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March 24, 1815

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 24, 1815, the first pop group fan club was formed in America. The Handel & Hayden Society was formed in Boston, Massachusetts by Gottlieb Graupner, Thomas Smith Webb, Amasa Winchester and Matthew S. Parker to cultivate and improve a correct taste in the performance of Sacred Music, and to introduce into more general … Continue reading →

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February 1, 1964

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 1, 1964, Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tried to get the rock song by the Kingsmen, “Louie, Louie” banned for obscenity. He went so far as to ‘ban’ the song from the airwaves in Indiana. He claimed that just trying to listen to it caused his ears to ‘tingle’. Mrs. Walsh smirked and said … Continue reading →

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January 20, 1982

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 20, 1982, Heavy Metal Rock God, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a dead bat while giving a concert in Des Moines, Iowa. The deceased, rancid corpse of the rodent was tossed on the stage during the concert, and the drugged up Crowned Prince of Dark Metal snatched it up and chewed off … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1963

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1963 the Beatles met the Rolling Stones for the 1st time. While it was decided that any of the Beatles could take Mick Jagger in a fight, fair or unfair, the rest of the Stones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman were just too nasty and … Continue reading →

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February 10, 1979

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1979, Rod Stewart’s “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” peaked at #1 on the music charts and 46% of the women polled responded that he was kinda sexy. In 1999, when women were again polled about Rod Stewart’s sexiness, only 6% responded with a yes, the other 94% said, “Rachel … Continue reading →

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November 6, 1975

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1975, the Sex Pistols played their first live show at St. Martin’s College of Art in London, England. All of the 100 people who attended (which later grew to 14,500 in the telling) left the ‘concert’ and described it as an audio assault and battery. They said it was … Continue reading →

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September 20, 1970

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1970, the Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the rock group The Doors, pled guilty to the charges of indecent exposure and profanity for his antics at a concert in Miami, Florida. He claimed he only pled guilty because it was easier to pay the $500 fine and receive … Continue reading →

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