This Day In Rock History

This Day In Music History: February 24th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● Cactus —— One Way…Or Another ► Hard Rock

1975 ● Led Zeppelin —— Physical Graffiti ► Hard Rock

1994 ● Cradle Of Filth —— The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh ► Heavy Metal/Extreme Metal

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This Day In Rock History: February 25th


1972 Led Zeppelin appeared in front of over 25,000 fans at the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, the group's first ever gig in New Zealand, (and the largest crowd ever to attend a concert on the island). A special train was chartered from Wellington to bring fans to the concert. News reviews the next day reported the band could be heard over five miles from the Stadium.

2011 Susan 'Suze' Rotolo, died from lung cancer. She was the one time girlfriend of Bob Dylan, and the inspiration of some of his early songs. Susan appeared in one of the decade's signature images, walking with Dylan arm-in-arm for the cover photo of his breakthrough album Freewheelin Bob Dylan.


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This Day In Rock History: February 25th



1947 Bassist David Stensen (of The Grass Roots) is born in San Bruno, California.

1993 Toy Caldwell (lead guitarist for The Marshall Tucker Band) dies of cocaine-related cardio-respiratory failure at his home in Moore, South Carolina, at age 45.

2011 Rick Coonce (drummer for The Grass Roots) dies of heart failure in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 64.

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This Day In Rock History: February 25th


1967: The Spencer Davis Group peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Gimme Some Lovin’” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.


1986: The 28th Grammy Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Phil Collins won Album of the Year for No Jacket Required, Dire Straits won Best Rock Performance for “Money for Nothing” & Don Henley won Best Rock Vocal Performance for “The Boys of Summer”.


2003: Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington underwent emergency heart surgery. Rossington had gone in for a routine screening & was found to have severe coronary artery disease. The surgery was a success & Lynyrd Skynyrd postponed the release of their album Vicious Circle & tour dates.

Birthdays:
George Harrison born in 1943


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This Day In Music History: February 25th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● Alice Cooper —— Billion Dollar Babies ► Hard Rock

1973 ● Dr. John —— In The Right Place ► New Orleans R&B

1979 ● Scorpions —— Lovedrive ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock

1980 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Against The Wind ► Heartland Rock

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This Day In Music History: February 26th



1932 Johnny Cash US country singer, songwriter who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is remembered as a country icon, his songs spanned other genres including rock and roll and rockabilly and blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honour of induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, most notably 'Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails. Cash died of respiratory failure on September 12th 2003, aged 71.


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This Day In Rock History: February 26th


2008 Drummer Buddy Miles died from congestive heart failure at the age of 60. Miles played drums for Wilson Pickett, The Delfonics and The Ink Spots before founding The Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield and later joined Jimi Hendrix in Band Of Gypsys.

2011 Mark Tulin, bassist for The Electric Prunes on their 1967 hit "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)", died of a heart attack at the age of 62.

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This Day In Rock History: February 26th


1943 Paul Cotton (guitarist for Poco) is born Norman Paul Cotton in Fort Rucker, Alabama.

1943 Bob "Bear" Hite (lead singer of Canned Heat) is born in Torrance, California.

1945 Rocker Mitch Ryder is born William S. Levise Jr in Hamtramck, Michigan.

1950 Jonathan Cain (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist Journey) is born Jonathan Leonard Friga in Chicago, Illinois.

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This Day In Music History: February 26th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● Judas Priest —— Point Of Entry ► Heavy Metal

1991 ● Great White —— Hooked ► Hard Rock

1991 ● Motörhead —— 1916 ► Heavy Metal

1991 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Capitol Collectors Series ► Hard Rock

2016 ● Bonnie Raitt —— Dig In Deep ► Blues-Rock

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This Day In Rock History: February 27th


1971 Five months after her death, Janis Joplin started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with her second and final solo studio album Pearl. Joplin sang on all tracks except 'Buried Alive in the Blues', which remained a Full Tilt Boogie instrumental because she died before adding her vocals.

2019 English drummer Doug Sandom died one day after his 89th birthday. He was the first drummer for the rock band The Who. No recordings with Sandom playing with the band were ever released.

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