This Day In Rock History

This Day In Music History: July 27th


Some albums released....


1972 ● The Temptations —— All Directions ► Soul – Motown

1973 ● The New York Dolls —— New York Dolls ► Hard Rock

1977 ● Grateful Dead —— Terrapin Station ► Album Rock

1979 ● AC/DC —— Highway To Hell ► Hard Rock

1981 ● Stevie Nicks —— Bella Donna ► Pop-Rock

1993 ● The Smashing Pumpkins —— Siamese Dream ► Hard Rock

1999 ● Eric Clapton —— Blues ► Blues-Rock

2004 ● Pearl Jam —— Live At Benaroya Hall ► Hard Rock

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This Day In Rock History: July 28th


1943, Born on this day, American guitarist Mike Bloomfield who was a member of the Paul Butterfield band and Electric Flag. He played on Bob Dylan's album Highway 61 Revisited. Bloomfield's Telecaster guitar licks were featured on Dylan's ‘Like a Rolling Stone’, and he appeared onstage with Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, where Dylan used Bloomfield and the Butterfield Band which marked Dylan's first use of an electric band in a live performance. Bloomfield was found dead in his car in San Francisco from an accidental heroin overdose on 15 February 1981 aged 37.

1945, Born on this day, Richard Wright keyboards, vocals, Pink Floyd (1973 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Dark Side Of The Moon', spent a record breaking 741 weeks on the US chart. 1979 UK and US No.1 single 'Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)'. Wright died on 15th Sept 2008 aged 65 from cancer. Wright appeared on the groups first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

1973, The Watkins Glen outdoor summer jam was held outside of Watkins Glen, New York with The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead and The Band. Over 600,000 rock fans attended. Many historians claimed the event was the largest gathering of people in the history of the United States. 150,000 tickets were sold for $10 each, but for all the other people it was a free concert. The crowd was so huge that a large part of the audience was not able to see the stage.

2003, The wine Sir Cliff Richard made from his Algarve estate started a UK supermarket battle. Fans were asking all the stores when the wine would go on sale with the Tesco chain saying they would be the first, but the Waitrose shops had been selling the £8.49 a bottle red for the last week.

2011, 63-year-old singer Meat Loaf, passed out onstage at Pittsburgh's Trib Amphitheater during an apparent asthma attack. After about ten minutes he regained his composure and finished the show.


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This Day In Rock History: July 28th


1949 Steve Took (of T. Rex) is born in Eltham, London, England.

1949 Drummer Simon Kirke (of Free and Bad Company) is born in Lambeth, London, England.

1954 Guitarist Steve Morse is born in Hamilton, Ohio. After forming The Dixie Dregs, he joins Deep Purple in 1994

1976 Jacoby Shaddix (lead singer of Papa Roach) is born in Mariposa, California.

2012 At a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bruce Springsteen plays "Jungleland" for the first time since the death of Clarence Clemons a year earlier. He dedicates the song to Clemons, whose nephew Jake earns rapturous applause after playing the famous saxophone solo.


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This Day In Music History: July 28th


Some albums released....



1965 ● John Coltrane —— Live In Paris ► Contemporary Jazz

1975 ● Black Sabbath —— Sabotage ► Hard Rock

1979 ● Rainbow —— Down To Earth ► Arena Rock

1986 ● R.E.M. —— Lifes Rich Pageant ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1992 ● Barenaked Ladies —— Gordon ► AA Pop-Rock

1992 ● Mary J. Blige —— What’s The 411? ► Hip Hop Soul

1998 ● Mary J. Blige —— The Tour ► Hip Hop Soul

1998 ● Tommy Tutone —— Tutone.rtf ► Power Pop

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This Day In Rock History: July 29th


1956, Carl Perkins was on the UK singles chart with his debut UK hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'. Johnny Cash planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes." Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes.

1974, Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat when she died. Her solo hits included 'Dream a Little Dream of Me,' which also featured the rest of The Mamas & the Papas and 'It's Getting Better'. Had also been a member of The Mugwumps.

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This Day In Rock History: July 29th


1946, Born on this day, Neal Doughty, keyboards, from American rock band REO Speedwagon, who had the 1981 US No.1's 'Keep On Loving You' and 'Can't Fight This Feeling'. They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck.

1947, Born on this day, Carlo Santanna, guitarist, from Paper Lace who scored the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', and the 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died'.

1953, Born on this day, Geddy Lee, bass, vocals, Rush, (1980 UK No.13 single 'Spirit Of Radio' 1982 US No. 21 single 'New World Man'). Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio was the first rock band to be so honored, as a group.

1953, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa who has worked with The Rolling Stones and on Keith Richards' Talk Is Cheap album. She toured with Bruce Springsteen Band from the 1984 Born in the USA tour and later married Springsteen on June 8th 1991. She has released two solo albums. Scialfa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band.

1959, Born on this day, John Sykes, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'), Tygers Of Pan Tang.

1962, Born on this day, Martin McCarrick, guitarist with alternative metal band from Northern Ireland Therapy? who had the 1993 UK No.9 single 'Screamager'.

1966, Born on this day, Miles Hunt, singer from British alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff who had the 1991 UK No.1 single with their version of the Tommy Roe hit 'Dizzy' (with Vic Reeves).

1972, Born on this day, Simon Jones, bassist from English rock band The Verve, who had the 1997 album Urban Hymns, one of the best-selling albums in UK Chart history. The album features the hit singles 'Bitter Sweet Symphony', 'The Drugs Don't Work' and 'Lucky Man'.

1973, Born on this day, Wanya Morris, from American R&B vocal group Boyz II Men, who had the 1992 US & UK No.1 single 'End Of The Road' which set a new record for longevity, staying at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks, breaking the decades-old record held by Elvis Presley.

1977, Born on this day, American musician, songwriter and producer Danger Mouse, (Brian Joseph Burton). He formed Gnarls Barkley with CeeLo Green and has worked with Adele, Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many other artists.

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This Day In Rock History: July 29th



1989: Bon Jovi peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Lay Your Hands on Me” which was their fourth top ten single off of New Jersey.

1987: Jerry Garcia reached an agreement with Ben & Jerry’s over the introduction of the Cherry Garcia flavor. It was agreed that 50% of royalties went to the Grateful Dead’s Rex Foundation, which continues to this day.

1982: The Asgard Hotel in Dublin which was owned by Thin Lizzy singer/bassist Phil Lynott was completely destroyed in a fire.

1974: Neil Peart became the new drummer for Rush, replacing John Rutsey who left the band due to health problems.

1973: Led Zeppelin lost $180,000 in cash when a thief stole their hotel safe deposit box from two concerts at Madison Square Garden.

1972: Alice Cooper peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “School’s Out” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1967: The Doors went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first time with “Light My Fire” which spent three weeks on top of the chart.

1967: Procol Harum peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “A Whiter Shade of Pale” which was their first and only top ten single in the U.S.

1966: Bob Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident in Woodstock, NY in which he suffered a concussion & broken neck vertebrae. He disappeared from the public eye for the next 18 months after this accident.

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This Day In Music History: July 29th


Some albums released....

1969 ● The Byrds —— Preflyte ► Country-Rock

1980 ● Hall & Oates —— Voices ► Pop-Rock

1981 ● Little Feat —— Hoy! Hoy! ► Southern Rock

1997 ● Alice Cooper —— A Fistful Of Alice ► Hard Rock

2008 ● Alice Cooper —— Along Came A Spider ► Hard Rock

2014 ● Eric Clapton —— The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale ► Blues-Rock

2014 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Hypnotic Eye ► Album Rock

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This Day In Rock History: July 30th


2003, Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 1940s, Phillips worked as a DJ for Muscle Shoals, Alabama radio station WLAY. Phillips recorded what some consider to be the first rock and roll record, ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951. He discovered Elvis Presley, worked with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ike Turner, B.B. King and Jerry Lee Lewis.

2003, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, The Flaming Lips, Sass Jordan and The Isley Brothers played a benefit concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With 450,000 spectators, it was the largest concert in Canadian history.

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This Day In Rock History: July 30th


1968 After loses exceeding 200,000 Pounds, the Apple Boutique, owned and operated by The Beatles, closed its doors after just seven months in business at 94 Baker Street, Marylebone, London. After the owners had their pick, the remaining stock was given away.

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