This Day In Rock History

CrazyConnie · Oct 15, 2022

This Day In Rock History: October 15th

1967 - The first Sacramento Pop Festival took place which featured Spirit, Jefferson Airplane, Nutty Gritty Dirt Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Sunshine Company.

source: internetfm

CrazyConnie · Oct 15, 2022

This Day In Music History: October 15th

A few albums that was released....

1973 ● The Band —— Moondog Matinee ► Folk-Rock

1973 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Mystery To Me ► Pop-Rock

1988 ● Motörhead —— Nö Sleep At All ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Dio —— Angry Machines ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Motörhead —— Overnight Sensation ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Bad Company —— Stories Told & Untold ► Hard Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Oct 16, 2022

This Day In Rock History: October 16th

1943 C.F. "Fred" Turner (bassist/vocalist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born Charles Frederick Turner in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 Bob Weir (guitarist/vocalist for Grateful Dead) is born in San Francisco, California.

1968 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases Electric Ladyland.

1953 Rocker Tony Carey (keyboardist for The Rainbow) is born in Watsonville, California. Also known by the pseudonym Planet P Project.

1973 Drummer Gene Krupa dies of leukemia in Yonkers, New York, at age 64.

source: calendarsongfacts

CrazyConnie · Oct 16, 2022

This Day In Rock History: October 16th

1986 Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis, for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert, as featured in the film 'Hail Hail! Rock & Roll'.

2015 Patti Smith was said to be moved to tears after a fan returned a bag of stolen goods to the singer, 36 years after they went missing. They included a shirt worn for a 1978 Rolling Stone cover shot and a bandana given to her by her late brother. The items went missing in June 1979 when a truck, which was carrying $40,000 in amplifiers, guitars and other musical equipment, was stolen from outside a hotel after Smith and her band played a show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.

source: thisdayinmusic

CrazyConnie · Oct 16, 2022

This Day In Music History: October 16th

A few albums that was released....

1968 ● Three Dog Night —— Three Dog Night ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1969 ● Three Dog Night —— Captured Live At The Forum ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1973 ● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Live In Europe ► Folk-Rock

1976 ● Thin Lizzy —— Johnny The Fox ► Hard Rock

1983 ● Thin Lizzy —— Life Live ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Journey —— The Essential Journey ► AOR Rock

2001 ● John Mellencamp —— Cuttin’ Heads ► Roots Rock

2001 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Down To Earth ► Hard Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Oct 17, 2022

This Day In Rock History: October 17th

1942 Gary Puckett (frontman for Union Gap) is born in Hibbing, Minnesota, but would be raised in Yakima, Washington (not far from the city Union Gap).

1946 Mike Hossack (drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Paterson, New Jersey.

1964 The Rolling Stones release their second American album, 12X5.

1993 Criss Oliva (lead guitarist for Savatage) is killed by a drunk driver in Zephyrhills, Florida, at age 30.

source: calendarsongfacts

CrazyConnie · Oct 17, 2022

This Day In Rock History: October 17th

1977 "Street Survivors" was released by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Three days later vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash.

source: onthisday

CrazyConnie · Oct 17, 2022

This Day In Music History: October 17th

A few albums that was released....

1980 ● Dire Straits —— Making Movies ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock

1989 ● Kiss —— Hot In The Shade ► Hard Rock

1995 ● Steely Dan —— Alive In America ► Jazz-Rock

2006 ● Aerosmith —— Devil’s Got A New Disguise – The Very Best Of Aerosmith ► Hard Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Oct 21, 2022

This Day In Rock History: October 18th

1956 21-year-old Elvis Presley pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from Elvis. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively.

source: thisdayinmusic

CrazyConnie · Oct 21, 2022

This Day In Music History: October 18th

2021 95-year-old Tony Bennett was acknowledged by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the oldest musician to release a collection of new material for his collaboration with Lady Gaga called "Love For Sale". He was also cited for being the oldest person to reach number one on U.S. album charts for a newly recorded album. In total, Bennett, an eighteen time Grammy winner, held five world records, which included the longest time between U.K. top 20 albums at age 39, the oldest person to enter the U.K. top 20 album chart at age 80, and longest time between the release of an original recording and a re-recording of the same single by the same artist.

source: classicbands

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