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This Day In Rock History: June 14th



1995 Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.

2016 Irish rock guitarist, Henry McCullough died after never fully recovering from a severe heart attack he had suffered four years earlier. He recorded with Paul McCartney and Wings, featuring on the hit James Bond theme, 'Live and Let Die' and 'My Love', the solo which he made up on the spot in front of a live orchestra. He was also a member of Spooky Tooth and The Grease Band.

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This Day In Rock History: June 14th

1945 Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

1949 Jim Lea (multi-instrumentalist of Slade) is born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

1949 Yes drummer Alan White is born in Ferryhill, County Durham, England.

1963 Chris DeGarmo (lead guitarist for Queensrÿche) is born in Wenatchee, Washington.

1970 A billboard taking up an entire city block to promote Grand Funk Railroad goes up in New York City's Times Square. It costs Capitol Records about $100,000 but pays off when their Closer To Home album sells over 2 million copies and they sell out Shea Stadium the next summer.

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A few albums that was released...


1965 ● The Beatles —— Beatles VI ► Pop-Rock

1968 ● Iron Butterfly —— In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ► Psychedelic Rock

1970 ● Grateful Dead —— Workingman’s Dead ► Folk-Rock

1971 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Tarkus ► Prog Rock

1976 ● Chicago —— Chicago X ► Jazz-Rock

1980 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Cultosaurus Erectus ► Metal

1988 ● Status Quo —— Ain’t Complaining ► Blues-Rock

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This Day In Rock History: June 15th


1941 Nilsson is born Harry Edward Nilsson III in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.

1946 Noddy Holder (lead vocalist, guitarist of Slade) is born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.

1951 Steve Walsh (singer, keyboardist for Kansas, Streets) is born in St Joseph, Missouri.

1956 Bernie Shaw (lead vocalist for Uriah Heep) is born in Victoria, British Columbia.

1963 Scott Rockenfield (drummer for Queensrÿche) is born in Seattle, Washington.


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A few albums that was released....


1972 ● Golden Earring —— Together ► Hard Rock

1978 ● Bob Dylan —— Street Legal ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● America —— Silent Letter ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● Dire Straits —— Communique ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock

1982 ● Steve Miller —— Abracadabra ► Album Rock

1987 ● King Diamond —— Abigail ► Heavy Metal

1999 ● Dokken —— Erase The Slate ► Heavy Metal

1999 ● Cheap Trick —— Music For Hangovers ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

1999 ● Santana —— Supernatural ► Jazz-Rock Fusion



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This Day In Rock History: June 16th

1967 - The three day Monterey Pop Festival in California began. All the proceeds went to charity when all the artists agreed to perform for free, the 'Summer of Love' was born. The festival saw the first major US appearances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Also on the bill: The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, The Steve Miller Band, Canned Heat, The Mamas And The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield and The Electric Flag. John Phillips, of The Mamas and The Papas wrote, 'San Francisco, (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)' to promote the festival, which later became a hit for Scott McKenzie.

1999 - Screaming Lord Sutch was found dead after hanging himself. The singer turned politician was 58. He was the first long-haired pop star-boasting hair over 18 inches long and the self-styled lord (real name David Sutch), was Britain's longest-serving political leader, standing in nearly 40 elections.

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A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band —— Trout Mask Replica ► Avant-Gard

1971 ● Three Dog Night —— Golden Biscuits ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1992 ● Taj Mahal —— Taj’s Blues ► Folk-Blues


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This Day In Rock History: June 17th


1947 Gregg Rolie (keyboardist for Santana, Journey) is born in Seattle, Washington.


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