This Day In Rock History

CrazyConnie · Feb 27, 2019

This Day In Rock History: Feb 27th

1954 Neal Schon is born on an Air Force base in Oklahoma. The guitarist does time in Santana before founding the groups Journey and Bad English.

1959 Johnny Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He performs and records with the Johnny Van Zant Band and as a solo artist, but is best known for succeeding his deceased brother Ronnie Van Zant as frontman for Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987.

source: calendarsongfacts

CrazyConnie · Feb 27, 2019

This Day In Rock History: Feb 27th

Little Richard tops the R&B chart for the first time with "Slippin' And Slidin'." 1956

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith is born in London. 1957

AC/DC Premium Lager Beer, a German lager that contains 5.0% alcohol, is available in Germany. 2013

source: rockintown

CrazyConnie · Feb 27, 2019

This Day In Rock History: Feb 27th

1970: Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for obscenity during a concert in Oklahoma City for using profanity onstage.

1971: Janis Joplin posthumously reached the topped of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of nine consecutive weeks with her album Pearl.

1982: The Cars peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Shake It Up” their first top ten single in the U.S.

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

CrazyConnie · Feb 27, 2019

This Day In Music History: Feb 27th

A few albums that was released....

1975 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— On Your Feet Or On Your Knees ► Metal

1996 ● The Band —— High On The Hog ► Folk-Rock

1996 ● Triumph —— King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) ► Arena Rock

1996 ● Neil Young —— Dead Man ► Folk-Rock

1996 ● Frank Zappa —— The Lost Episodes ► Prog rock/Jazz Fusion

2001 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Everyday ► AA Pop-Rock

2001 ● Cheap Trick —— Silver ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Feb 28, 2019

This Day In Rock History: Feb 28th

1985 David Byron, singer with Uriah Heep died from an epileptic fit and liver disease aged 38. Byron was the original singer of the English band between 1969 and 1976 and gained a reputation with his operatic vocals and harmonies as one of the best rock vocalists and frontmen in the world.

source: thisdayinmusic

CrazyConnie · Feb 28, 2019

This Day In Rock History: Feb 28th

1970 After the family of the late Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatens a lawsuit, Led Zeppelin performs in Copenhagen, Denmark as The Nobs.

1976 Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" in named Best Pop Vocal Performance and Album Of The Year at the 18th annual Grammy Awards. In his acceptance speech, Simon tells the audience "I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year."

source: classicbands

CrazyConnie · Feb 28, 2019

This Day In Rock History: Feb 28th

1942 Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He is the group's leader early on, but dies in 1969 at age 27.

2006 Bruce Springsteen releases Hammersmith Odeon London 1975.

source: calendarsongfacts

CrazyConnie · Feb 28, 2019

This Day In Music History: Feb 28th

A few albums that was released....

1983 ● U2 —— War ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1990 ● Little River Band —— Get Lucky ► Soft Rock

1995 ● Harry Nilsson —— Personal Bast: The Harry Nilsson Anthology ► Folk-Rock

2000 ● Oasis —— Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop

2000 ● AC/DC —— Stiff Upper Lip ► Hard Rock

2005 ● The Rolling Stones —— Singles 1968-1971 ► Blues-Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Mar 2, 2019

This Day In Rock History: March 1st

1973 Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album The Dark Side of The Moon in the US. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.

source: thisdayinmusic

CrazyConnie · Mar 2, 2019

This Day In Rock History: March 1st

1965 After selling over 3 million copies in the US alone, Petula Clark's "Downtown" is awarded a Gold record. The song, which had been recorded in four different languages, was a success in a dozen other countries and was inducted into The Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2003.

1966 Gene Clark of The Byrds announced he was leaving the group due to his chronic fear of flying. He had also had some problems getting along with Roger McGuinn.

1977 Sara Lowndes Dylan files for divorce from her husband of eleven years, Bob Dylan. The divorce is granted in June and she is given custody of their 5 kids and possession of their million-dollar home. Sara was the subject of such songs as "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", "Lay Lady Lay" and "Sara".

source: classicbands

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