This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 30th


1970 Elton John released his third studio album Tumbleweed Connection. The cover photo for the album was taken at Horsted Keynes railway station, 30 miles south of London and captured John and Bernie Taupin in front of the late-nineteenth-century station to represent the album's rural Americana concept, despite the English location.

1970 Hotlegs made their live debut supporting The Moody Blues at the Festival Hall, London. Their only hit 'Neanderthal Man' made No. 2 in July 1970. The members from the group went on to become 10cc.

1971 Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album Meddle in the US. The album features 'One Of These Days' and the 23-minute track 'Echoes' which took up all of side 2 on the vinyl record. The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound, represented by ripples in the water.

1978 Blondie released the single 'Hanging on the Telephone', as the second single from the album Parallel Lines. Written by Jack Lee from US West Coast power pop trio The Nerves. The song gave Blondie their first UK Top 10 hit.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 30th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Who —— Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy ► British Rock

1983 ● Mercyful Fate —— Melissa ► Heavy Metal

1985 ● Anthrax —— Spreading The Disease ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

2006 ● Bonnie Raitt —— Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt And Friends ► Blues-Rock

2012 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Psychedelic Pill ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1952 - Pianist Johnnie Johnson hired 26-year-old Chuck Berry as a guitarist in his band. While playing evening gigs in the St. Louis area, Berry kept his day job as a hairdresser for the next three years.

1975 - Queen released "Bohemian Rhapsody". It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera and it was reportedly the most expensive single ever made at the time of its release, although the exact cost of production cannot be determined.

1990 - During a gig in Seattle, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room. They responded by walking on stage naked during Idol's set. The Los Angeles Times reported: "When the pay-back came, Idol grinned widely as the naked men cavorted onstage in a conga line, wearing only masks or T-shirts over their heads.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1974 Led Zeppelin held the UK launch for their new record label Swan Song at Chislehurst Caves, Kent, England on Halloween night. Drinks were served by nuns in suspenders, a naked woman lay in a coffin covered in jelly and naked male wrestlers cavorted in recesses of the caves. Label mates Bad Company, The Pretty Things and Maggie Bell also attended. The launch also tied in with the releases of The Pretty Things new album Silk Torpedo. The label was named after an unreleased Zeppelin instrumental track.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1968 Malcolm Hale, guitarist for Spanky And Our Gang, died suddenly of pneumonia at the age of 27. The group placed five songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1967 and 1968, including "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" (#9), "Lazy Day" (#14) and "Like To Get To Know You" (#17).


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1945 Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2 guitarist and Argent frontman) is born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.

1961 U2 drummer Larry Mullen is born in Artane, Dublin, Ireland.

1992 Joan Jett stars in an episode of the TV series Highlander, playing one of the immortals. Her version of "Cherry Bomb" is featured.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 31st


A few albums that was released....


1972 ● Jethro Tull —— Living In The Past ► Prog Rock

1989 ● Grateful Dead —— Built To Last ► Album Rock

2000 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Anthology: Through the Years ► Album Rock

2006 ● Triumph —— Extended Versions: Triumph ► Arena Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 1st


2005 - Black Sabbath is inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame by Brian May of Queen. The band plays "Paranoid" at the ceremony and Ozzy moons the crowd, feeling that they aren't rocking hard enough.

2012 - Metal Hammer magazine published a list of the "Top ten rock and heavy metal moustaches…Ever". The list which included moustaches worn by the likes of Frank Zappa, all the members of Black Sabbath, (except Ozzy Osbourne). James Hetfield, and Lemmy placed Freddie Mercury at the top of the list.


Birthdays:

Writer/producer Jim Steinman was born on this day in 1947. His work included Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and he produced albums for Bonnie Tyler. His most successful chart singles include Tyler's ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ and Air Supply's ‘Making Love Out of Nothing at All’.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 1st


1946 Rick Grec, bass player for Blind Faith and Traffic, is born in Bordeaux, France

1963 Rick Allen (drummer for Def Leppard) is born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England.

2008 Jimmy Carl Black (drummer, vocalist for Mothers Of Invention) dies of lung cancer at age 70.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 1st


1971, The Allman Brothers Band perform during Duane Allman’s funeral at Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Macon, Georgia. Accompanying the band are Dr. John, Bobby Caldwell, Thom Doucette, Delaney Bramlett, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood, Roger Hawkins, and Barry Beckett. The eulogy was delivered by Jerry Wexler, one of the most highly regarded A&R men in popular music history. The songs included “Stormy Monday,” “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” “Will The Circle Be Unbroken,” “Come On In My Kitchen,” and “Statesboro Blues.”


source: internetfm