This Day In Rock History

CrazyConnie · Jul 6, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 6th

1945 Rik Elswit (lead guitarist for Dr. Hook) is born in California.

1949 Mike Shrieve (drummer for Santana) is born in San Francisco, California.

2003 Skip Battin (bassist for The Byrds, NRPS, Flying Burrito Brothers) dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at age 69.

source: calendarsongfacts

CrazyConnie · Jul 6, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 6th

1979 Van McCoy, who scored a number one Disco hit called "Do The Hustle", died of a heart attack at the age of 39. He had worked for several record labels throughout the 1960s and produced The Shirelles, Gladys Knight And The Pips and The Stylistics.

source: classicbands

CrazyConnie · Jul 6, 2020

This Day In Music History: July 6th

A few albums that was released....

1972 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Trilogy ► Prog Rock

1981 ● Pat Benatar —— Precious Time ► Hard Rock

1985 ● Heart —— Heart ► Album Rock

1986 ● Quiet Riot —— QR III ► Heavy Metal

1987 ● Grateful Dead —— In The Dark ► Pop-Rock

1993 ● Todd Rundgren —— No World Order ► Art Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 7th

1980 Led Zeppelin played their last-ever concert with drummer John Bonham when they appeared at Eissporthalle, West Berlin at the end of a European tour. The set included: 'Black Dog', 'The Rain Song', 'Hot Dog', 'All My Love', 'Trampled Under Foot', 'Since I’ve Been Loving You', 'Kashmir', 'Stairway To Heaven' and 'Rock And Roll'. They finished the show with a 17-minute version of 'Whole Lotta Love'.

2006 Syd Barrett died from complications arising from diabetes aged 60. The singer, songwriter, guitarist was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, active as a rock musician for only about seven years before he went into seclusion. He joined Pink Floyd in 1965 but left three years later after one album. Barrett released two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years, with his mental deterioration blamed on drugs.

source: thisdayinmusic

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 7th

1941 Jim Rodford (bass guitarist for Argent, The Kinks) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

1944 Warren Entner (guitarist for The Grass Roots) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1977 Styx tie in with the date (7-7-77) by releasing their 7th album, The Grand Illusion.

source: calendarsongfacts

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Music History: July 7th

A few albums that was released....

1969 ● Cream —— Best Of Cream ► Blues-Rock

1970 ● Ben E. King —— Rough Edges ► Soul

1992 ● Dream Theater —— Images And Words ► Heavy Metal/Progressive

1992 ● Kansas —— Live At The Whisky ► Prog/Arena Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 8th

1944 Jai Johanny Johanson (drummer for The Allman Brothers Band) is born Johnny Lee Johnson in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

1970 Beck is born Bek David Campbell in Los Angeles, California. He adopts the surname Hansen from his mom, former Andy Warhol protege Bibbe Hansen.

1971 A mini-riot during a Mott The Hoople concert prompts London's Royal Albert Hall to temporarily ban rock groups from the venue.

source: calendarsongrfacts

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Music History: July 8th

A few albums that was released....

1969 ● Canned Heat —— Hallelujah ► Folk-Rock

2003 ● David Lee Roth —— Diamond Dave ► Hard Rock

2008 ● Heart —— Playlist: The Very Best Of Heart ► Album Rock

2013 ● Jane’s Addiction —— Live In NYC ► Alt. Rock

2014 ● John Mellencamp —— Trouble No More Live At Town Hall ► Roots Rock

2016 ● Heart —— Beautiful Broken ► Album Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 9th

1988 Cheap Trick went to No.1 on the US singles chart with The Flame, the group's only US No.1.

1995 The Grateful Dead gave their last concert with leader Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field. Jerry would die of a heart attack a month later while in drug rehab.

source: thisdayinmusic

CrazyConnie · Jul 12, 2020

This Day In Rock History: July 9th

1946 John "Mitch" Mitchell (drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience) is born in Greenwich, London, England. Before becoming a musician, he'll start his entertainment career as an actor, appearing on the children's program Jennings and Derbyshire and starring in the 1960 film Bottom's Up.

1946 Bon Scott is born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He is raised in Australia, where he meets Angus and Malcolm Young and eventually becomes lead singer of their band AC/DC.

source: calendarsongfacts

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