This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 21st


2024 Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno, who fronted the band from 1978 to 1981, passed away at the age of 66 after suffering from a series of health problems over the past several years.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 21st


A few albums that was released....


1990 ● Don Dokken —— Up From The Ashes ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal

1997 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Bosnia ► Hard Rock

2003 ● The Allman Brothers Band —— Live At The Atlanta International Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 ► Southern Rock

2003 ● Rush —— Rush In Rio ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 22nd


1990 - Pearl Jam played their first-ever concert, held at the Off Ramp Café in Seattle. At the time, the band operated under the name Mookie Blaylock, named for an NBA player; they signed to Epic Records and changed their name to Pearl Jam shortly thereafter. Except for then-drummer Dave Krusen, the rest of the band's lineup is the same as it is today: Eddie Vedder (lead vocals), Mike McCready (lead guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass). A blocky VHS video of the band's very first gig can be viewed on YouTube.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 22nd


1969 Led Zeppelin II was released on Atlantic Records in the UK. The Jimmy Page produced album which was recorded over six months between four European and three American tours, peaked at No.1 in both the UK and US, going on to sell over 12 million copies in the US alone, (and spending 138 weeks on the UK chart). The album is now recognized by writers and music critics as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums ever recorded.

2017 Australian musician, songwriter and record producer George Young died aged 70. Young, the brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young, was a member of the Easybeats and co-wrote the band's 1966 hit 'Friday On My Mind'. Born in Scotland in 1946, he migrated to Australia with his family as a teenager, forming The Easybeats after he met Dutch-born artist Harry Vanda in Sydney. After the band broke up in 1969, Vanda and Young embarked on a songwriting career that saw the pair produce dozens of hits. They became two of Australia's best-known songwriters, with Young's work including 'Love Is In The Air' and 'Yesterday's Hero' both hits for John Paul Young.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 22nd


2020 78-year-old Derek Quinn, lead guitarist for the British Invasion group Freddie And The Dreamers, passed away shortly after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The band placed four songs on the Billboard Top 40 in 1965, including the number one hit, "I'm Telling You Now".

2021 Jay Black, lead singer of Jay And The Americans, passed away of complications from pneumonia at the age of 82. After taking over from John Traynor in 1963, Black, whose real name was David Blatt, led the band to nine Billboard Top 40 hits, including "Come A Little Bit Closer" (#3 in 1964), "Cara Mia" (#4 in 1965) and "This Magic Moment" (#6 in 1969).


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 22nd


1942 Rock singer Bobby Fuller, known for his hit "I Fought The Law" with his group The Bobby Fuller Four, is born in Baytown, Texas, but raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1945 Guitarist Leslie West (of Mountain) is born Leslie Weinstein in New York City.

1946 Eddie Brigati (singer/tambourine player for The Young Rascals) is born in Garfield, New Jersey.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 22nd


1966: Simon & Garfunkel released “A Hazy Shade of Winter,” which later peaked at #13 on Billboard Hot 100. Recorded in September during sessions for their third album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, it was not included on an album until their next LP, Bookends, in 1968

1982: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released “You Got Lucky,” the lead single from their fifth studio album, Long After Dark.

2001: The Cranberries released their fifth studio album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Kiss —— Hotter Than Hell ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Night Moves ► Heartland Rock

1976 ● Elton John —— Blue Moves ► Pop-Rock

1976 ● Led Zeppelin —— The Song Remains The Same ► Hard Rock

Tina Turner —— Simply The Best ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● Journey —— Trial By Fire ► Prog/Art Rock

1996 ● Van Halen —— Best Of Van Halen, Vol. I ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 23rd


1947 Rock bassist Greg Ridley (of Humble Pie) is born Alfred Gregory Ridley in Aspatria, Cumberland, England.

1964 Robert Trujillo (bassist for Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies) is born in Santa Monica, California.

1995 Def Leppard play shows on three different continents in the same day, starting in Tangier (Africa), then London (Europe), and finally Vancouver (North America). Each show is an acoustic set running 45 minutes; they take the Concorde to the last one, which gets them in Vancouver for a 9 p.m. performance.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 23rd


1981: Genesis released “Keep It Dark,” the third single from their eleventh studio album, Abacab.

1983: “Pink Houses” was released as a single from John Cougar Mellencamp’s seventh studio album, Uh-Huh.


source: wwcfradio