Brown Sugar" at Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama, Bobby Keys' saxophone solo and the controversial lyrics capturing the band at their most primal and problematic…

 

The Beatles evolved before the world's ears today in 1965 with the release of 'Rubber Soul,' the album featuring "Norwegian Wood" and "In My Life" that marked their transition from pop idols to serious artists exploring deeper themes and sophisticated production.