This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 8th


A few albums that was released.


1970 ● Marvin Gaye —— That’s The Way Love Is ► Soul – Motown

2008 ● Patti Smith —— iTunes Originals ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 9th


2016 Stars paid tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy at his funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Slash from Guns N' Roses, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich from Metallica, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford and Anthrax frontman Scott Ian. all spoke at the service. Lemmy's bass guitar was plugged in to a stack of amplifiers and the volume turned up, with the congregation applauding as feedback from the speakers filled the chapel.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 9th


1941 Joan Baez is born in Staten Island, New York.

1944 James Patrick "Jimmy" Page is born in Heston, Middlesex, England. He is a session musician in England before forming The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.

1948 Paul King of Mungo Jerry is born in Dagenham, Essex, England.

1950 David Johansen, lead singer of New York Dolls, is born in Staten Island, New York.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 9th


1963 21-year-old Charlie Watts leaves the Jazz ensemble Blues Incorporated to join The Rolling Stones, replacing Tony Chapman as their drummer. He would stay with the band for fifty-eight years, until his death on August 24th, 2021.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: January 9th


A few albums that was released....

1967 ● The Rascals —— Collections ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1970 ● Badfinger —— Magic Christian Music [UK] ► Pop-Rock

1984 ● Van Halen —— 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) ► Hard Rock

1989 ● Rush —— A Show Of Hands ► Arena Rock



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 10th


2016, English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday. His first UK Top 40 single was the 1969 'Space Oddity' which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1's. Bowie has also scored two US No.1 singles, the 1975 'Fame' and 1983 'Let's Dance'. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists.

2018, British guitarist Eddie Clarke, who was a member of heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead died in hospital, where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 67 years old. Of Motörhead's classic lineup, which consisted of Lemmy, himself and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, he was the last surviving member.

2023 English guitarist Jeff Beck died age 78 from a bacterial meningitis infection at a hospital near Riverhall, England. He rose to prominence as a member of the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Beck's highest-charting album Blow by Blow (1975) and produced by George Martin was a hit in the US, reaching No.4 on the Billboard album charts, eventually selling a million copies


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 10th


2013, Claude Nobs the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival died aged 76. During a 1971 Frank Zappa concert at the Montreux Casino, the venue caught fire. Nobs saved several young people who had hidden in the casino, thinking they would be sheltered from the flames. This act earned him a mention, as Funky Claude in the line “Funky Claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground,” in the Deep Purple song “Smoke on the Water,” which is about the incident.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 10th


On this date in 1945, Rod Stewart was born, making him 80 today. Stewart joined the band Faces in the late 1960s while simultaneously launching a solo career. From the 1970s well into the 1990s, Stewart enjoyed a nearly unbroken string of hits with a style that ranged from folky ballads to disco tunes to crooner-style covers of songbook standards. His well-known hits include the songs “Maggie May,” “You Wear It Well” (which name-checks Minnesota), “You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim),” “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy,” “Some Guys Have All The Luck,” “Young Turks,” “Forever Young,” and “Downtown Train.” Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a solo artist and again in 2012 as a member of Faces. In 2016, he became Sir Rod Stewart after being knighted by Prince William at Buckingham Palace in London.

1976 - Blues artist Howlin Wolf (Chester Burnett) died of cancer at age 66. The guitarist, singer and harmonica player's well-known songs included "Smoke Stack Lightning", "Little Red Rooster" and "Spoonful".


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 10th


1946 Aynsley Dunbar (drummer for Journey, Whitesnake, and Jefferson Airplane) is born in Liverpool, England.

1948 Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is born in Passaic, New Jersey.

1953 Pat Benatar is born Patricia Andrzejewski in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York. She drops her training as a classical singer and eventually becomes a spandexed pop rocker.

1955 Rock guitarist Michael Schenker (of Scorpions and UFO) is born in West Germany.

1976 C.W. McCall's "Convoy" hits #1 in the US amid fascination with trucker culture and CB radios.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: January 10th


A few albums that was released....


1977 ● Muddy Waters —— Hard Again ► Slide Guitar Blues

1989 ● Lou Reed —— New York ► Hard Rock

2006 ● Heart —— Love Songs ► Album Rock


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