This Day In Rock History

This Day In Music History: June 12th


A few albums that was released...



1985 ● Megadeth —— Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! ► Heavy Metal

1990 ● Bad Company —— Holy Water ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Electric Light Orchestra —— Zoom ► Pop-Rock

2007 ● Steely Dan —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Steely Dan ► Jazz-Rock


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This Day In Rock History: June 13th




1975

Peter Frampton played the first of two nights at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California. Recordings from these two shows were used as part of his No.1 double album 'Frampton Comes Alive'. It became the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 6 million copies in the US and Frampton Comes Alive! was voted "Album of the year" in the 1976 Rolling Stone readers poll. It stayed on the chart for 97 weeks.


2017

Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress best known for her relationships with members of the Rolling Stones, died at the age of 73. Pallenberg was the girlfriend of Brian Jones but left him for fellow Rolling Stone Keith Richards. She was also alleged to have had an affair with Mick Jagger while they were making 1970 film Performance, though she always denied it.

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This Day In Rock History: June 13th


1949 Dennis Locorriere (lead vocalist and guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in Union City, New Jersey.

1951 Howard Leese (guitarist for Heart) is born in Hollywood, California.



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This Day In Music History: June 13th


A few albums that was released...




1975 ● Jefferson Starship —— Red Octopus ► Arena Rock

1979 ● The Cars —— Candy-O ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1983 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Texas Flood ► Blues-Rock

1987 ● Elton John —— Elton John Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock

1995 ● Fear Factory —— Demanufacture ► Industrial Metal

2000 ● Bon Jovi —— Crush ► Arena Rock

2000 ● B.B. King & Eric Clapton —— Riding With The King ► Blues

2005 ● Rory Gallagher —— Big Guns: The Very Best Of Rory Gallagher ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Sinner ► Hard Rock

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This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1995 Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.

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This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1970 Grand Funk Railroad spends $100,000 for a block long billboard in New York's Times Square to advertise its latest record, "Closer to Home".


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This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1945 Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Barry Melton (original lead guitarist for Country Joe & The Fish, Dinosaurs) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1949 Jim Lea (multi-instrumentalist of Slade) is born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

1949 Alan White (drummer for Yes) is born in Ferryhill, County Durham, England.

1963 Chris DeGarmo (lead guitarist for Queensrÿche) is born in Wenatchee, Washington.

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This Day In Music History: June 14th


A few albums that was released...


1965 ● The Beatles —— Beatles VI ► Pop-Rock

1968 ● Iron Butterfly —— In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ► Psychedelic Rock

1970 ● Grateful Dead —— Workingman’s Dead ► Folk-Rock

1971 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Tarkus ► Prog Rock

1974 ● Barclay James Harvest —— Everyone Is Everybody Else ► Prog Rock

1976 ● Chicago —— Chicago X ► Jazz-Rock

1980 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Cultosaurus Erectus ► Metal

1988 ● Status Quo —— Ain’t Complaining ► Blues-Rock

2004 ● Blondie —— Singles Box ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2005 ● Foo Fighters —— In Your Honor ► Grunge Rock

2010 ● Oasis —— Time Flies…1994-2009 ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop


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This Day In Rock History: June 15th


1941 Nilsson is born Harry Edward Nilsson III in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.

1951 Steve Walsh (singer, keyboardist for Kansas, Streets) is born in St Joseph, Missouri.

1956 Bernie Shaw (lead vocalist for Uriah Heep) is born in Victoria, British Columbia.

1981 Billy Martin (guitarist/keyboardist for Good Charlotte) is born in Annapolis, Maryland.

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This Day In Music History: June 15th


A few albums that was released...


1972 ● Golden Earring —— Together ► Hard Rock

1978 ● Bob Dylan —— Street Legal ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● America —— Silent Letter ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● Dire Straits —— Communique ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock

1982 ● Steve Miller —— Abracadabra ► Album Rock

1987 ● King Diamond —— Abigail ► Heavy Metal

1989 ● Nirvana —— Bleach ► Grunge

1994 ● Golden Earring —— Face It ► Hard Rock

1999 ● Dokken —— Erase The Slate ► Heavy Metal

1999 ● Cheap Trick —— Music For Hangovers ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

1999 ● Santana —— Supernatural ► Jazz-Rock Fusion

2004 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Live In Boston ► Pop-Rock

2009 ● Queen —— The Singles Collection: Volume 2 ► Glam Rock

2010 ● John Mellencamp —— On Rural Route 7609 ► Roots Rock


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