This Day In Rock History

This Day In Rock History: July 15th


1945 Peter Lewis (rhythm guitarist for Moby Grape) is born in Los Angeles, California, to actress Loretta Young and writer-producer Tom Lewis.

1947 Peter Banks (guitarist for Yes) is born Peter William Brockbanks in Chipping Barnet, North London, England.

1948 Thomas Delmer Pyle is born in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1974, under the name Artimus Pyle, he joins the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. His musical career with Skynyrd earns him induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

David Pack (frontman for Ambrosia) is born in Huntington Park, California.

1952 Jeff Carlisi (guitarist for .38 Special) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1956 Joe Satriani is born in Westbury, New York.

1956 Marky Ramone (drummer for The Ramones) is born Marc Steven Bell in Brooklyn, New York.

1956 Ian Curtis is born in Macclesfield, England. In 1976 he joins Joy Division, one of the most influential and critically acclaimed UK alternative bands. Following the singer's death in May 1980, the remaining members of the band continue to write and perform as New Order.

1991 Warrant lead singer Jani Lane marries Bobbie Brown, the girl from the "Cherry Pie" video. They divorce two years later.

2016 As he's done since 1972, Alice Cooper announces he's running for president, this time with the campaign slogan "A Troubled Man for Troubled Times." His platform includes "Adding Lemmy to Mount Rushmore" and "Getting Brian Johnson back in AC/DC." He loses to Donald Trump, but gains more exposure for his song "Elected."

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This Day In Rock History: July 15th



1966 Jason Bonham, the son of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, is born in Dudley, U.K. He filled in for his late father on the rare Led Zeppelin reunion shows, fronted a band named after him (Bonham) and was in Black Country Communion.

2017 The Eagles perform at the first Classic West festival with Country music star Vince Gill, helping fill the void left by the passing of Glenn Frey. Frey's son Deacon also performs with the band. Bob Seger contributes vocals on "Heartache Tonight.” The L.A. appearance is The Eagles' first full concert since Frey’s death in ‘16.

source: rockintown

This Day In Music History: July 15th


Some albums released....

1966 ● The Yardbirds —— Roger The Engineer ► Blues Rock

1972 ● Neil Diamond —— Moods ► Pop-Rock

1973 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— We’re An American Band ► Hard Rock

1980 ● Donnie Iris —— Back On The Streets ► Pop-Rock

1982 ● America —— A View From The Ground ► Folk-Rock

1983 ● Big Country —— The Crossing ► New Wave/Alt. Pop-Rock

1986 ● Lionel Richie —— Dancing On The Ceiling ► Soul-Dance

2003 ● April Wine —— Greatest Hits Live ► Arena Rock

2004 ● Eric Clapton —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock

2008 ● John Mellencamp —— Life, Death, Love And Freedom ► Roots Rock

2014 ● Loverboy —— Unfinished Business ► Arena Rock

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This Day In Rock History: July 16th


1966, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed Cream the three piece group only lasted 2 years, leaving behind some classic recordings including ‘Sunshine of Your Love,’ ‘Badge,’ ‘Strange Brew,’ and ‘White Room.’

1967, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Janis Ian, David Blue, Mike Settle, Tom Paxton and Eric Andersen all appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

1981, US singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, who had success in the 70s with 'Taxi’, ‘W-O-L-D’ and a No. 1 ‘Cat’s In The Cradle’, was killed aged 38 suffering a cardiac arrest while driving on a New York expressway. His car was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer, causing the gas tank to explode.

1993, The first of the three day Phoenix festival in England started, featuring Sonic Youth, Faith No More, The Black Crowes, Julian Cope, Pop Will Eat Itself, Radiohead, Living Colour, Manic Street Preachers, Pulp, tickets £49.

2012, Jon Lord the former keyboard player with Deep Purple, died aged 71. Lord was a co-founder of Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water. He also played with bands including Whitesnake. He had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer since last August.

2014, Blues guitarist Johnny Winter died at the age of 70 in Zurich, just days after playing at the Lovely Days Festival in Austria. Winter, who was instantly recognisable by his long white hair, worked with some of the greatest bluesmen, producing several albums for his childhood hero Muddy Waters - with whom he won a number of Grammys.

source: thisdayinmusic

This Day In Rock History: July 16th


1944 Thomas Boggs (drummer for The Box Tops) is born in Wynne, Arkansas, but is raised mostly in Memphis, Tennessee.

1952 Stewart Copeland is born in Alexandria, Virginia. He spends his youth in Lebanon and then England. After moving back to the States to attend college, he returns to the UK to play drums for Curved Air and then The Police.

1967 Arlo Guthrie debuts "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" at the 1967 Newport Folk Festival. The song runs 18 minutes long and tells a true (but greatly exaggerated) story about how he was arrested one Thanksgiving morning for illegal dumping. The ticket later made him ineligible for the draft, keeping him out of the Vietnam War.

1972 Smokey Robinson performs his final show with The Miracles at the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, DC. At the end of the show, Smokey introduces his replacement, 20-year-old Billy Griffin.

1996 Styx drummer John Panozzo dies at age 47 when his liver fails after years of drinking.


source: calendarsongfacts

This Day In Music History: July 16th


Some albums released....


1974 ● Neil Young —— On The Beach ► Folk-Rock

1980 ● Rick James —— Garden Of Love ► Soul-Funk

1982 ● Warren Zevon —— The Envoy ► Pop-Rock

1990 ● Curtis Mayfield —— Take It To The Streets ► Soul/Funk

2000 ● Persuader —— The Hunter ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

2002 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Busted Stuff ► AA Pop-Rock

2002 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Live From New York City, 1967 ► Folk-Pop

2007 ● Motörhead —— Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live At Hamersmith ► Heavy Metal

2012 ● Elton John With Pnau —— Good Morning To The Night ► Pop-Rock

2014 ● Yes —— Heaven & Earth ► Prog Rock

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This Day In Rock History: July 17th


1993, Guns N' Roses appeared at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in front of 80,000 people, the final show on their Use Your Illusion Tour. A highlight of the night was English drummer Cozy Powell playing drums with Matt Sorum, dressed as a Domino's Pizza delivery boy.

2011, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at a tribute to Clarence Clemons at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, N.J. The boss played a 45 minute set to an intimate crowd of 400. Clemons who died on June 18th of this year was a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the tenor saxophone with him since 1971. Springsteen and Clemons had first met at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park.

source: thisdayinmusic

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


1972 A bomb explodes under a Rolling Stones equipment truck in Montreal and although no one is hurt, the blast blows out the cones of 30 speakers stored inside. It's never determined who planted the dynamite and the show went on as planned.

1996 Chas Chandler, who was the bassist for The Animals as well as Jimi Hendrix's manager, died in a British hospital at age 57. He had been undergoing tests related to an aortic aneurysm.


source: classicbands

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


1939 Spencer Davis (of The Spencer Davis Group) is born in Swansea, Wales.

1947 Wolfgang Flur (of Kraftwerk) is born in Frankfurt, Germany.

1947 Mick Tucker (drummer for Sweet) is born in Harlesden, North West London, England.

1949 Mike Vale (bassist for Tommy James & the Shondells) is born

1949 Terence "Geezer" Butler (bassist, lyricist for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.

1952 Chet McCracken (drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Seattle, Washington.

1974 In West Hampstead, London, The Moody Blues open the world's first Quadrophonic recording studio.

1991 Fourteen years after the deadly crash of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Baton Rouge-bound aircraft, the surviving members of the band, reunited under the name "Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991," return to the Louisiana city to kick off a new tour. Shirts sold for the event read, "Baton Rouge! After 14 years! We're finally here..."

source: calendarsongfacts

This Day In Rock History: July 17th



Some albums released.....


1967 ● The Temptations —— With A Lot O’ Soul ► Soul – Motown

1982 ● Judas Priest —— Screaming For Vengeance ► Heavy Metal

2000 ● A-Ha —— Minor Earth Major Sky ► Synth-Pop

2006 ● The Who —— Wire And Glass [EP] ► British Rock

2010 ● Goo Goo Dolls —— Waiting For The Rest Of It [EP] ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge

2012 ● Soul Asylum —— Delayed Reaction ► Alt. Pop-Rock


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