The 6th Styx album dropped on this day in 1976. Crystal Ball was the first release to feature Tommy Shaw.

 

Other Noteworthy October 1 Classic Rock events include...

 

1932 Blues great Albert Collins born.

1943 Sly & The Family Stone sax player Jerry Martini born.

1951 April Wine guitar, harmonica player and singer Brian Greenway born.

1962 Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles.

1965 The Band makes official debut as Bob Dylan's backing up group, Carnegie Hall. 
1967 Pink Floyd arrives in New York for first US tour.

1967 Thieves steal Jewelry, and furs belonging to Marianne Faithful from Mick Jagger's London apartment.
1970 Jimi Hendrix buried in Renton, Washington.

1970 Thousands riot because they can't enter a Rolling Stones concert in Milan. Italy.

1975 Booker T. & The MGs drummer Al Jackson murdered by intruders in his Memphis home.

1976 David Bowie becomes a tax exile when he moves to Berlin.

1979 Elton John does first of 8 sold out nights at Madison Square Garden.
1983 Genesis releases Genesis. 

1984 U2 releases Unforgettable Fire.

1987 Def Leppard opens US Hysteria tour in Glens Falls, NY.
1994 Bonnie Raitt appears on Saturday Night Live. 

1995 Farm Aid benefit staged in Louisville, KY.

1998 John Fogerty awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
2004 Buffalo Springfield's Bruce Palmer dies of heart attack.

2004 Melbourne, Australia unveils AC/DC Lane.
2005 ZZ Top Hurricane Katrina benefit concert at Reliant Stadium cancelled because of threat of Hurricane Wilma.

2021 Steely Dan releases Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!

2021 Yes releases The Quest.

2021 Grateful Dead release Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12/10/1971.

2021 Doobie Brothers release Liberte...