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Get ready for a rockin’ Halloween! Alice Cooper partners with Criss Angel for a haunted Vegas spectacle, and Elvira reveals how a tip from Elvis helped inspire her iconic “Mistress of the Dark.” Plus, turn up our top ten Halloween classic rock songs—guaranteed chills!

Do the Transylvania Twist (By Hippy Pete!)

OK, let’s get our Halloween Party started with a song I wrote and produced for Universal Music. My publisher’s assignment was to write a “Rocky Horror” type of song. That’s me singing as Dracula in the middle :-)

Today in Classic Rock History

1967: Iggy and the Stooges made their live debut at a Halloween party in Ann Arbor, Michigan—playing experimental noise rock with Iggy using a vacuum cleaner and blender as instruments alongside their amplifiers. It was appropriately chaotic for Halloween. Watch the Stooges

1970: Led Zeppelin's album Led Zeppelin III hit #1 on the Billboard 200, beginning a four-week run at the top. The album featured "Immigrant Song" and marked the band's shift toward incorporating more folk and acoustic elements. Hear Immigrant Song

1975: Queen released "Bohemian Rhapsody" as a single—the six-minute epic that broke all the rules and became one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. It topped the UK charts for nine weeks including Christmas #1. Watch the video

Birthdays:

1961: Larry Mullen Jr., drummer and founding member of U2, was born in Dublin, Ireland. He famously posted a note on his school bulletin board seeking musicians to form a band—that band became U2. See U2 perform

1963: Johnny Marr, legendary guitarist of The Smiths, was born in Manchester, England. His jangly guitar style influenced generations of indie and alternative rock bands. Watch Johnny perform

Have a Rockin Halloween,
Hippy Pete