This Day In Rock History

This Day In Music History: July 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock

1997 ● Kreator —— Outcast ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

2003 ● Jane’s Addiction —— Strays ► Alt. Rock

2008 ● Black Sabbath —— The Rules Of Hell ► Hard Rock

2008 ● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— Déjà Vu Live ► Folk-Rock

2013 ● The Rolling Stones —— Hyde Park Live (Live 2013) ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

Keep them coming CrazyConnie..1966!
The John Mayall album was brilliant.
Mick Taylor learnt his chops in The Bluesbreakers. Going to see John in Limerick in October..can't wait.
These posts are great for ideas for listening lists.
Thanks.

This Day In Rock History: July 23rd



1979 Keyboard player with The Grateful Dead Keith Godchaux died after being involved in a car accident aged 32. He co-wrote songs with Lowell George (of Little Feat) and was a member of The New Riders of the Purple Sage.

1994 The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter after Frank Zappa who had died the previous December.

2011 Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home, she was 27. A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died in Camden and that the cause of death was as yet unexplained.London Ambulance Service said it had been called to the flat at 1554 BST and sent two vehicles but the woman died.The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career.

source: thisdayinmusic

This Day In Rock History: July 23rd


1944 Dino Danelli (drummer for The Young Rascals) is born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1948 John Hall (founder of Orleans) is born in Baltimore, Maryland, but grows up in Elmira, New York.

1950 Blair Thornton (guitarist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1964 Nick Menza (drummer for Megadeth) is born in Munich, Germany. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Don Menza.

1965 Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is born Saul Hudson in Hampstead, London, England. He moves to Los Angeles in 1976.

source: calendarsongfacts

This Day In Music History: July 23rd


A few albums that was released....

1965 ● The Moody Blues —— The Magnificent Moodies ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● The Moody Blues —— Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ► Psychedelic Rock

1973 ● Jethro Tull —— A Passion Play ► Prog Rock

1984 ● Sammy Hagar —— VOA ► Arena Rock

1996 ● The Black Crowes —— Three Snakes And One Charm ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

This Day In Rock History: July 24th


1976: Thin Lizzy peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “The Boys Are Back in Town”, their only top 40 single in the U.S.

1971: T. Rex reached the top of the U.K. Singles Chart for the first and only time with “Get It On” which spent four weeks at number one.

1967: Jefferson Airplane received their first Gold record for their second album Surrealistic Pillow.

Birthdays:
Paul Geary-drummer for Extreme born in 1961


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

This Day In Music History: July 24th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Beach Boys —— The Best Of The Beach Boys, Vol. 2 ► Pop-Rock

1970 ● Yes —— Time And A Word [UK] ► Prog Rock

1990 ● Dread Zeppelin —— Un-Led-Ed ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Eddie Money —— The Best Of Eddie Money ► Album Rock

2001 ● Curtis Mayfield —— Soul Legacy ► Soul/Funk


source: drrocksblog&roll

This Day In Rock History: July 25th



1969 The Seattle Pop Festival took place at the Gold Creek Park, Woodinville, Washington. Acts who appeared over three days included, Chuck Berry, Tim Buckley, The Byrds, Chicago Transit Authority, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, The Doors, The Flock, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Guess Who, It's A Beautiful Day, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Spirit, Ten Years After, Ike & Tina Turner, Vanilla Fudge, Alice Cooper and The Youngbloods.

1980 AC/DC released their sixth internationally released studio album Back In Black, the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest-selling album of all time, and the best-selling hard rock or heavy metal album.

1983 American heavy metal band Metallica released their debut studio album Kill 'Em All. The release is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses new wave of British heavy metal riffs with hardcore punk tempos.

source: thisdayinmusic

This Day In Rock History: July 25th



2003 52 year old Erik Braunn, the lead guitarist on Iron Butterfly's 1968 classic rock anthem "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. Braunn was just 16 years old when he joined Iron Butterfly and spent only two years with the band, from 1967 to 1969, the era of their greatest success. After leaving the group, Braunn continued to work as a songwriter, musician and producer, occasionally reuniting with his former band mates.


source: classicbands

This Day In Rock History: July 25th



1941 Guitarist Manny Charlton (of Nazareth) is born in La Linea, Spain.

1943 Drummer Jim McCarty (of The Yardbirds and Renaissance) is born in Walton, Liverpool, England.

1946 Jose "Chepito" Areas (of Santana) is born in Leon, Nicaragua.

1966 The Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love."

1973 The Doobie Brothers release "China Grove."

source: calendarsongfacts