This Day In Rock History

This Day In Rock History: April 11th


1977, Alice Cooper played to an audience of 40,000 in Sydney, Australia, the largest crowd to attend a rock concert in the country's history. After the show Cooper was placed under house arrest at his hotel until he posted a bond for $59,632. That amount was the sum that a promoter claimed to have paid Cooper for a 1975 Australia tour he never made. The two settled when it was found that the promoter did not fulfill his part of the agreement either.

1981, Eddie Van Halen married actress Valerie Bertinelli, co-star of the 1980s television hit, One Day at a Time. The two had met eight months earlier when Bertinelli's brother took her to a Van Halen concert in Shreveport, Louisiana.

1994, Oasis released their first single 'Supersonic' which peaked at No.31 on the UK charts. However, over time it has amassed sales of over 215,000, making it their 13th biggest selling single ever in the UK. 'Supersonic' was also the band's first single to chart in the United States, where it peaked at No. 11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.


source: thisdayinmusic

This Day In Rock History: April 11th


1952 Rock drummer Terry Ollis (of Hawkwind) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.

1956 Elvis Presley's tour plane develops engine trouble while flying the singer from Amarillo, Texas, to Nashville, forcing an emergency landing in Arkansas. When he calls his mother, Gladys, to tell her, she begs him to never fly again, instilling a fear of flying in Elvis which will take him years to get over.

1961 Bob Dylan plays for the first time at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, opening for John Lee Hooker and performing a new song entitled "Blowin' In The Wind."

1983 Dave Mustaine is kicked out of Metallica because of his drug and alcohol addictions. Soon after, he forms Megadeth, which becomes one of the most successful metal bands of the era.

2017 J. Geils, guitarist and founding member of J. Geils Band, dies at age 71.

source: calendarsongfacts

This Day In Music History : April 11th


Albums released.....


● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Mardi Gras ► Folk-Rock >> 1972

● The Beach Boys —— Love You ► Pop-Rock >> 1977

● Whitesnake —— Come An’ Get It ► Arena Rock >> 1981

● Savatage —— Sirens ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1983

● The Who —— Two’s Missing ► Hard Rock >> 1987

● Iron Maiden —— Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son ► Heavy Metal >> 1988

● Celtic Frost —— Vanity/Nemesis ► Heavy Metal >> 1990

● Pavement —— Wowee Zowee ► Garage Rock >> 1995

● Queen —— Stone Cold Classics ► Glam Rock >> 2006

● Asia —— Phoenix ► Prog Rock >> 2008

● Judas Priest —— The Essential Judas Priest ► Heavy Metal >> 2008

source: drrocksblog&roll

This Day In Rock History: April 12th


1966 Jan Berry, the younger half of Jan And Dean, was paralyzed after he ran his Corvette into a parked truck on a side street in Beverly Hills. Berry suffered total physical paralysis for over a year as well as extensive brain damage which made it impossible to return to performing. The pair started their hit streak in 1958 with "Jennie Lee" and followed with "Baby Talk", "Surf City", "Sidewalk Surfin'", "Drag City", "Dead Man's Curve", "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" and "Popsicle". Jan's accident ended their career as hit makers, although they attempted a comeback in 1978 after the biographical movie, Dead Man's Curve, was shown on TV.


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This Day In Rock History: April 12th


1944 Rocker John Kay (frontman of Steppenwolf) is born Joachim Fritz Krauledat in former Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany.

1967 Greyhound begins offering tours of the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, billing it as "Hippyland.

1984 Rush release Grace Under Pressure, their 10th studio album and, according to guitarist Alex Lifeson, their "most satisfying." With standout tracks "Distant Early Warning" and "Red Sector A," it's well received by fans.


source: calendarsongfacts

This Day In Music History: April 12th


Albums released....


● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Dance Party ► Soul – Motown >> 1965

● The Supremes —— We Remember Sam Cooke ► Soul – Motown >> 1965

● Stevie Wonder —— Where I’m Coming From ► Pop-R&B >> 1971

● The Jackson 5 —— Maybe Tomorrow ► Soul – Motown >> 1971

● Stephen Stills & Manassas —— Manassas ► Folk-Rock >> 1972

● J. Geils Band —— Bloodshot ► Blues-Rock >> 1973

● Poco —— Seven ► Country-Rock >> 1974

● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Live Bullet ► Heartland Rock >> 1976

● John Mellencamp (John Cougar) —— American Fool ► Roots Rock >> 1982

● Cheap Trick —— Lap Of Luxury ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1988

● Bruce Springsteen —— In Concert/MTV Unplugged ► Album Rock >> 1993

● Hole —— Live Through This ► Grunge >> 1994

● Motörhead —— Live At Brixton ’87 ► Heavy Metal >> 1994

● Golden Earring —— Paradise In Distress ► Hard Rock >> 1999

● Supertramp —— It Was The Best Of Times ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1999

● Foo Fighters —— Wasting Light ► Grunge Rock >> 2011

source: drrocksblog&roll

This Day In Rock History: April 13th


1979, Thin Lizzy, released their ninth studio album Black Rose: A Rock Legend. The album, which featured guitarist Gary Moore, contained the hits 'Do Anything You Want To', 'Waiting For An Alibi' and 'Sarah', which was written with Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter.

2012, Five of Tom Petty's guitars were stolen from a sound stage in Culver City, California, where Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, were rehearsing for their upcoming worldwide tour. The stolen gear included a 1967 Blonde Rickenbacker, a 1967 Epiphone Sheridan, a 1965 Gibson SG TV Jr., a Fender Broadcaster and a Dusenberg Mike Campbell Model, which belonged to Campbell himself. Petty was offering a "no questions asked" reward bounty of $7,500 to anyone with information leading to the guitars' recovery.

source: thisdayinmusic

This Day In Rock History: April 13th


1967 - The Rolling Stones performed their first concert behind the Iron Curtain at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland.

1970 - Led Zeppelin became the first band to sell out the Montreal Forum.

source: onthisday

This Day In Rock History: April 13th


1944 Bass guitarist Jack Casady (of Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Hot Tuna) is born John William Casady in Washington, DC.

1945 Rock guitarist Lowell George (of Little Feat) is born in Hollywood, California.

1951 Drummer Max Weinberg (of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Newark, New Jersey.

1962 Hillel Slovak (original guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born in Haifa, Israel, to parents who are Holocaust survivors.

1966 Blues-rock guitarist Marc Ford (of The Black Crowes) is born in Long Beach, California.

1972 Aaron Lewis (front man of Staind) is born in Rutland City, Vermont, but will be raised in Massachusetts.

1979 David Lee Roth collapses on stage from exhaustion during a Van Halen tour stop in Spokane, Washington

1999 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers release their album Echo.

2004 Songwriter Ritchie Cordell, who wrote the '60s-turned-'80s hits "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Mony Mony," dies at age 61 of pancreatic cancer.

source: calendarsongfacts

This Day In Music History: April 13th


Albums released....


● Diana Ross & The Supremes —— Farewell ► Soul >> 1970

● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Catch A Fire ► Roots Reggae >> 1973

● David Bowie —— Aladdin Sane ► Glam Rock >> 1973

● Michael Jackson —— Music & Me ► Soul Ballad >> 1973

● Aretha Franklin —— Almighty Fire ► Soul >> 1978

● Billy Squier —— Don’t Say No ► Hard Rock >> 1981

● The Church —— Of Skins And Heart ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1981

● Fleetwood Mac —— Tango In The Night ► Pop-Rock >> 1987

● Johnny Cash —— Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town ► Trad Country >> 1987

● Glass Tiger —— Diamond Sun ► Pop-Rock >> 1988

● The Cross —— Shove It ► Hard Rock >> 1988

● Chris Isaak —— San Francisco Days ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1993

● Warren Zevon —— Learning To Flinch ► Pop-Rock >> 1993

● Bruce Springsteen —— 18 Tracks ► Album Rock >> 1999

● Rick Springfield —— Karma ► Power Pop >> 1999

source: drrocksblog&roll