Elvis Presley's security squad thwarted The Boss in his attempt to introduce himself to The King on April 29, 1976. Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt had gone carousing on the streets of Memphis and got the notion Presley would welcome a pre-dawn visit. He might have if he'd been home. Instead, Bruce and Little Steven got evicted from Graceland grounds after Bruce scaled the wall  at Graceland.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on April 29 include...

 

1933 Willie Nelson born.

1938 Manfred Mann's Klaus Voorman born.

1957 Great White's Mark Kendall born.

1963 Andrew Loog Oldham signs on as Rolling Stones manager.

1968 Hair opens on Broadway.

1977 Alice Cooper releases Lace And Whiskey...

1980 Ronnie James Dio opens his first tour fronting Black Sabbath.

1980 Movie McVicar featuring Roger Daltrey of the Who premiers..

1981 Van Halen releases Fair Warning.

1983 Thin Lizzy announces break-up.

1988 Eric Clapton and Patti Boyd file for divorce.

1991 Yes releases Union.

1993 Mott The Hopple’s Mick Ronson dies of cancer.

1993 Gilby Clarke of Guns N Roses breaks his wrist in a motocross try-out in California.

1997 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Twenty.

1997 Fabulous Thuderbirds Keith Ferguson dies.

1998 Steven Tyler suffers a leg injury during Aerosmith's set in Anchorage, Alaska. Remaining dates on the tour postponed.

1999 Tommy Lee quits Motley Crue.

2007 Aerosmith members visit the aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Middle East.

2014 Atlanta Rhythm Section's Paul Goddard dies.

2016 Statue honoring Bon Scott unveiled in singer's hometown.

2022 Ted Nugent releases Detroit Muscle.