This Day In Rock History

This Day In Rock History: April 21st


1947 Iggy Pop is born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in Muskegon, Michigan.

1947 Rock musician John Weider (guitarist for The Animals, bassist for Family) is born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.


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This Day In Rock History: April 21st


1986: Peter Gabriel released “Sledgehammer,” the lead single from his fifth studio album, So. It was his biggest hit in North America and ties with “Games Without Frontiers” as his biggest hit in the UK.

2017: Procol Harum released Novum, the group’s twelfth studio album, first album in fourteen years, and first not to feature lyrics by Keith Reid.


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This Day In Rock History: April 21st


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Uncle Meat ► Art Rock

1986 ● Accept —— Russian Roulette ► Heavy Metal

1998 ● Lou Reed —— Perfect Night: Live In London ► Hard Rock

2006 ● The Who —— Live From Toronto ► British Rock

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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd


1957 Elvis Presley had his custom built 'Music Gates' installed at Gracelands. The gates were designed by Abe Saucer and custom built by John Dillars Jr, of Memphis Doors inc.

1964 The President of The National Federation Of Hairdressers offered a free haircut to the next No.1 group in the UK pop charts. He said The Rolling Stones are the worst, one of them looks as if he's got a feather duster on his head.'


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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd


2013 Richie Havens, who rose to fame as the opening act at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, died following a heart attack at the age of 72. During his lengthy career he scored just one Billboard Top 40 hit, a cover of George Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun", which reached #16 in 1971.


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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd


1991 The Dave Matthews Band played their first-ever live show when they appeared at the Earth Day festival in Charlottesville, Virginia.


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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd


1966, “Wild Thing” by The Troggs (who were originally called The Troglodytes) was released in the US on both the Atco and Fontana labels. The song went on to reach number one. Fronted by Reg Presley, “Wild Thing” became a major influence on garage rock and punk rock. The original version was written by Chip Taylor in 1965 with his New York based group The Wild Ones.

1969, In Dolton, England, the Who perform their rock opera Tommy live in its entirety for the first time.

2008, It was revealed that ’60s singer Tommy Steele took Elvis Presley on a secret tour of London in 1958 after Presley struck up a friendship with Steele. When the rock legend flew into London for a day, Steele apparently took him round the city, showing him famous landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament. For more than 50 years, Presley fans had believed the only time Elvis ever set foot in the UK was during a stop-over at Prestwick Airport in Scotland in March 1960.


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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd


1950 Peter Frampton is born in Beckenham, Kent, England. After forming Humble Pie, he finds success as a solo artist; his 1976 album Frampton Come Alive! is one of the most successful live albums of all time.

1966 Kimberley Dahme (rhythm guitarist, bassist for Boston) is born.

1985 Prince releases his seventh album, Around The World In A Day. It's his first issued on his Paisley Park imprint and primarily recorded at his Paisley Park studios.

1978 The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) make their debut on Saturday Night Live, later becoming the first characters from the show to get their own movie.

2010 Poison lead singer Bret Michaels suffers a brain hemorrhage that nearly kills him. After almost two weeks in intensive care, he makes a full recovery. Throughout the ordeal, he leaves his headband on, explaining, "If I'm going out, I want to go out rocking."


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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd


1970: Iron Butterfly’s fourth album and first live album, simply titled Live, was released. It was the band’s last album to be recorded with the longstanding quartet of Erik Brann, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, and Dough Ingle.

1977: Pink Floyd began the American leg of their “In The Flesh Tour,” also known as their “Animals Tour,” with a show at the Miami Baseball Stadium. Shows featured large inflatable puppets, a pyrotechnic “waterfall,” and one of the biggest and most elaborate stages to date, including umbrella-like canopies that rose from the stage to protect the band from the elements.

2003: The Yardbirds released Birdland, the band’s first studio album in over 35 years. Drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja were the only members from the 1960s group to appear on the album and were joined by new members bassist and vocalist John Idan, lead guitarist Gypie Mayo, and harmonica player Alan Glen. The album, which is made up of new and classic Yardbirds songs, also features guest appearances by Joe Satrianai, Steve Vai, Slash, Brian May, and former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck.


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This Day In Music History: April 22nd


A few albums that was released....

1968 ● The Monkees —— The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● Stratovarius —— Episode ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

1997 ● Chicago —— The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 ► Jazz-Rock

2003 ● Black Label Society —— The Blessed Hellride ► Heavy Metal

2013 ● Whitesnake —— Made In Japan ► Arena Rock



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