This Day In Rock History

This Day In Rock History: October 30th


1988 - The Metallica single "Eye of the Beholder" was released.

2001 - Michael Jackson's album entitled "Invincible" was released.


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This Day In Rock History: October 30th


1939 Grace Slick (of Jefferson Airplane) is born in Highland Park, Illinois.

1946 Drummer Chris Slade (of Uriah Heep, AC/DC, Manfred Mann) is born Christopher Rees in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

1947 Timothy B. Schmit (bass guitarist for Eagles, Poco) is born in Oakland, California.

1960 Joey BellaDonna (vocalist for Anthrax) is born Joseph Bellardini in Oswego, New York

1968 Malcolm Hale (lead guitarist for Spanky & Our Gang) dies of pneumonia at age 27.


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This Day In Rock History: October 30th


1970 Elton John released his third studio album Tumbleweed Connection. The cover photo for the album was taken at Horsted Keynes railway station, 30 miles south of London and captured John and Bernie Taupin in front of the late-nineteenth-century station to represent the album's rural Americana concept, despite the English location.

1970 Hotlegs made their live debut supporting The Moody Blues at the Festival Hall, London. Their only hit 'Neanderthal Man' made No. 2 in July 1970. The members from the group went on to become 10cc.

1971 Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album Meddle in the US. The album features 'One Of These Days' and the 23-minute track 'Echoes' which took up all of side 2 on the vinyl record. The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound, represented by ripples in the water.

1978 Blondie released the single 'Hanging on the Telephone', as the second single from the album Parallel Lines. Written by Jack Lee from US West Coast power pop trio The Nerves. The song gave Blondie their first UK Top 10 hit.


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This Day In Music History: October 30th


A few albums that was released....

1971 ● The Who —— Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy ► British Rock

1983 ● Mercyful Fate —— Melissa ► Heavy Metal

1985 ● Anthrax —— Spreading The Disease ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

2007 ● Ben E. King —— Love Is Gonna Get You ► Soul

2012 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Psychedelic Pill ► Hard Rock


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This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1974 Led Zeppelin held the UK launch for their new record label Swan Song at Chislehurst Caves, Kent, England on Halloween night. Drinks were served by nuns in suspenders, a ***** woman lay in a coffin covered in jelly and ***** male wrestlers cavorted in recesses of the caves. Label mates Bad Company, The Pretty Things and Maggie Bell also attended. The launch also tied in with the releases of The Pretty Things new album Silk Torpedo. The label was named after an unreleased Zeppelin instrumental track.

1990 During a gig in Seattle, Washington, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room. They responded by walking on stage, n.a.k.e.d. during Idol's set.


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This Day In Rock History: October 31st



1968 Malcolm Hale, guitarist for Spanky And Our Gang, died suddenly of pneumonia at the age of 27. The group placed five songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1967 and 1968, including "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" (#9), "Lazy Day" (#14) and "Like To Get To Know You" (#17).


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This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1945 Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2 guitarist and Argent frontman) is born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.

1961 U2 drummer Larry Mullen is born in Artane, Dublin, Ireland.

1992 Joan Jett stars in an episode of the TV series Highlander, playing one of the immortals. Her version of "Cherry Bomb" is featured.


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This Day In Music History: October 31st


A few albums that was released....



1989 ● Grateful Dead —— Built To Last ► Album Rock

2000 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Anthology: Through the Years ► Album Rock

2006 ● Triumph —— Extended Versions: Triumph ► Arena Rock



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This Day In Rock History: November 1st


1946 Rick Grec, bass player for Blind Faith and Traffic, is born in Bordeaux, France

1963 Rick Allen (drummer for Def Leppard) is born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England.

2008 Jimmy Carl Black (drummer, vocalist for Mothers Of Invention) dies of lung cancer at age 70.


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This Day In Rock History: November 1st


2004 61-year old Terry Knight, the former manager of Grand Funk Railroad, was murdered at his home in Killeen, Texas. Knight was defending his daughter during a domestic disturbance, when he was stabbed by her boyfriend, 26 year old Donald Alan Fair. Knight began his music career by leading a Michigan band called Terry Knight and the Pack, who scored a Billboard top 50 hit with ‘I, Who Have Nothing’.

1968 George Harrison released his first solo album, 'Wonderwall Music' on the Apple label. The songs which were mostly Harrison instrumentals, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.


source: thisdayinmusic