Hard Rock timeline
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Neil Peart is born
Neil Peart (pronounced /ˈpɪərt/) OC, (born September 12, 1952) is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer and lyricist for the rock band... Read more
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Geddy Lee is born
Geddy Lee, OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the... Read more
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Alex Lifeson is born
Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar Živojinović; August 27, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known for his work as the guitarist of the Canadian... Read more
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Steven Tyler forms first serious band
Steven Tyler forms his first serious band, The Strangeurs, in Sunapee, NH, in which he is the drummer. He later changed the band's name to Chain... Read more
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Deep Purple release Shades of Deep Purple
Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 on Parlophone in the UK and Tetragrammaton in the... Read more
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The Beatles release the White Album
The Beatles is the ninth official British album and the fifteenth American album by The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is more... Read more
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Deep Purple release The Book of Taliesyn
The Book of Taliesyn is the second album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 by EMI's Harvest Records in the UK, Tetragrammaton in... Read more
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Led Zeppelin releases self-titled debut album
Led Zeppelin is the debut album of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on... Read more
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Deep Purple release Deep Purple
Deep Purple, also referred to as Deep Purple III, is the third studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1969 on Harvest Records... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Pretties for You
Pretties for You was the debut album by Alice Cooper. At this time, the name "Alice Cooper" referred to the band, not its lead singer, though the... Read more
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Led Zeppelin II is released
Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released 22 October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for... Read more
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Deep Purple release Concerto for Group and Orchestra
The Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a concerto composed by Jon Lord, with lyrics written by Ian Gillan. It was first performed by Deep Purple... Read more
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Aerosmith is formed
Aerosmith is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Easy Action
Easy Action is the second studio album by Alice Cooper, released by Straight Records in March 1970. The title comes from a line in the musical film... Read more
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Deep Purple release In Rock
Deep Purple in Rock (also known as In Rock) is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970. It was their fourth studio album... Read more
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Led Zeppelin III is released
Led Zeppelin III is the third album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded between January and July 1970 and was released on 5 October... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Love It to Death
Love It to Death is a 1971 album by Alice Cooper. Hits include "Ballad of Dwight Fry", "Is It My Body", and one of Cooper's trademark songs, "I'm... Read more
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Deep Purple release Fireball
Fireball is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971. It was their fifth studio album, and the second with the classic Mk II... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Killer
Killer is the fourth studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1971. Cooper said in the liner notes of Fistful of Alice and In the Studio with... Read more
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Led Zeppelin's fourth album is released
The untitled fourth album by English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. It has no official title printed anywhere on the... Read more
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Blue Öyster Cult releases their self-titled debut album
Blue Öyster Cult is the eponymous debut album by hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in January 1972 (see 1972 in music). The album featured... Read more
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Deep Purple release Machine Head
Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland,... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases School's Out
School's Out is the fifth studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1972. The album's title track has remained a staple song in Alice Cooper's live... Read more
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The Eagles release their self-titled debut album
Eagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972.The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn... Read more
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Kiss (band) is formed
Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face... Read more